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CSTO antiaircraft manoeuvres held in Astrakhan region
Kazakhstan today
The third phase of the joint exercise "Military Commonwealth-2005"
held as a part of the CIS Common Antiaircraft System commenced
yesterday, August 22, at Ashuluk testing ground, Astrakhan region,
Russia, CSTO secretariat has advised KZ-today.
Aircraft and antiaircraft forces of Armenia, Belarus, Russia, and
Tajikistan will participate in the most active concluding phase.
The CSTO secretariat reminded that the CSTO Antiaircraft System had
been created by the presidents of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan in 2004 who had adopted "General
lines of CTSO military construction until 2010 and in further
perspective." The joint activities are based on the integration of
CSTO antiaircraft forces in the CIS Common Antiaircraft System with
further improvement on the basis of common military and technical
policies.
"The most important step in this direction was a decision on further
improvement of the antiaircraft forces adopted by the CSTO heads of
state in June, 2005," - Valery Semerikov, CSTO deputy secretary
general said. In accordance with this document the CSTO carries out
antiaircraft defence on the territory of collective security by joint
usage of troops, forces, and means in the airspace of regions per
common plans. Also centralised command of troops, forces, and means
of the CSTO antiaircraft forces is provided.
Kazakhstan today
The third phase of the joint exercise "Military Commonwealth-2005"
held as a part of the CIS Common Antiaircraft System commenced
yesterday, August 22, at Ashuluk testing ground, Astrakhan region,
Russia, CSTO secretariat has advised KZ-today.
Aircraft and antiaircraft forces of Armenia, Belarus, Russia, and
Tajikistan will participate in the most active concluding phase.
The CSTO secretariat reminded that the CSTO Antiaircraft System had
been created by the presidents of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan in 2004 who had adopted "General
lines of CTSO military construction until 2010 and in further
perspective." The joint activities are based on the integration of
CSTO antiaircraft forces in the CIS Common Antiaircraft System with
further improvement on the basis of common military and technical
policies.
"The most important step in this direction was a decision on further
improvement of the antiaircraft forces adopted by the CSTO heads of
state in June, 2005," - Valery Semerikov, CSTO deputy secretary
general said. In accordance with this document the CSTO carries out
antiaircraft defence on the territory of collective security by joint
usage of troops, forces, and means in the airspace of regions per
common plans. Also centralised command of troops, forces, and means
of the CSTO antiaircraft forces is provided.