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Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan held a joint exercise on airspace protection
From September 10 to 14, the international operational-tactical command and staff exercise "Ashik Aspan-2024" is being held with the participation of Air Force servicemen and air defense specialists of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan.
The exercise is aimed at increasing the coherence of the military command bodies of friendly countries, practicing issues of joint use of air defense forces and means, and giving commanders practical skills in managing military units in special cases of combat duty.
It involves frontline helicopters, army and military transport aircraft, as well as air defense forces and means. During the exercise, the Air Force pilots made flights, including in the airspace of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
A special feature of the exercise was the development of the procedure for interaction between combat crews of the Air Defense Forces and command and control centers of neighboring states (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) in cases of violation of the state border or rules for the use of airspace. In addition, as part of the joint exercises, troops were trained for practical actions to repel enemy air strikes within the framework of the unified air defense system of the CIS.
