Georgia will hold another joint exercise with the United States called “A worthy partner 2020” (Noble partner) this fall, in September. According to the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the country, NATO troops will take part in them.
As stated in the Georgian military department, military exercises are scheduled for September this year with the participation of NATO countries, where the USA will play the main role. According to Defense Minister Irakli Garibashvili, these exercises will help “strengthening the Georgian army and its compatibility with the alliance”.
We are planning a Georgian-American international exercise “A worthy partner – 2020” in September. Countries will take part in them – NATO members
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Against this background, the news about the rearmament of the Georgian self-defense forces remained almost unnoticed.. As Garibashvili stated, as part of the rearmament, all regular units of the Defense Forces will be re-equipped with M-4 assault rifles.
Speaking in the country's parliament, Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Garibashvili said, that the Georgian army is switching to NATO standards, According to his information, along with the M-4 rifles, additional combat units will be fully equipped with modern NATO standard weapons.
Besides, construction of facilities for placing air defense command and control systems purchased from France has been completed in Georgia, as well as their installation. earlier it was reported, that the Ministry of Defense of the country purchased a short-range air defense system, radar stations and mobile control centers.
