Russia to help Kazakhstan modernize Armed Forces

[allesennogwat]

Tengri News - Thursday, 03.05.2012

Kazakhstan is significantly modernizing its Armed Forces at present and Russia is ready to offer its’ most up-to-date armor to Kazakhstan. The samples will be presented at KADEX-2012 International Weapon and Armor Equipment Fair, Tengrinews.kz reports, citing Essen Topoyev, head of Russian delegation and RosoboronExport executive director’s adviser.

“Kazakhstan is working to bring its Armed Forces up to date. That’s why the country requires supplies of modern weaponry. First of all there will be changes in the Air Forces. Modern military aviation equipment will be provided to the Forces. Aero mobile forces will be reequipped as well; this will involve purchase of carriers and training aircrafts and helicopters,” he said.

According to Topoyev, who cited Kazakhstan Ministry of Defense, there will be significant changes in the Land Forces and Air Defense System. “We are also actively negotiating the possibility of equipping the Armed Forces with automated troop command and control system,” RosoboronExport expert said.

“RosoboronExport is ready to actively support Kazakhstan in all these directions in the framework of the strategic partnership. Kazakhstan Armed Forces will acquire an even more advanced, qualitatively new and up-to-date armor by 2015,” he said.

Russian weapons and military equipment samples that might be of interest for Kazakhstan will be presented at KADEX-2012 Fair that will be held in Astana on May 3-6. “For the first time Luchnik-E Air Defense Short-Range Missile System and ZU-23/30M1-3 modernized antiaircraft mount will be presented at the Fair,” he said.

Luchnik-E system is equipped with 16 missiles from Igla-S Portable Air Defense System and modern 24-hour optoelectronic target acquisition system that is able to follow four air targets at the same time.

ZU-23/30M1-3modernized mounting is equipped with Maugli-2M night vision siпрt and with a missile unit holding two Igla-S Portable Air Defense System missiles as well. “I am sure that this military equipment is highly attractive for export,” Topoyev said.

http://en.tengrinews.kz/military/9612/

[Harv]

Weird how they are getting such press and help after Borat lol

[bayoushooter]

Originally Posted by Harv

Weird how they are getting such press and help after Borat lol

+1 Everytime I hear kazakhstan, I think borat.

[allesennogwat]

Russia is planning to establish maintenance centers for Russian arms and military equipment in service with the Kazakh Armed Forces in Kazakhstan, the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation said on Friday.

FSMTC deputy chief Konstantin Biryulin said he had discussed the matter with Kazakh Deputy Defense Minister Sergei Gromov, as cited by RIA Novosti.

Russia is ready to transfer the relevant technology to Kazakhstan. An aircraft maintenance center will be the first such facility, he said.

The Kazakh military has mainly Russian arms and military equipment, including up to 1,000 main battle tanks (T-80, T-72 and Т-62), some 2,500 infantry fighting vehicles (BMP-1 and BMP-2) and armored personnel carriers (BTR-80A and BTR-82A), around 200 self-propelled artillery systems, and at least 150 Uragan and Grad multiple rocket launchers.

The Kazakh Air Force has 40 MiG-29 fighters, 14 Su-25 fighter bombers, 25 Su-24 fighter bombers, 14 Su-27 fighters, 43 MiG-31 and 16 MiG-25 interceptors and 100 air defense missile launchers.

The Kazakhstan army has more than 120 Russian manufactured helicopters (Mi-24, Mi-8 and Mi-26), RIA Novosti notes.

http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=139047

[Sweersa]

Originally Posted by bayoushooter

+1 Everytime I hear kazakhstan, I think borat.

Haha me too. I watched some of him earlier today. He was campaigning with a guy trying to get into congress and asked a homeowner from his front door if he can go into his house because he had to take a crap. Hilarious.