Kazakh Ministry of Defense

Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan cooperating in defense industry

Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan cooperating in defense industry

Azerbaijan's Minister of Defence Industry Vugar Mustafayev has met with a delegation led by Kazakh Deputy Defence Minister Bakytbek Sydykov and Vice Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development Azamat Beispekov, who are on a working …

New Kazakh defense minister appointed

New Kazakh defense minister appointed

Ruslan Zhaksylykov was appointed defense minister of Kazakhstan by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday. Zhaksylykov previously served as Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of …

New defense minister appointed in Kazakhstan

New defense minister appointed in Kazakhstan

Murat Bektanov was appointed Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan upon the order of President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Trend reports citing the presidential press service. Thus, Bektanov was dismissed from his post of …

Shell explosion in Arys reported

Shell explosion in Arys reported

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Defense reported about explosion of a shell on the territory of the arsenal in Arys city of Turkestan region causing fire. According to the ministry, there is no any threat to residents and recommended not …

Nazarbayev appoints new Kazakh Defense Minister

Nazarbayev appoints new Kazakh Defense Minister

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed Nurlan Yermekbaev as the country's Defense Minister, according to the official Akorda page in Facebook. Yermekbaev will replace Saken …

Russia to deliver four Mi-35 helicopters to Kazakhstan

Russia to deliver four Mi-35 helicopters to Kazakhstan

Russia has signed a new contract with Kazakhstan on the delivery of four Mil Mi-35 transport and attack helicopters, Deputy Head of Russia’s Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation Vladimir Drozhzhov …

Over 17,000 persons to be drafted into Kazakh army this spring

Over 17,000 persons to be drafted into Kazakh army this spring

More than 17,000 conscripts will be drafted into military service in Kazakhstan this spring, the head of the recruitment directorate - deputy head of the organizational and mobilization activity directorate of the General Staff of the …

Kazakh Air Force beefed by new Russia's fighters

Kazakh Air Force beefed by new Russia's fighters

Kazakhstan's Air Force received new Su-30SM fighters of 4++ generation from Russia, the Kazakh Defense Ministry said in a press release. The fighters were received in the framework of the military-technical cooperation between the …

Autumn conscription starts in Kazakhstan

Autumn conscription starts in Kazakhstan

The autumn conscription for urgent military service began today in Kazakhstan, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the country reported. Accordingly, recruiting and medical commissions started to work today. …

Kazakhstan and US agree on development of defense cooperation

Kazakhstan and US agree on development of defense cooperation

Bilateral consultations between representatives of the defense ministries of Kazakhstan and the United States were held in Washington, the press service of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said. "During the meeting, current and …

SCO countries discuss military cooperation

SCO countries discuss military cooperation

Defense Ministries of member states the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) discussed future cooperation in 2018-2019, the Kazakh Defense Ministry said. The main topics of the agenda were the forthcoming meeting of SCO Defense …

Kazakh armed forces put on alert

Kazakh armed forces put on alert

The Armed Forces of Kazakhstan were put on alert as part of snap drills to check their combat readiness, the Kazakh Ministry of Defense said. "The Armed Forces of Kazakhstan have been brought to the highest degree of combat …