CSTO military drills in Armenia stir up Azerbaijan’s envy

CSTO military drills in Armenia stir up Azerbaijan’s envy

PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan is currently hosting large-scale military exercise, with ground forces, air force and navy involved.

The drills are commanded by Azeri Defense Minister Safar Abiyev.

CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Force (CRRF) successfully completed Interaction-2012 military exercise in Armenia.

RA President Serzh Sargsyan, Defense Ministers of Russia, Armenia and Belarus, Kazakhstan’s army general staff chief and Artsakh Defense Minister, army commander Movses Hakobyan attended the drills.

It’s noteworthy that Armenian-made drones “Krunk” were for the first time enabled during the military exercise.

The maneuvers involved air defense systems, armored vehicles and artillery, Su-25 attack jets, helicopters and drones, with 20000 people listed.

Interaction – 2012 CSTO CRRF military drills were launched Sept. 15 at Marshal Baghramyan firing ground in Armenia.

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