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

Summary

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 In service Notes
Armoured fighting vehicles
T-72/T-72BA     Soviet Union
  Russian Federation /
  Kazakhstan 		Main battle tank 300[9] Soviet T-72 tanks were modernized.
BMPT-72 Terminator 2     Soviet Union /
  Russian Federation 		Tank destroyer 10[10] Chassis from Soviet T-72 tanks.
BTR-80     Soviet Union Amphibious armoured personnel carrier 190[11] Of which 44 are the 82A variant.[citation needed]
BPM-97     Russia Armoured personnel carrier, MRAP 18[12]
Otokar Cobra     Turkey Infantry mobility vehicle 17+[12] +30 unit ordered.[13]
Marauder     South Africa Armoured personnel carrier 90[12]
Humvee     United States Armored car 40[12]
BRDM-2     Soviet Union Reconnaissance vehicle 40[14]
BRM-1     Soviet Union Reconnaissance vehicle 60[15]
BMP-1     Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 210
BMP-2     Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 500[16]
BTR-80A     Soviet Union /
  Russian Federation 		Armoured personnel carrier 107[16]
BTR-3     Ukraine Armoured personnel carrier 3[16]
MT-LB     Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 150[16]
2S1 Gvozdika     Soviet Union Howitzer 120[16]
2S3 Akatsiya     Soviet Union Howitzer 120[16]
122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)
Semser 		  Soviet Union
  Israel /
  Kazakhstan 		Howitzer 6[16]
D-30     Soviet Union 122 mm gun 100[16] 300 D-30 in store.[16]
Msta-B     Soviet Union 152 mm gun 50[16]
2S9 Nona     Soviet Union 120 mm MOR 68[16]
BM-21 Grad     Soviet Union Multiple launch rocket system 100[16] 100 in store.[16]
TOS-1A     Soviet Union /
  Russia 		Multiple launch rocket system 3[16]
BM-30 Smerch     Soviet Union Multiple launch rocket system 6[16]
Lynx   Israel /
  Kazakhstan 		Multiple launch rocket system 18[16]
9P140 Uragan     Soviet Union Multiple launch rocket system 180[16]
Cardom   Israel /
  Kazakhstan 		Recoil mortar system 18[16]
9K79 Tochka     Soviet Union Surface-to-surface missile launcher 12[16]
S-200     Soviet Union Surface-to-air missile 10 battery[16]
S-300   Soviet Union Surface-to-air missile 10 battery[16]
S-75 Dvina     Soviet Union Surface-to-air missile 12[17]
S-125     Soviet Union Surface-to-air missile 3[18]
Buk-M2E     Soviet Union /
  Russian Federation 		Surface-to-air missile 1 battery +1 battery ordered.[19]
9K35 Strela-10     Soviet Union Surface-to-air missile 50 unit[16]

Aircraft edit

 
A Kazakh Sukhoi Su-27
 
Antonov An-72 of the Kazakh Air Force
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat aircraft
MiG-29   Soviet Union Multirole aircraft 15[20]
MiG-31   Soviet Union Interceptor aircraft 25[20]
Sukhoi Su-25   Soviet Union Close air support 14[20]
Sukhoi Su-27/Su-30   Soviet Union /
  Russia 		Air superiority/Multi role fighter Su-27/Su-27BM2 and Su-27UB/Su-27UBM2/Su-30SM 24/24
Total: 48 		24 Su-27 and 24 Su-30 on order.[20]
Transport
Antonov An-12   Soviet Union Heavy transport 1[20]
Antonov An-72   Soviet Union Heavy transport 2[20] STOL capable aircraft.[citation needed]
CASA C-295   Spain
  Europe 		Transport C-295M 8[20] 1 on order.[21]
Helicopters
Mil Mi-17   Soviet Union Utility Mi-8M/17 49[20]
UH-1   United States Utility helicopter UH-1H 3[citation needed]
Mil Mi-35   Soviet Union Helicopter gunship 12 on order.[20]
Mil Mi-26   Soviet Union Heavy lift/Transport 2[20]
Eurocopter EC145   Germany
  Japan
  France
  Spain
  Japan
  Europe 		Utility 12[20] 20 on order.[20]
Trainer aircraft
Aero L-39   Czechoslovakia Jet trainer 17[22]
Zlin 242   Czechoslovakia Trainer aircraft 1[20]
Unmanned aerial vehicle
CAIG Wing Loong   People's Republic of China Medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle 2[23]

Naval equipment edit

Vessel Origin Type In service Notes
Kazakhstan   Kazakhstan Missile boat 4[24][25] Kazakhstan-class missile boat
Türk   Turkey Patrol boat 2[26]
OPV-62   Israel Patrol boat 2[26] Pacific-class
Shaldag   Israel Go-fast boat 6[26] Assembled in Azerbaijan.[citation needed]
10750E   Russia Minesweeper 2 The first vessel was commissioned in 2017.[27][28]
Project 01340G   Russia Research vessel 1 The ship is known to be a Hydrographic ship, the vessels name is Zhaiyk.[29][30]

References edit

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  30. ^ "Kazakh naval vessels participate in 2017 Sea Cup in Azerbaijan - The Astana Times". 8 August 2017.

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