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

Ground forces equipment

Individual equipment NameOriginImageNotes Helmets and vests PASGT Used during multinational exercises with NATO countries.IBAStandard variant in use.MICHStandard issue.FAST helmet, Scalable Plate CarrierUsed by the Special Forces.

Small arms NameOriginCaliberImageNotes Pistols Makarov 9×18mm Makarov Stechkin 9×18mm Makarov Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Used by the Special Forces. Rifles and carbines SKS 7.62×39mm Ceremonial usage AK-105 5.45×39mm Standard carbine, replacing the AKS-74U in use. Assault rifles AK-47 7.62×39mm AKM 7.62×39mm Beretta ARX160 7.62×39mm Used by the Special Forces. AK-74 5.45×39mm Standard assault rifle Designated marksman rifles SVD Dragunov 7.62×54mmR Machine guns RPK 7.62×39mm RPK-74 5.45×39mm PK machine gun 7.62×54mmR NSV 12.7×108mm Grenade launchers AGS-17 30mm grenade GP-25 40mm grenade Anti-tank weapons RPG-7 85mm anti-tank round RPG-16 58.3mm anti-tank round RPG-18 64mm anti-tank round RPG-26 72.5mm anti-tank round

Vehicles

Name Photo Origin Type Quantity Notes Tanks T-72 / Main battle tank 350 T72BA variant Soviet T-72 tanks were modernized.Tank support vehicle BMPT Tank support vehicle 3Armoured reconnaissance vehicle BRDM-2 Reconnaissance vehicle 40 BRM-1 Reconnaissance vehicle 60Infantry fighting vehicle BMP-2 Infantry fighting vehicle 280 BTR-80 Amphibious infantry fighting vehicle 70 BTR-80ATaimas 8×8Turkey/ ChinaInfantry fighting vehicle 5Otokar Arma body with Norinco VN-11 BTR-82Infantry fighting vehicle63BTR-82AArmoured personnel carrier BPM-97 Armoured personnel carrier, MRAP 18Trade Registers. Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved on 2017-12-18. MT-LB Armoured personnel carrier 50 BTR-3 Armoured personnel carrier 2BTR-3E BTR-80A / Armoured personnel carrier 150Protected patrol vehicle Arlan(Marauder) / MRAP 138License built by Kazakhstan Paramount EngineeringArmoured utility vehicle Otokar Cobra Infantry mobility vehicle 17 +30 unit ordered.Roshel SenatorInfantry mobility vehicleN/APlasan SandCat / Light armoured vehicle100Engineering & Maintenance vehiclesMT-LBArmoured engineering vehicle50Anti-tank vehicles HMMWV Armored car/Missile launcher 40Equipped with 9K111-1 Konkurs ATGMMT-LBMissile launcher vehicle6Equipped with 9P149 ShturmSelf-propelled artillery 2S1 Gvozdika 122 mm self-propelled howitzer 60Semser122 mm self-propelled howitzer6 2S3 Akatsiya 152 mm self-propelled howitzer 602S3MTowed artillery D-30 122 mm howitzer 100 Msta-B 152 mm howitzer 70D-20152 mm howitzer24Multiple rocket launcher BM-21 Grad Multiple launch rocket system 80 TOS-1A / Multiple launch rocket system 3 BM-30 Smerch Multiple launch rocket system 6 IMI Lynx / PULS / Multiple launch rocket system 18 9P140 Uragan Multiple launch rocket system 180Unknown status as 2024Mortar carrier Cardom / 120 mm self-propelled mortar 18 2S9 Nona 120 mm self-propelled mortar 45Ballistic missiles 9K79 Tochka Tactical ballistic missile 12Surface-to-air missile systems S-300 Long-range surface-to-air missile 40+S-300PS S-200 Long-range surface-to-air missile 3S-200 Angara S-75 Dvina Medium-range surface-to-air missile 12S-75M Buk-M2E / Medium-range surface-to-air missile 3 +1 battery ordered. S-125 Short-range surface-to-air missile 3S-125T2K12 KubShort-range surface-to-air missileN/A 9K35 Strela-10 Point-defence surface-to-air missile 50 unit

Aircraft

Aircraft Origin Type Variant Quantity Notes Combat aircraft MiG-31 Soviet Union Interceptor aircraftMig-31/Mig-31BM 31All stored for sale 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 24 Su-27 & 23 Su-30 24 Su-27 and 24 Su-30 on order. Sukhoi Su-25 Soviet Union Ground Attack 14Mig-23 Soviet UnionFighter-bomberMig-23UB2Stored for saleReconnaissanceAntonov An-30 Soviet UnionISR1 Transport Antonov An-12 Soviet Union Medium transport 2Antonov An-26 Soviet UnionLight transport6 Antonov An-72 Soviet Union Light transport 2 STOL capable aircraft. CASA C-295 Multinational Light Transport C-295M/C-295W 9 A400M Atlas Multinational Medium to Heavy Transport A400M 2 HelicoptersMil Mi-24 Soviet UnionAttack helicopterMi-24V20Some upgraded Mil Mi-35 Russia Attack helicopterMi-35M 12 Mil Mi-17 Soviet Union Utility Mi-17V-5/Mi-171Sh 26 Mil Mi-26 Soviet Union Heavy lift/Transport 4 UH-1 United States Utility helicopter UH-1H 4 Eurocopter EC145 Multinational Utility/transport 8 20 on order. Trainer aircraft Aero L-39 Czechoslovakia Jet trainer 17 Zlin 242 Czechoslovakia Trainer aircraft 2 Unmanned aerial vehicleTAI Anka TurkeyMALE UCAVAnka-S3 CAIG Wing Loong China Medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle 2

Naval equipment Vessel Origin Type Quantity Notes Kazakhstan Missile boat 3 Kazakhstan-class missile boatPatrol combatant corvette1Sea DolphinFast patrol boat3 Türk Patrol boat 1ArchangelPatrol boat3DauntlessPatrol boat1LashynPatrol boat1 OPV-62 Patrol boat 2Trade Registers. Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved on 29 May 2015 Pacific-class Shaldag / Go-fast boat 6 Assembled in Azerbaijan. 10750E Minesweeper 1 The first vessel was commissioned in 2017. Project 01340G Research vessel 1 The ship is known to be a Hydrographic ship, the vessels name is Zhaiyk.Alister 9Unmanned underwater vehicle1K-Ster I/C1Used for mine warfare

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