Assembly’s legislation contributes to the improvement of military equipment of the CSTO Collective Forces

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​Recommendations on the Introduction of Uniform Requirements for Armaments and Military Machinery in Equipping National Armed Forces and on the Application of Requirements for Their Disposal were developed in accordance with the 2011–2015 CSTO PA Action Plan on Approximation and Harmonization of National Legislation of the CSTO Member States by one of the central research institutes of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. The Recommendations were adopted by the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly on November 26, 2015.

States’ participation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization imposes certain requirements for the compatibility of weapons systems for carrying out joint tasks.

These requirements were based on the List of Weapons and Military Equipment of Forces and Assets of the CSTO Collective Security System, Their Parameters and Numerical Ratings Ensuring Their Technical and Information Compatibility.

The List was developed to ensure the interoperability of the military contingents of CSTO States as part of the collective security system in the course of their joint operations, as well as to optimize the logistics support by establishing a unified list of ammunition and fuel products.

The draft List has been agreed on by all CSTO Member States and approved by the Decision of the CSTO Council of Ministers of Defence of May 27, 2013 in Bishkek, the Kyrgyz Republic.

The Recommendations are therefore intended to contribute to the creation of a CSTO system similar to STANAG, NATO’s Standardization Agreement. It establishes and defines ways, procedures, terminology and conditions for unification within the framework of unified armed forces or technical operations or equipment (materiel) among the member states of the North Atlantic Alliance.

In addition, the Recommendations enable technical interchangeability of weapon systems developed and adopted in the CSTO Member States.