A Bayraktar TB2 UCAV Base Has Been Opened In Kyrgyzstan

A brand new base for Border Guard Providers’ Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs has been established by the Kyrgyzstan State Committee for Nationwide Safety. The bottom’s opening was attended by numerous authorities representatives, together with Kamchibek Tashiev, chairman of the state committee for nationwide safety, and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov. In his speech on the opening ceremony, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov acknowledged that peace and stability within the nation start on the state’s borders, stating, “For that reason, making certain the safety of the borders of Kyrgyzstan is among the priorities of the state. Sooner or later, work will proceed to enhance the residing and dealing circumstances of border guards,” Japarov additionally recalled that UCAVs had been bought by the Border Guard Service final 12 months utilizing budgetary funds.

In accordance with Japarov, the bottom’s main duties shall be to offer air protection for floor forces and different army models which might be underneath the command of the Kyrgyzstani Armed Forces. Japarov expressed his hope that the gear bought to strengthen the fabric base in making certain border safety will solely be utilized in duties aimed toward defending his nation’s sovereignty, saying, “As I all the time say, Kyrgyzstan is a peace-loving nation. I emphasize that our efforts to strengthen our armed power are purely defensive,”

After the official opening, President Japarov and Normal Kamchibek Tashiev, the top of the state committee for nationwide safety paid a go to to the bottom. Throughout their go to, they had been briefed by the troopers on the duties of the UCAVs accountable for guarding the state border and got an opportunity to look at an illustration flight. The president additionally put his signature on a TB2 that was being ready for takeoff. These Bayraktar TB2s, which had been transported to the brand new facility from the Jalal-Abad Airport in Kyrgyzstan, will most definitely be utilized for reconnaissance and surveillance operations, significantly alongside the Tajikistan border.

Border disputes between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are widespread, and infrequently there are clashes between the 2 forces. The newest border skirmish between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan occurred just a few hours following the opening of the aforementioned base. Each international locations’ border guards opened hearth on one another on the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border. In accordance with a press release from the Kyrgyzstani Ministry of Well being, there have been no accidents or fatalities on the Kyrgyz facet of the battle, nonetheless the Tajikistan authorities acknowledged that one soldier had been killed and two extra had been injured.

In October 2021 Normal Kamchibek Tashiev, the deputy prime minister of Kyrgyzstan and head of the state committee for nationwide safety, revealed the nation’s buy of Bayraktar TB2s from Turkey. Tashiev stated in his remarks on the time that along with the Bayraktar TB2s, Kyrgyzstan had additionally purchased Russian Orlan-10 UAVs. Kyrgyzstan’s TB2s arrived round two months after Normal Kamchibek Tashiev’s remarks. The Kyrgyzstani TB2s had been utilized for the primary time as a part of the “Kalkan-2022” (Defend) train that was carried out in March. It was revealed throughout the train that the Kyrgyz TB2s had been outfitted with each the MAM-L munitions developed by Roketsan and the CATS electro-optical sensor system developed by ASELSAN.