Russia delivers five S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Kazakhstan

PanARMENIAN.Net - Kazakh Defense Minister Imangali Tasmagambetov and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Shoigu, have signed an agreement to expand bilateral technical and military cooperation, which includes Russia's delivery of five S300 antiaircraft missile systems to Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Defense Ministry press service said Tuesday, August 2, EFE reports.

"We have signed an agreement that opens new areas for future work in the field of technical military cooperation," Tasmagambetov said after his meeting with Shoigu.

Russia, according to the Defense Ministry, has delivered five S300 antiaircraft missile systems to Kazakhstan and, in addition, Moscow is preparing to ship more than 170 antiaircraft missiles.

"The Russian Kazakh agreement on military technical cooperation came into effect last year. This has enabled our armed forces to receive modern weapons at the same price as the Russian armed forces, such as the Su30CM fighter jet, the Mi171Sh transport and the Mi35 combat helicopter, electronic intelligence and monitoring, as well as other weapons," the Kazakh ministry said.

Under the agreements, the Defense Ministry stressed the importance of the new conditions for the use of the Balkhash Node missile attack early warning system, including its management under a Kazakh Russian joint operation.

The Balkhash Node radar system is part of the Russian early warning system in the Kazakh region of Karaganda.

The system continuously scans the skies to detect and track ballistic missiles and space objects, as well as defining the parameters of their movements and relaying information to command centers.