Seven Chinese military trade companies will take their best products to participate in an exhibition of weapons and military equipment to be held in Kazakhstan from May 23 to 26. According to China’s State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence, the exhibited Chinese military products include land, sea and air armaments, such […]

Kazakhstan held military parade dedicated to the Homeland Defender’s Day at the training ground of the Otar military base in the Zhanbyl region. On this day in 1992, commander-in-chief Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the order on establishment of the national armed forces. The military parade took place at the military base Otar in Kordai district, Jambyl […]

V International Exhibition of Weapons Systems and Military Equipment “KADEX-2018” will be held in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan from May 23 to May 26, 2018. For the first time in history, this year exhibition is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Defense and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Ministry […]

Kazakhstan Ministry of Defence is planning to acquire additional Sukhoi Su-30SM ‘Flanker’ fighters jets, the TASS newspaper reported on 06 March. The Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan plans to conclude a contract with Russia to supply Su-30SM aircraft to the republic. “Within the framework of the agreement on military-technical cooperation with the Russian Federation in 2018, the Ministry […]

Paramount Group, the African-based global defence and aerospace company, and its joint venture in Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE), announced that the Ministry of Defence of Kazakhstan is in the final stages of the evaluation of the Barys 8×8 combat vehicle ahead of acceptance into service by the country’s armed forces. The Barys (Snow Leopard […]

The first batch of refurbed Su-25 ground attack aircraft arrived in Kazakhstan from Belarus, said the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Last year, the “558 Aircraft Repair Plant” signed a contract to overhaul twelve Su-25 aircraft for Kazakhstan. At the beginning of 2018, another 3 Su-25 aircraft will arrive in the Kazakhstan Air Force after major repairs. […]

The Air Force of Kazakhstan has received two new Su-30SM multirole fighter aircraft from Russia, according to local media reports. The Sukhoi Su-30SM, fighter aircrafts have been delivered to the aviation base in Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan from Irkutsk, Russia. “Today, the aviation fleet of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan has received modern high maneuverable Su-30 SM fighters. This increases the […]

Paramount Group, the African-based global defence and aerospace company, and its joint venture in Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE) have delivered the latest batch of armoured vehicles to the Kazakhstan Special Forces as the company’s local manufacturing facilities continues to accelerate production. The latest delivery of the localised version of the Marauder MRAP, the Arlan, […]

The Kazakh Air and Air Defence Forces on 24 November received the new C295 military transport aircraft, the press service of the Kazakh Defense Ministry reports. Earlier, the Air Force of Kazakhstan has already received an aircraft of this type from the total number ordered. By 2018 the military fleet of Kazakhstan will have been equipped with a total of 8 […]

“Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering” LLP, one of the largest company in Central Asia producing advanced armored wheeled vehicles, has started testing Barys 8×8 wheeled armored vehicle. The new Barys 8×8 armored personnel carrier is equipped with a remote controlled gun system. The primary armament of the turret is 30 mm automatic cannon 2A42, also known as the Shipunov 2A42, and a 7.62 mm PKT machine […]