Naval forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan , type of armed forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan .
| Naval Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|
 Patch with the emblem of the Navy of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan | |
| Years of existence | April 2, 1993 to the present |
| A country |  Kazakhstan |
| Subordination | Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Included in | armed forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Dislocation | Aktau |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan Rear Admiral Saken Bekzhanov |
On April 2, 1993, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a decree “On the Establishment of the Naval Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan”. The Navy was created on August 17, 1996 [1] . You are reading the website of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 7, 2003 No. 1085 before this Navy of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan was not.
The main tasks of the Navy:
- Protection of the inviolability of the state border, territorial integrity, sovereignty and economic interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Kazakhstan sector of the Caspian Sea.
- Reflecting the attack and defeating the aggressor , participating in the localization and suppression of armed conflict.
- Protection and defense of water areas, including port areas, as well as platforms and artificial islands with oil and gas production facilities located on them.
- Conducting anti-submarine diversion defense.
- Providing from the sea the actions of the Ground Forces, ensuring the landing of naval assault forces , the transport of troops and materiel, and the sweeping of sea mines.
- Conducting reconnaissance operations, including radar surveillance at sea in the interests of the country's air defense .
- Fulfillment of tasks of joint defense with the naval forces of the Caspian littoral states in accordance with international treaties.
- Posting oil vessels ( tankers ) and other civilian vessels.
- Navigational and hydrographic safety of navigation.
- Implementation of search and rescue operations at sea in cooperation with the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
- The development of combat training missions in conjunction with the formations and units of the Armed Forces, other troops and military units of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
- Training of naval specialists on the basis of the Naval Institute of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
- Assistance to the state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the implementation of environmental and control functions, as well as in the elimination of the consequences of environmental and marine disasters.
Content
History
On November 17, 1997, the Navy was transferred to the naval units of the border service (“border guard forces”) of the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan [2] .
In 1999, one patrol boat AB-25 Türk was received from Turkey. Decommissioned.
In 2001, one AB-25 Türk patrol boat built in 1970 was received from Turkey, which burned down in the same year due to personnel negligence.
On February 17, 2003, Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan M. Altynbaev announced the need “to ensure the safety of oil-bearing regions in the Caspian Sea”.
In 2006, three artillery boats of the Sea Dolphin type were received from South Korea, but due to their technical condition they did not actually carry out combat service. All boats in 2014 decommissioned.
In 2008, the hydrographic vessel Zhayik was received from Astrakhan. It was planned to purchase 6 rocket-artillery ships of project 21632 Tornado [3] . The deal fell through.
In 2009, the Navy transferred five lighthouses located in the Kazakhstan sector of the Caspian Sea and a hydrographic vessel [4] .
In 2010, JSC “Ural Plant Zenit” received an order from the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the construction of a small missile and artillery ship.
April 25, 2012 the ship "Kazakhstan" was launched.
In the spring of 2012, the first call was made to the Navy of the Republic of Kazakhstan [5] .
Current status
The structure and composition of the Navy of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The structure of the Navy is determined by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and includes:
- military authorities
- kind of troops
- special forces
- rear
- military schools
The Navy includes the Marine Corps , coastal artillery and the Caspian Flotilla. The main base of the Navy is the seaport of Aktau .
Military schools included the Aktau Naval Institute, which trained specialists in three specialties: navigator , electric diesel-electricians, and radio-technical weapons and communications.
The Aktau Naval Institute was closed in 2011.
Equipment and weapons
| Kazakhstan Navy as of 2017 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A photo | Type of | Production | amount | Notes | ||
| Missile-artillery and patrol boats | ||||||
| Missile artillery boats Bars-MO / project "0250" / | Kazakhstan | 4 [6] | The ships were built at the Zenit plant in Uralsk. No. 250 “Kazakhstan” (04.2012. Armament: MLRS 40-barrel 122 mm PU MLRS BM-21 Grad, installation art - 2M-3M and ZU-23-2 ); No. 251 "Oral" (04/30/2013 / 12/01/2013. Armament: 30 mm AK-306 AU, Arbalet-K air defense system with Igla MANPADS, RK "Barrier-VK") No. 252 "Saryarka" (05/07/2014 / 01/22/2015. Armament: 30-mm AK AK-306 , SAM "Arbalet-K" with MANPADS "Igla", RK "Barrier-VK") No. 253 “Mangystau” (04/20/2017 / 12/21/2017) | |||
| Auxiliary vessels | ||||||
| Patrol boats "Bars" project "0300" | Kazakhstan | thirty | Made at the Zenit shipyard, Uralsk Number 201 Sardar Number 202 "Sakshy" No. 203 "Zhenis" No. 204 Semser Number 205 "Sarbaz" | |||
| Hydrographic ship "Zhayik". Project 01340 | Russia | one | Built at Astrakhan Shipyard LLC. Commissioning 05/19/2008 (GS-128) Factory number 128, | ||
| Raid Minesweeper (Project 10750E) | Russia | one | 1st Alatau. Ordered in 2013. Bookmark July 31, 2014. Launching on October 30, 2015. Delivery is planned for 2016. According to the contract, the transfer was planned for the 3rd quarter of 2015 - a delay of one year. On March 30, 2017, the official ceremony of transferring the Alatau raid minesweeper of Project 10750E of the Navy of the Republic of Kazakhstan took place, On June 1, 2017, a naval flag was solemnly hoisted on a ship in Aktau. | |||
| Boat "Lashyn" | Kazakhstan | one | The special vessel is designed to combat anti-sabotage forces, as well as to protect ports, moorings and oil platforms. Launching on June 12, 2016. Raising the flag on August 17, 2017 [7] | |||
Notes
- ↑ On guard of the Caspian Sea // "Red Star" of September 18, 2012
- ↑ Konstantin Chuprin. Another fleet in the Caspian // Independent Military Review of March 14, 2008
- ↑ Kazakhstan will acquire from Russia six small missile and artillery ships of project 21632 Tornado - Army.lv
- ↑ Ural plant Zenit will receive an order from the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan for a new missile and artillery ship // News - Kazakhstan, November 20, 2009
- ↑ First conscripted sailors // Red Star of June 6, 2012
- ↑ The first rocket and artillery ship built at the national shipyard was launched in Kazakhstan // TsAMTO, April 25, 2012
- ↑ The Navy of Kazakhstan replenished with the Lashyn boat - Latest breaking news, Kazakhstan news, video, online, photo, Khabar 24 news channel (Russian) . Date of treatment October 4, 2017.
Literature and Sources
- Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 1085 dated May 7, 2003 “On measures to further improve the structure of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan”
Links
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (information on the supply of weapons and military equipment)
- Kazakhstan Military Site
- Army of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan Military Community
- Information about the military fleet of the Ministry of Defense and the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan
- Illustrated catalog of ships of the naval forces of Kazakhstan