The majority of local wars and armed conflicts in the past decadeswere characterized by the extensive use of air Defence assets. The contribution of the air Defence forces to the victory of any of the sides was, as a rule, not only of tactical but also of strategic importance. A special role was played by the short-rangeair Defence missile systems. In particular,by the famous 

“Strela - 10”ADMS (SA-13 “Gopher” – according to NATO classification), created in the erstwhile Soviet Union and designed to fight against low - flying targets: helicopters, attack aircraft and cruise missiles.