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

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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 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 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  Spain
 Europe 		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  Germany
 Japan
 France
 Spain
 Japan
 Europe 		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  People's Republic of 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 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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