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Zvezda TV, Russia
sept 19 2012
Large-scale CSTO joint exercise in Armenia
Army subunits from the member states of the Collective Security Treaty
Organization (CSTO) in the CIS have held a large-scale exercise in
Armenia. "Heavy artillery, Spetsnaz detachments and frontline
aviation" were involved in the Vzaimodeystviye-2012 exercise.
The soldiers and officers from six nations have practised actions in
the event that a joint military operation becomes necessary.
The "best subunits" from the armies of six nations - Russia, Armenia,
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan - were in action on the
Bagramyan army range, the report said. "This has been among the
largest-scale exercises in the Caucasus region. Its aim is to practise
coordination between the CSTO's Collective Security Forces, hence
their name - Vzaimodeystviye-2012 ["vzaimodeystviye" is
collaboration]," the report ran. Russia was represented by Defence
Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov at the exercise.
"A Kyrgyz optical-reconnaissance system, an Armenian multiple-launch
rocket system [MLRS] and a Spetsnaz platoon in full kit," as well as
"heavy sniper and anti-sniper rifles" and "of course UAVs - among the
main novelties of this exercise", were on display, inspected by the
delegates and shown in the report. The small propeller-driven UAV was
praised by Yuriy Karaptyan, captioned as commander of an Armenian air
reconnaissance battalion, who noted its "real-time online" data
transmission capability.
"It is the Spetsnaz, nevertheless, that is the main element of this
exercise," the report went on to say. Armenian and Russian airborne
troops were involved.
"The scenario has Armenia divided into three states, one of which is
part of the CSTO's collective security zone. It is this that is
infiltrated by the simulated enemy's regular troops. The collective
forces' military come to the defence of their allies," the report ran.
As for the scale of the exercise, 2,000 soldiers and 500 units of "all
kinds of military hardware" were in action.
"UAVs, the Red Cross, large-scale air support - this exercise,
Vzaimodeystviye-2012, has already been described as the most
innovative in their four-year history," the report summed up.
Video, 14:01:40-14:04:55 gmt, in particular showed infantry and armour
on the range, howitzers and mortars fired, helicopter parachute jumps
and an MLRS salvo.
[translated from Russian]
sept 19 2012
Large-scale CSTO joint exercise in Armenia
Army subunits from the member states of the Collective Security Treaty
Organization (CSTO) in the CIS have held a large-scale exercise in
Armenia. "Heavy artillery, Spetsnaz detachments and frontline
aviation" were involved in the Vzaimodeystviye-2012 exercise.
The soldiers and officers from six nations have practised actions in
the event that a joint military operation becomes necessary.
The "best subunits" from the armies of six nations - Russia, Armenia,
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan - were in action on the
Bagramyan army range, the report said. "This has been among the
largest-scale exercises in the Caucasus region. Its aim is to practise
coordination between the CSTO's Collective Security Forces, hence
their name - Vzaimodeystviye-2012 ["vzaimodeystviye" is
collaboration]," the report ran. Russia was represented by Defence
Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov at the exercise.
"A Kyrgyz optical-reconnaissance system, an Armenian multiple-launch
rocket system [MLRS] and a Spetsnaz platoon in full kit," as well as
"heavy sniper and anti-sniper rifles" and "of course UAVs - among the
main novelties of this exercise", were on display, inspected by the
delegates and shown in the report. The small propeller-driven UAV was
praised by Yuriy Karaptyan, captioned as commander of an Armenian air
reconnaissance battalion, who noted its "real-time online" data
transmission capability.
"It is the Spetsnaz, nevertheless, that is the main element of this
exercise," the report went on to say. Armenian and Russian airborne
troops were involved.
"The scenario has Armenia divided into three states, one of which is
part of the CSTO's collective security zone. It is this that is
infiltrated by the simulated enemy's regular troops. The collective
forces' military come to the defence of their allies," the report ran.
As for the scale of the exercise, 2,000 soldiers and 500 units of "all
kinds of military hardware" were in action.
"UAVs, the Red Cross, large-scale air support - this exercise,
Vzaimodeystviye-2012, has already been described as the most
innovative in their four-year history," the report summed up.
Video, 14:01:40-14:04:55 gmt, in particular showed infantry and armour
on the range, howitzers and mortars fired, helicopter parachute jumps
and an MLRS salvo.
[translated from Russian]