A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
The government of Kazakhstan has impounded all assets belonging to Russia at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. What this translates to? Time will tell; however, the importance of Baikonur to Roscosmos and …
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Kazakhstan’s Minister of Defense and Aerospace Industry, Beibut Atamkulov, discussed initiatives for the Kazakh defense industry before parliament this week. The Kazakh military seeks to produce as much of its …
Kazakh Minister Highlights Road Ahead for Defense Industry Read More Kazakhstan is looking to sell military vehicles to neighbors Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. In an interview with InformBuro, the general director of Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE), Erbol Salimov, stated that the …
Kazakhstan to Sell Military Vehicles to Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan Read More Kazakhstan is completing testing of the Barys 8×8 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV). In a press release, Paramount Group announced that the Kazakh Ministry of Defense “is in the final stages …
Barys IFV Nearly Finished with Testing Read More As Kazakhstan increases its domestic arms industry, the country is looking to play a bigger role in supporting neighboring Kyrgyzstan’s defense requirements. Recently, a delegation of Kazakhsta’s Ministry of Defense …
Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to Boost Bilateral Defense Cooperation Read More Kazakhstan intends to supply Arlan military vehicles to Uzbekistan. The CEO of Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE) spoke to RIA Novosti earlier this month and noted that the firm was focusing …
Uzbekistan Interested in Arlan Military Vehicles Read More Kazakhstan has inked an agreement with Russia for the supply of 12 Su-30SM fighter jets. Russian presidential aide for military-technical cooperation, Vladimir Kozhin, told Tass News Agency that an agreement …
Kazakhstan Inks Su-30SM Agreement Read More Kazakhstan is planning further acquisitions of Russian aircraft. At MAKS 2017, MiG Corporation CEO Ilya Tarasenko revealed that Russia and Kazakhstan had signed an agreement regarding the establishment of MiG-35 …
Kazakhstan Receiving More Russian Aircraft Read More A Kazakh vessel has been fitted and successfully tested with a new mine countermeasure system. ECA Group announced on May 15, 2017 that it had previously installed the Unmanned Mine …
Kazakhstan Tests New Mine Hunter Vessel Read More Kazakhstan has launched its fourth Project 0250 rocket and artillery boat in Uralsk, which will enter service with the Navy. Kazinform reported that the vessel was launched on April 27, …
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