Within the framework of the Army-2017 International Military-Technical Forum, the Kazakh delegation headed by the Minister of Defense and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan Beibut Atamkulov held negotiations with representatives of the military-industrial complex of foreign states.

In particular, the leaders of the Kazakh delegation met with the Deputy Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation of the Russian Federation Vladimir Drozhzhov. During the conversation, the sides discussed issues of further development of cooperation in the field of the military-industrial complex.

In addition, within the framework of the forum, a meeting of the delegation of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the heads of JSC "Russian Helicopters" was held at which the parties discussed cooperation in organizing assembly production in Kazakhstan.

Talks were held between Kazakhstani representatives and the general director of JSC “Concern“ Kalashnikov ”Aleksey Krivoruchko, during which they considered possible areas of cooperation in the field of modern weapons.

Further, negotiations were held between representatives of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan with a delegation of the Ministry of Defense of Serbia and with the leadership of the State Military Industrial Committee of Belarus. Following the talks, specific areas of bilateral cooperation were identified.

Also, the Kazakh delegation met with the leadership of the Russian enterprise Concern VKO Almaz-Antey, which specializes in the development, production and modernization of anti-aircraft missile and radar equipment and its components.

In addition, the Kazakh delegation got acquainted with modern samples of small arms produced by JSC Concern Kalashnikov, and also attended demonstration firing.

In turn, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu visited the national exhibition pavilion of Kazakhstan at the Army-2017 forum. The head of the Russian Ministry of Defense got acquainted with military and dual-use products presented by Kazakhstani enterprises of the military-industrial complex.

Recall that from August 22 to 27, 2017, the III International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2017" is being held in Kubinka, Moscow Region, in which more than 10 enterprises of the defense industry complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan participate.

The national exhibition was presented by KAE LLP, Plant named after S.M. Kirov ”, JSC“ Tynys ”and JSC“ Semey Engineering ”, which are part of JSC“ National Company “Kazakhstan Engineering”. The exhibition presented such Kazakh enterprises as the Republican State Enterprise "Kazspecexport" MOAP RK, JSC "405 Aircraft Repair Plant", as well as a number of other private companies of the military-industrial complex.

At the stand with an area of ​​over 200 square meters, domestic companies presented over 60 full-scale samples and models of military and dual-use products.

Press Service of the Ministry of Defense and Aerospace Industry Of the Republic of Kazakhstan