Russia will offer to share its air defence expertise with Cuba when a military delegation visits the Caribbean island this week, Interfax news agency reported on Monday.
"The Russian and Cuban military will exchange experience in organising tactical air defence and in training officers," Interfax quoted Russian Land Forces spokesman Igor Konashenkov as saying.
The two sides will "discuss the prospect of training Cuban servicemen at the tactical air defence academies and training centres in Russia, using upgraded Russian-made military hardware," Interfax quoted him as saying.
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Cuba has no pressing need for air defense improvements. The United States has showed zero hostile intent ever since the missile crisis in 1963 and there do not appear to be any threats posed by their neighbors. A scenario does exist in which a major ally of Cuba begins to exert hegemonic influence over a sphere in South America or the Carribean thus forcing Cuba to play a role due to alliances. Probably a long shot, though. We would have to have already seen a nuclear-weapons capable nation begin to build defense and economic alliances in the region, as well as establishing some form of military presence, possibly conducting military exercises. Until that happens, America should feel pretty safe.
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