Kant (air base)
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Kant Air Base (Russian: Авиабаза Кант Aviabaza Kant) is a military air base in Ysyk-Ata District of Chüy Region in Kyrgyzstan. It is located just south of Kant, around 20 km east of Bishkek and is home to the Russian Aerospace Forces' 999th Air Base.[2]
History
The history of the airfield in Kant goes back to
Subsequently, in 1947, the school in Kyrgyzstan was renamed the Frunze Military Aviation School for Pilots of the USSR Air Force. A training
From 1956, the school also trained foreign pilots. Among its graduates were
In 1959, the regiment was transferred to the renamed 5th Central Course for Preparation and Improvement of Aviation Personnel.
In 1992, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, control of the air base was transferred to Kyrgyzstan.
Present-day Russian base
In accordance with a bilateral agreement between Russia and Kyrgyzstan signed on 22 September 2003, the air base hosts Russian Aerospace Forces units.[5] The official opening took place on 23 October 2003, making the facility the first new air base Russia opened abroad since 1991. The unit stationed there has been described as Russian Aerospace Forces' 5th Air and Air Defence Forces Army's 999th Air Base.[6]
In December 2012, Kyrgyzstan agreed to lease the base to Russia for fifteen years (with an option for an automatic extension for an additional five years) after the Russian government agreed to reduce Kyrgyz debt by $500 million.[7]
As of February 2023, the Russian forces at the airbase is equipped with
References
- ^ Airport information for UAFW[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ "Kant (UAFW)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "В Киргизии отметили годовщину со дня образования объединенной российской военной базы Кант". Пресс-служба ЦВО. 2020-10-23. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2021-07-31. (CC BY 4.0).
- ^ http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/regiment/uap/322uap.htm
- ^ Санкт-Петербург взял шефство над российской авиационной базой в городе Кант (Киргизская Республика)
- ^ All Russia's Bases, Kommersant newspaper. (in Russian)
- ^ Olga Dzyubenko, U.S. vacates base in Central Asia as Russia's clout rises, Reuters (June 3, 2014).
- ^ The crews of Mi-8 helicopters of the Russian military base thwarted the offensive of a mock enemy during an exercise in Kyrgyzstan, Russian Ministry of Defence. (in Russian)
External links
- Accident history for UAFW at Aviation Safety Network
- Kant Air Base on the Russian Ministry of Defence site
- В Киргизии отметили годовщину со дня образования объединенной российской военной базы «Кант»
- Справка о базе на сайте посольства России в Киргизии
- Личному составу российской авиабазы «Кант» (Киргизия) придан статус неприкосновенности
- Кыргызская авиабаза «Кант» будет аэродром «подскока» для стратегической авиации России[dead link]
- Соглашение между Российской Федерацией и Киргизской Республикой о статусе и условиях пребывания объединенной российской военной базы на территории Киргизской Республики
- Закроет ли Бишкек российскую авиабазу «Кант»?