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List of equipment of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan

This is a list of equipment used by the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Current equipment edit

Ground forces equipment edit

Small arms

Name Origin Caliber Image Notes
Pistols
Makarov   Soviet Union 9×18mm Makarov   [1]
Stechkin   Soviet Union 9×18mm Makarov  
Rifles and carbines
SKS   Soviet Union 7.62×39mm   Ceremonial usage
AKS-74U   Soviet Union 5.45×39mm   Standard carbine
Assault rifles
AK-47   Soviet Union 7.62×39mm   [2]
AKM   Soviet Union 7.62×39mm   [3]
Beretta ARX160   Italy 7.62×39mm   Used by the Special Forces.[4]
AK-74[5]   Soviet Union 5.45×39mm   Standard assault rifle
Designated marksman rifles
SVD Dragunov   Soviet Union 7.62×54mmR   [6]
Machine guns
RPK   Soviet Union 7.62×39mm  
RPK-74   Soviet Union 5.45×39mm  
PK machine gun   Soviet Union 7.62×54mmR   [7]
NSV   Soviet Union 12.7×108mm  
Grenade launchers
AGS-17   Soviet Union 30mm grenade  
GP-25   Soviet Union 40mm grenade  
Anti-tank weapons
RPG-7   Soviet Union 85mm anti-tank round   [8]
RPG-16   Soviet Union 58.3mm anti-tank round
RPG-18   Soviet Union 64mm anti-tank round  
RPG-26   Soviet Union 72.5mm anti-tank round  


Ground forces equipment edit

 
A T-72 main battle tank
 
Name Photo Origin Type Quantity Notes
Tanks
T-72     Soviet Union
  Russian Federation /
  Kazakhstan 		Main battle tank 350[9] T72BA variant

Soviet T-72 tanks were modernized.

Tank support vehicle
BMPT-72 Terminator 2     Soviet Union /
  Russian Federation 		Tank destroyer 3[9] Chassis from Soviet T-72 tanks.
Armoured reconnaissance vehicle
BRDM-2     Soviet Union Reconnaissance vehicle 40[9]
BRM-1     Soviet Union Reconnaissance vehicle 60[9]
Infantry fighting vehicle
BMP-2     Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 280[9]
BTR-80     Soviet Union Amphibious infantry fighting vehicle 70[9] BTR-80A
BTR-82     Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 63[9] BTR-82A
Armoured personnel carrier
BPM-97     Russia Armoured personnel carrier, MRAP 18[10]
MT-LB     Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 50[9]
BTR-3     Ukraine Armoured personnel carrier 2[9] BTR-3E
BTR-80A     Soviet Union /
  Russian Federation 		Armoured personnel carrier 150[9]
Protected patrol vehicle
Arlan(Marauder)     South Africa /
  Kazakhstan 		MRAP 138[9] License built by Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering
Armoured utility vehicle
Otokar Cobra     Turkey Infantry mobility vehicle 17[9] +30 unit ordered.[11]
Roshel Senator     Canada Infantry mobility vehicle N/A[9]
Plasan SandCat     Israel /
  Kazakhstan 		Light armoured vehicle N/A[9]
Engineering & Maintenance vehicles
MT-LB     Soviet Union Armoured engineering vehicle N/A[9]
Anti-tank vehicles
HMMWV     United States Armored car/Missile launcher 40[10] Equipped with 9K111-1 Konkurs ATGM[9]
MT-LB     Soviet Union Missile launcher vehicle 6[9] Equipped with 9P149 Shturm[9]
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika     Soviet Union 122mm Self-propelled

howitzer

60[9]
Semser     Soviet Union 122mm Self-propelled

howitzer

6[9]
2S3 Akatsiya     Soviet Union 152mm Self-propelled

howitzer

60[9] 2S3M
Towed artillery
D-30     Soviet Union 122 mm howitzer 100[9]
Msta-B     Soviet Union 152 mm howitzer 70[9]
D-20     Soviet Union 152 mm howitzer 24[9]
Multiple rocket launcher
BM-21 Grad     Soviet Union Multiple launch rocket system 80[9]
TOS-1A     Soviet Union /
  Russia 		Multiple launch rocket system 3[9]
BM-30 Smerch     Soviet Union Multiple launch rocket system 6[9]
IMI Lynx     Israel /
  Kazakhstan 		Multiple launch rocket system 18[9]
9P140 Uragan     Soviet Union Multiple launch rocket system 180[12] Unknown status as 2024[9]
Mortar carrier
Cardom     Israel /
  Kazakhstan 		120mm self-propelled mortar 18[9]
2S9 Nona     Soviet Union 120mm self-propelled mortar 45[9]
Ballistic missiles
9K79 Tochka     Soviet Union Tactical ballistic missile 12[12]
Surface-to-air missile systems
S-300     Soviet Union Long-range surface-to-air missile 40+[9] S-300PS
S-200     Soviet Union Long-range surface-to-air missile 3[9] S-200 Angara
S-75 Dvina     Soviet Union Medium-range surface-to-air missile 12[13] S-75M
Buk-M2E     Soviet Union /
  Russian Federation 		Medium-range surface-to-air missile 3[9] +1 battery ordered.[14]
S-125     Soviet Union Short-range surface-to-air missile 3[9] S-125T
2K12 Kub     Soviet Union Short-range surface-to-air missile N/A[9]
9K35 Strela-10     Soviet Union Point-defence surface-to-air missile 50 unit[12]

Aircraft edit

 
A Kazakh Sukhoi Su-27
 
Antonov An-72 of the Kazakh Air Force
Aircraft Origin Type Variant Quantity Notes
Combat aircraft
MiG-29 Soviet Union Multirole aircraft Mig-29A/Mig-29UB 14[9]
MiG-31 Soviet Union Interceptor aircraft Mig-31/Mig-31BM 31[9] All stored for sale[9]
Sukhoi Su-27/Su-30 Soviet Union /
Russia 		Air superiority/Multi role fighter Su-27/Su-27BM2 and Su-27UB/Su-27UBM2/Su-30SM 47[9] 24 Su-27 & 23 Su-30

24 Su-27 and 24 Su-30 on order.[15]

Mig-27 Soviet Union Ground attack 12[9] Stored for sale[9]
Sukhoi Su-25 Soviet Union Ground Attack 14[15]
Mig-23 Soviet Union Fighter-bomber Mig-23UB 2[9] Stored for sale[9]
Reconnaissance
Antonov An-30 Soviet Union ISR 1[9]
Transport
Antonov An-12 Soviet Union Medium transport 2[9]
Antonov An-26 Soviet Union Light transport 6[9]
Antonov An-72 Soviet Union Light transport 2[15] STOL capable aircraft.[citation needed]
CASA C-295 Multinational Light Transport C-295M/C-295W 9[9]
Helicopters
Mil Mi-24 Soviet Union Attack helicopter Mi-24V 20[9] Some upgraded[9]
Mil Mi-35 Soviet Union Attack helicopter Mi-35M 12[9]
Mil Mi-17 Soviet Union Utility Mi-17V-5/Mi-171Sh 26[9]
Mil Mi-26 Soviet Union Heavy lift/Transport 4[9]
UH-1 United States Utility helicopter UH-1H 4[9]
Eurocopter EC145 Multinational Utility/transport 8[9] 20 on order.[15]
Trainer aircraft
Aero L-39 Czechoslovakia Jet trainer 17[16]
Zlin 242 Czechoslovakia Trainer aircraft 2[9]
Unmanned aerial vehicle
TAI Anka Turkey MALE UCAV Anka-S 3[9]
CAIG Wing Loong China Medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle 2[17]

Naval equipment edit

Vessel Origin Type Quantity Notes
Kazakhstan   Kazakhstan Missile boat 3[9] Kazakhstan-class missile boat
Patrol combatant corvette 1[9]
Sea Dolphin   South Korea Fast patrol boat 3[9]
Türk   Turkey Patrol boat 1[9]
Archangel   United States Patrol boat 3[9]
Dauntless Patrol boat 1[9]
Lashyn   Kazakhstan Patrol boat 1[9]
OPV-62   Israel Patrol boat 2[18] Pacific-class
Shaldag   Israel
/   Azerbaijan 		Go-fast boat 6[18] Assembled in Azerbaijan.[citation needed]
10750E   Russia Minesweeper 1[9] The first vessel was commissioned in 2017.[19][20]
Project 01340G Research vessel 1[9] The ship is known to be a Hydrographic ship, the vessels name is Zhaiyk.[21][22]
Alister 9   France Unmanned underwater vehicle 1[9]
K-Ster I/C 1[9] Used for mine warfare[9]

References edit

  1. ^ Jane's infantry weapons, 2009-2010 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. 2009. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  2. ^ Rottman, Gordon L. (2011). The AK-47. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84908-835-0.
  3. ^ Jane's infantry weapons, 2009-2010 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. 2009. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  4. ^ "Kazakhstan Special Forces Adopt Beretta ARX-160 in 7.62x39mm -". The Firearm Blog. 8 May 2013.
  5. ^ Jane's infantry weapons, 2009-2010 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. 2009. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  6. ^ Jane's infantry weapons, 2009-2010 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. 2009. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  7. ^ Jane's infantry weapons, 2009-2010 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. 2009. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  8. ^ Jane's infantry weapons, 2009-2010 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. 2009. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
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  10. ^ a b Trade Registers. Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved on 2017-12-18.
  11. ^ "Trade Register".
  12. ^ a b c "The Military Balance 2019".
  13. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (2022). The military balance. 2022. Abingdon, Oxon. p. 189. ISBN 978-1032279008.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  14. ^ "Казахстан купил у РФ дивизион БУК-М2".
  15. ^ a b c d "World Air Forces 2020". Flight Global. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  16. ^ "World Air Forces 2018". Flightglobal Insight. 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Kazakhstan purchases two Chinese Wing-Loong UCAVs | IHS Jane's 360". 2016-06-08. Archived from the original on 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  18. ^ a b Trade Registers. Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved on 29 May 2015
  19. ^ "Kazakh navy commissions first Project 10750E minesweeper | Jane's 360". Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  20. ^ "Kazakhstan to buy two mine 'hunters' from Russia". Tengrinews.kz. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  21. ^ Pike, John. "Kazakhstan Navy". www.globalsecurity.org.
  22. ^ "Kazakh naval vessels participate in 2017 Sea Cup in Azerbaijan - The Astana Times". 8 August 2017.
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