On 24 April 2024, in Moscow, at the CSTO Secretariat consultations of the CSTO member states under the chairmanship of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the theme: "On topical issues of arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation" took place.
From 1 to 23 April 2024, the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hosted the regular IX Training Courses of the CSTO member states for senior staff and leading specialists of defense departments, law enforcement agencies, security council apparatuses, security agencies and special services, as well as bodies authorized to prevent and eliminate emergency situations.
On 22 April 2024, the CSTO Secretariat hosted a working meeting between the Deputy Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Samat Ordabaev, and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Central Asia, Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Kakha Imnadze.
Peacekeepers used the “Fly” attack drone for the first time during the “Indestructible Brotherhood-2023” joint training in the Kyrgyz Republic
11.10.2023
Today, in the Kyrgyz Republic, at the “Edelweiss” training range, as part of the "Indestructible Brotherhood-2023" training with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces, servicemen of the Russian contingent for the first time used the "Fly" attack drone.
In the course of a practical actions by the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces, the “Fly” attack drone, while on the line of contact, took target coordinates, took off and struck the designated targets. The “Fly” is equipped with mounts for droppable munitions with a stabilizer for the application of fire.
The “Fly” attack drone was developed by the Russian specialists and is capable of carrying a payload weighing about 5 kilograms, staying in the air for 30 minutes. The drone is equipped with a 30x zoom camera, which allows it to be used for reconnaissance purposes, and the “Fly” is resistant to electronic warfare.
The active phase of the joint training with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces "Indestructible Brotherhood-2023" is taking place at the “Edelweiss” training range in the Kyrgyz Republic from 9 to 13 October. National contingents of the Peacekeeping Forces of the Republics of Belarus and Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia and the Republic of Tajikistan, as well as operational groups of the CSTO Joint Staff and the CSTO Secretariat are taking part in the training. The training involves about 1,500 servicemen, over 200 units of armored and motor vehicles, Mi-8, Mi-17 and Mi-24 helicopters, Su-25, Su-30 and Il-76 aircraft, unmanned aviation and combat boats.
The Joint Press Centre of the CSTO training "Indestructible Brotherhood-2023", the Kyrgyz Republic, “Edelweiss” training ground
