This is a list of equipment used by the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Small arms
Name | Origin | Caliber | Image | Notes |
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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 |
Name | Photo | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes |
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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 / Kazakhstan |
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 / Kazakhstan |
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 | Origin | Type | Variant | Quantity | Notes |
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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 | Multinational | 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 | Multinational | 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 | China | Medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle | 2 [17] |
Vessel | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes |
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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 |
Israel / Azerbaijan |
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] |
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