Kazakh Air Defense Forces
| Kazakh Air Defence Forces | |
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| 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, 261 aircraft |
| Part of | Kazakh Armed Forces |
| Headquarters | Astana |
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| Commanders | |
| Supreme Commander-in-Chief | President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
| Commander of the Air Force | Kunurov Ruslan Zarlykovich |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Air Defense Forces | Dauren Kosanov |
| Commander of anti-aircraft defense forces | Nurtas Kabakov |
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| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | Su-24, Su-25 |
| Fighter | MiG-29, Su-27, Su-30 |
| Helicopter | Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-17, Mil Mi-26, Bell UH-1, Eurocopter EC145 |
| Attack helicopter | Mil Mi-24, Mil Mi-35 |
| Interceptor | MiG-31 |
| Reconnaissance | CAIG Wing Loong, Aeronautics Defense Orbiter, Elbit Hermes 90, Elbit Hermes 450, Elbit Skylark |
| Trainer | Aero L-39, Zlín Z 42 |
| Transport | An-12, An-24, An-26, An-72, An-74, EADS CASA C-295, Boeing 757, Shaanxi Y-8 |
The Kazakh Air Defense Forces (Kazakh: Қазақстан Әуе қорғаныс күштері, Qazaqstan Äwe qorğanıs küşteri, Russian: Силы воздушной обороны Казахстана/Sily vozdušnoj oborony Kazahstana) 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 service of the air force, having trained cadets from foreign countries including Hungary, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan.