Open Skies Treaty

E855159

The Open Skies Treaty is a multinational arms control agreement that allows unarmed aerial surveillance flights over the entire territory of its participants to promote military transparency and confidence-building.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (67)

Predicate Object
instanceOf arms control treaty
confidence-building measure
multilateral treaty
administeredBy Open Skies Consultative Commission
allows unarmed aerial surveillance flights
appliesTo entire territory of each state party
category arms control
international security
enteredIntoForceOn 2002-01-01
establishes active quotas for flights a state may conduct
annual quotas for observation flights
passive quotas for flights a state must accept
fullName Treaty on Open Skies
linked to: Open Skies Treaty
headquartersOfImplementation Vienna
initialSignatoriesInclude Belarus
Belgium
Bulgaria
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia-led CIS states
Russian Federation
linked to: Russia

Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
language English
French
Russian
limits maximum ground resolution for sensors
negotiatedIn Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe framework
openForSignatureTo OSCE participating states
purpose to allow unarmed aerial observation flights over the territories of states parties
to build confidence among states parties
to promote military transparency
region OSCE area
relatedTo Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty
Vienna Document on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures
RussianWithdrawalEffectiveOn 2021-12-18
sensorTypesPermitted infrared line-scanning devices
optical panoramic and framing cameras
sideways-looking synthetic aperture radar
video cameras with real-time display
signedAt Helsinki
signedOn 1992-03-24
statusOfRussia withdrew from treaty
statusOfUnitedStates withdrew from treaty
USWithdrawalAnnouncedOn 2020-05-21
USWithdrawalEffectiveOn 2020-11-22
verificationMechanism mutual aerial observation flights
sensor-equipped observation aircraft

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaties of the Federal Republic of Germany includes Treaty on Open Skies
linked to: Open Skies Treaty
Tupolev Tu-214ON designedFor Treaty on Open Skies missions
linked to: Open Skies Treaty
On-Site Inspection Agency follows Open Skies Treaty
Open Skies Treaty fullName Treaty on Open Skies
linked to: Open Skies Treaty