The Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan on high alert in combat readiness drills. December 9, 2016 as part of the complex tactical and combatant drills Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan put to the highest degree of combat readiness. During the exercise, the General Staff worked questions of command and control transfer from […]

The Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan has taken delivery of two new military transport Mi-171Sh helicopters  built by Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec). The ceremony was held at the aviation base in Astana. The helicopters arrived as per the contract concluded earlier between Kazakhstan and Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant,  a part of the Russian Helicopters […]

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia conducted the joint Clear Sky 2016 International command-staff exercise. Central Asian military pilots are currently carrying out joint exercises to repel missile strikes over the region. The main purpose of this exercise is to achieve interoperability between the staffs that are interested in obtaining military assistance and assistance to other states. […]

Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE) to present new  Barys 8 infantry fighting vehicle and Arlan 4×4 armoured vehicle at II International military and technical forum ARMY-2016 in Russia. The Barys 8 is based on Mbombe 6×6 armoured fighting vehicle and is intended to meet modern tactical operational needs of the land forces.  It is designed by South African-based defence and […]

Kazakh military has received into service the first  batch of new Arlan armoured, mine-protected vehicles. That was reported by mod.gov.kz. The Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE) delivered vehicles  under the agreement with Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In addition, the company engineers have trained personnel departments. The Arlan armoured vehicle is based on the Paramount […]

Airbus has delivered the fifth  military cargo planes C-295 to Kazakhstan’s Air Forces, that reported by military-informant.com. By 2018 the military fleet of Kazakhstan will have been equipped with a total of 8 C-295 aircraft. The plane arrived from the Spanish Sevilla at the air base in Almaty. “The flight was carried out in three stages […]

Three policemen and one civilian were killed in an attack by unknown gunmen in Kazakhstan’s commercial capital of Almaty on Monday, the Interior Ministry said, adding that one suspect had been detained and another was still at large. During the attack killed one civilian and three police officers. The statement gave no further details. Kazakhstan’s […]

The KADEX-2016 exhibition this year has gathered a record number of participants, more than 100 companies represent Kazakhstan. Within the first day of “KADEX-2016” exhibition representatives of “Kaztehnologii” JSC held a series of meetings, which resulted in  signed export agreements  on procurement of first Kazakhstan ammunition plant.  Were signed agreements on procurement of Kazakhstan ammunition […]

Paramount Group, the African-based global defence and aerospace company, today, unveiled a new generation 8×8 Infantry Combat Vehicle, representing the pinnacle of land system technologies which is designed to meet the world-wide demand for sophisticated, but affordable military equipment that provides unrivalled protection for land forces personnel, in an era of unprecedented asymmetrical threats and […]

Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering’s  joint venture between Paramount Group and state-owned Kazakhstan Engineering  has developed new «Barys» armored personnel carrier , reported by military-informant.com. The new «Barys» is a mine-resistant armor-protected  personnel carrier with 8×8 configuration.  «Barys» is are local variations of Paramount’s Mbombe armored personnel carrier.  The Barys differs from the Mbombe 6 in that it offers the three crew and eight […]