DefenceTalkOver 2,000 Russia-led troops began withdrawing from Kazakhstan on Thursday after being deployed when peaceful protests over an energy price hike in the Central Asian country turned into unprecedented violence claiming dozens of lives. The decision to despatch peacekeepers was a first for the Moscow-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), often touted by Russia as […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-led-troops-begin-pullback-from-kazakhstan-77674/

DefenceTalkA Moscow-led military alliance said Thursday it had sent its first troops to Kazakhstan after its government requested help to quell mounting unrest. “Peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization were sent to the Republic of Kazakhstan for a limited time to stabilize and normalize the situation,” the CSTO secretariat said in a statement […]https://www.defencetalk.com/moscow-led-alliance-sends-first-troops-to-kazakhstan-77623/

DefenceTalkIndia, Kazakhstan, Peru and other countries may place big-ticket orders for the advanced Mikoyan MiG-35 (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum-F) fighter jet, MiG Corporation Director General Ilya Tarasenko has told the Echo Moskvy radio station in an interview. “We are ready to enable our customers to gradually transit from the MiG-29 [Fulcrum] to the MiG-35. Now, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/major-mig-35-fighter-jet-orders-by-kazakhstan-and-peru-feasible-69434/

DefenceTalkRussian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, will supply the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan with four transport-combat Mi-35M helicopters in 2018. The deliveries will be carried out through Rosoboronexport. The contract was signed as part of the Treaty between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan on military-technical cooperation. The supplies of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-helicopters-to-deliver-combat-helicopters-to-kazakhstan-68854/

DefenceTalkAirbus Military has signed a contract with Kazspecexport, a State Company belonging to the Ministry of Defence of Kazakhstan, to supply two C295 military transport aircraft plus the related service support package for spare parts and ground support equipment. This order is implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was signed in 2012 between […]https://www.defencetalk.com/additional-airbus-military-c295-aircraft-for-kazakhstan-49463/

DefenceTalkRussian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of Rostec State Corporation, has delivered a Mi-171E built at the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant to the Kazakhstan Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Ministry uses Mi-8/17s for routine patrolling and search-and-rescue missions, and for transporting personnel and cargo. The Mi-171E has a number of features that give it an […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-helicopters-delivers-mi-171e-to-kazakhstan-49413/