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RUSSIAN AIRBORNE TROOPS TO TAKE PART IN INTL EXERCISES IN 2012
Interfax
Jan 10 2012
Russia
The Russian Airborne Troops plan to hold a series of joint drills
with foreign military in 2012, said Airborne Troops Commander Lt. Gen.
Vladimir Shamanov.
"International cooperation will be broadened further. Joint war games
will be held in 2012 by Ukrainian, Belarusian and Russian mechanized
infantry units. Russian paratroopers will participate in them at the
invitation of the Ukrainian Land Forces commander," Shamanov said,
according to a statement received by Interfax-AVN.
Concurrently, a joint drill will be held in Russia's Tula region with
Ukrainian paratroopers under a plan of cooperation with the Ukrainian
airmobile forces.
The Russian Airborne Troops in conjunction with the Collective
Operational Reaction Force will participate in a series of
international drills in 2012 within the framework of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization and the Collective Security Treaty
Organization. One of them will take place in Armenia.
Shamanov said talks have been held with the U.S. military recently
on a joint counter-terror drill.
"Our specialists will go to the United States next year and spend a
week there practicing interoperability in tackling terror threats,"
Shamanov said.
"We will continue broadening the scope of the Russian Airborne Troops'
participation in international military exercises," he said.
The Airborne Troops' participation in the Center-2011 strategic
maneuvers was the largest event last year and it involved the 98th
airborne division and the 31st air assault brigade. The command-post
drill unfolded in Tajikistan. As part of a coalition grouping,
encompassing the Tajik, Kazakh and Armenian military, Russian
paratroopers practiced techniques of dealing with terror threats, and
planning and conducting operations to localize and destroy criminal
armed groups, said Shamanov.
Interfax
Jan 10 2012
Russia
The Russian Airborne Troops plan to hold a series of joint drills
with foreign military in 2012, said Airborne Troops Commander Lt. Gen.
Vladimir Shamanov.
"International cooperation will be broadened further. Joint war games
will be held in 2012 by Ukrainian, Belarusian and Russian mechanized
infantry units. Russian paratroopers will participate in them at the
invitation of the Ukrainian Land Forces commander," Shamanov said,
according to a statement received by Interfax-AVN.
Concurrently, a joint drill will be held in Russia's Tula region with
Ukrainian paratroopers under a plan of cooperation with the Ukrainian
airmobile forces.
The Russian Airborne Troops in conjunction with the Collective
Operational Reaction Force will participate in a series of
international drills in 2012 within the framework of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization and the Collective Security Treaty
Organization. One of them will take place in Armenia.
Shamanov said talks have been held with the U.S. military recently
on a joint counter-terror drill.
"Our specialists will go to the United States next year and spend a
week there practicing interoperability in tackling terror threats,"
Shamanov said.
"We will continue broadening the scope of the Russian Airborne Troops'
participation in international military exercises," he said.
The Airborne Troops' participation in the Center-2011 strategic
maneuvers was the largest event last year and it involved the 98th
airborne division and the 31st air assault brigade. The command-post
drill unfolded in Tajikistan. As part of a coalition grouping,
encompassing the Tajik, Kazakh and Armenian military, Russian
paratroopers practiced techniques of dealing with terror threats, and
planning and conducting operations to localize and destroy criminal
armed groups, said Shamanov.