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Kazakhstan’s Defense Ministry hails military cooperation with the United States
A press release issued by the Kazakh Defense Ministry says that the bilateral Five Year Partnership Plan constitutes a sound basis for the development of military-to-military cooperation.
In full accordance with the Plan, the United States continues to supply Kazakhstan’s Armed Forces with military transport and equipment, namely Hummer vehicles, communication and engineering equipment etc.
Recently, another important step has been made in accelerating the military partnership as the US handed over to Kazakhstan two “Huey” helicopters. “Huey” is considered to be the most widely used helicopter in the world, with more than 9,000 produced from the 1950s to the present, the Huey is flown today by about 40 countries.
Kazakhstan’s Deputy Defense Minister, Mr. Bolat Sembinov, and US Ambassador, Mr. John Ordway attended the event.