Kazakh Air Defense Forces
| Kazakh Air Defence Forces | |
|---|---|
| Қазақстан Республикасының Әуе қорғаныс күштері (Kazakh) | |
Emblem of the Kazakh Air Defence Forces | |
| Founded | 1 June 1998 |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Type | Air force |
| Role | |
| Size | 12,000 airmen, 229 aircraft |
| Part of | Kazakh Armed Forces |
| Headquarters | Astana |
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| Equipment | Ground Master 400, S-300, S-200, S-125, S-75, Buk-2ME |
| Commanders | |
| Supreme Commander-in-Chief | President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Air Defense Forces | Ruslan Kunurov |
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| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | Su-25 |
| Fighter | Su-27, Su-30SM |
| Helicopter | Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-17, Mil Mi-26, Bell UH-1, Eurocopter EC145 |
| Attack helicopter | Mil Mi-24, Mil Mi-35 |
| Reconnaissance | CAIG Wing Loong, TAI Anka |
| Trainer | Aero L-39, Zlín Z 42, Airbus A400 |
| Transport | An-12, An-24, An-26, An-30, An-72, An-74, EADS CASA C-295, Let L-410 Turbolet, Shaanxi Y-8, Tupolev Tu-134, Tupolev Tu-154, Airbus A400 |
The Kazakh Air Defense Forces is the aviation warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Their responsibilities include protecting Kazakh airspace, as well as combat missions in support of other branches of the armed forces. The official holiday of the air forces is Aviation Day on August 18.
The Talgat Bigeldinov Military Institute of the Air Defence Forces serves as the only educational/training institution of the air force, having trained cadets from foreign countries including Hungary, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan.