This is a list of equipment used by the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Current equipment

Ground forces equipment

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

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

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

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

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