The Military of Kazakhstan is derived from a remnant force of the former Soviet Union. On June, 30 1992, the Soviet Armed Forces' Turkestan Military District disbanded, following the collapse of the Soviet Union. The most powerful grouping of forces from the Turkestan Military District then became the core of Kazakhstan's new military which acquired all the units of the 40th (the former 32nd) Army and part of the 17th Army Corps, including 6 land force divisions, storage bases, the 14th and 35th air-landing brigades, 2 rocket brigades, 2 artillery regiments and a large amount of equipment which had been withdrawn from over the Urals after the signing of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the armed forces of the Soviet Union. ... The Turkestan Military District was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces, with its headquarters at Tashkent, created on 9 July 1945 after the division of the Central Asian Military District into the Turkestan and Steppe Military Districts. ... The Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) from 1989 to 1992 established comprehensive limits on key categories of conventional military equipment in Europe (from the Atlantic to the Urals) and mandated the destruction of excess weaponry. ...

Recent Deployments

Kazakhstan sent 29 military engineers to Iraq under Polish command as part of the Coalition of the willing. These engineers were sent to assist the US occupation in Iraq in order to provide a show of support to the West, while maintaining a cost-effective force that would inflict minimal burden on Kazakhstan's small economy. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with multinational force in Iraq. ... Occupation zones in Iraq as of September 2003 The post-invasion period in Iraq followed the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a multinational coalition led by the United States, which overthrew the Baath Party government of Saddam Hussein. ...

Ground Forces

Kazakhstani soldier with AK-74 (CENTRASBAT 2000)

Since 2000, the Kazakhstan Army has been rapidly expanded. Many of the systems are Russian made, with a small number of American systems also entering service in the Kazakh inventory. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1536x1023, 253 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Military of Kazakhstan ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1536x1023, 253 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Military of Kazakhstan ... AK74 assault rifle The AK-74 assault rifle is the modernized version of the AK-47 developed in 1974, chambered in a smaller cartridge (5. ...

Additionally, a small Republican Guard exists, with 2,500 soldiers (1994), but this force is not considered a part of the Army.

The largest expansion of the Kazakhstan Army has been focused on armored units in recent years. Since 1990, armored unites have expanded from 500, to and 1,613 in 2005. Many of these are Soviet-era MBT's.

Number and type of armored vehicles in Kazakh inventory today:

Tanks

T-72 : 650

T-62 : 75

T-55 : 540

Infantry Fighting Vehicles:

BMP-1 : 210

BMP-2 : ??

Armored Personnel Carriers:

BTR-50/-60 : 300

VCI/IFV: 1.000

BRDM-2 : 150

Borag (Iranian BMP-1) : 40

Artillery (towed)

122mm D-30 : 540

130mm M-46/Type-59-1 [PRC]: 985

152mm D-20 : 30

Artillery (Self propelled)

122mm 2S1 : 60

155mm M-109 : 180

170mm M-1978 : 10

Rocket Artillery

107mm Type-63 : 700

122mm Hadid/Arash/Noor : 50

122mm BM-21 : 100

122mm BM-11 : ~7

240mm M-1985 : 9

Attack helicopters:

Mi-24 : 25

Transport Helicopters:

Mi-8/17 : 15

Air and Air Defense Forces

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service[1]	Notes
Antonov An-26	Soviet Union	tactical transport		1
Bell UH-1 Iroquois	United States	utility helicopter	UH-1H Huey II	6
Mikoyan MiG-29	Soviet Union	fighter		40
Mikoyan MiG-31	Soviet Union	interceptor		33	356th Fighter Aviation Regiment out of Semipalatinsk Airport
Mil Mi-8	Soviet Union	transport helicopter		22
Mil Mi-24	Soviet Union	attack helicopter		20
Mil Mi-26	Soviet Union	transport helicopter		12
Robinson R44	United States	utility helicopter		1	in service with the police
Sukhoi Su-24	Soviet Union	attack		25
Sukhoi Su-25	Soviet Union	attack		14
Sukhoi Su-27	Soviet Union	fighter		25
Tupolev Tu-154	Soviet Union	transport		2

Surface to Air Missiles includes many Sa-2, Sa-3 and Sa-5 missile systems. Romanian Air Force Antonov An-26 The Antonov An-26 (NATO reporting name: Curl) is a 2-engined light prop transport aircraft and is a development of the An-24 passenger aircraft, with particular attention made to the potential military use. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... For the twin-engined military models, see UH-1N Twin Huey and UH-1Y Venom. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Mikoyan MiG-29 (Russian: ) (NATO reporting name Fulcrum) is a fighter aircraft designed for the air superiority role in the Soviet Union. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The Mil Mi-8 (NATO reporting name Hip) is a large twin-turbine transport helicopter that can also act as a gunship. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The Mil Mi-24 is a large combat helicopter gunship and low-capacity troop transport operated from 1976 by the Soviet Air Force, its successors, and over thirty other nations. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The Mil Mi-26 (NATO reporting name Halo) is a Russian/Soviet heavy transport helicopter in service in civilian and military roles. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The Robinson R44 is a small light four-seat, piston-driven civilian helicopter produced by the Robinson Helicopter Company since 1992. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Sukhoi Su-24 (NATO reporting name Fencer) was the Soviet Unions most advanced all-weather interdiction and attack aircraft in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The Su-25 (NATO reporting name Frogfoot) is a battlefield attack, close air support, and anti-tank aircraft designed by the Soviet Union. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The Sukhoi Su-27 (Су-27 in the Cyrillic alphabet) (NATO reporting name Flanker) is originally a Soviet fighter aircraft designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau (SDB). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The Tupolev Tu-154 (NATO reporting name: Careless) is a Russian medium-range trijet airliner, equivalent to the Boeing 727. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ...

References

• CIA World Factbook, 2003 edition.