Airbus Military To Supply 2 C295 Military Aircraft To Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Defence and Airbus Military have signed a firm contract with Kazspetsexport, a State Company belonging to the, to supply two C295 military transport aircraft that will be operated by the country’s Air Force. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by the involved parties for a further six C295 aircraft, for which separate firm contracts will be signed progressively over the next few years. The first two aircraft will be delivered by April 2013 and for the remaining six aircraft a delivery schedule will be defined over the following years. “Airbus Military is extremely proud that the Kazakhstan Ministry of Defence has shown its confidence in our products when diversifying its supplier base and that Kazakhstan is now our first customer country within the CIS region. We will ensure that we live up to this mark of confidence and stand by our new customer for many years to come”, said Rafael Tentor, Head of Airbus Military Aircraft Programmes. Under the terms of the MOU Airbus Military will support the Ministry of Defence over the period of delivery in transferring the required technological know-how in supporting the aircraft with the objective that the Ministry’s team will eventually take over autonomously the support of the C295.