Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to conduct joint military exercises

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan will hold a “Hamkorlik-2021” joint exercise, the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan reported.

The joint Uzbek-Kazakh exercise will be held in the south of Uzbekistan, at the Termez district training polygon, from November 17 to 24.

Joint drills aim to increase the compatibility and level of interaction between the armed forces of the two states.

Over 100 military personnel from Kazakhstan will take part in the exercises, which will involve Su-30SM multifunctional fighters, S-295 military transport aircraft and tactical drones.

The training and combat tasks of the Kazakh units will include conducting a search and reconnaissance operation, working out the actions of combat guard units during the destruction of advanced enemy detachments, repelling the offensive, and the subsequent elimination of illegal armed groups, evacuating wounded and failed equipment from the battlefield.