The solemn launching of the ship “Nur-Sultan” took place on April 25, 2019 in the city of Uralsk. The vessel was built on the stocks of JSC “Ural Plant “Zenit”, which is the part of the structure of the national company “Kazakhstan Engineering”.
This ship is 30th for the plant in a row and is made to equip the Border Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan. On the instructions of the customer, modern weapons were installed on the vessel, which made it possible to increase the effectiveness of combat use. The ship has the necessary characteristics of seaworthiness: high speed, ease of operation, the required degree of stability, a wide radius of application, the necessary autonomy and ergonomics.
The vessel is designed to ensure the protection of the territorial waters of the state border and the continental shelf of Kazakhstan, patrols to prevent illegal shipping, smuggling operations, illegal fishing, intercepting and inspecting vessels violating independently, as well as in conjunction with other ships, boats and aircraft.
After launching, the ship will be delivered along the Ural River to the Caspian Sea, where it will be mooring, factory, running and receiving tests with subsequent delivery to the customer.
This event is the next step in achieving the goal of equipping law enforcement agencies with modern weapons of domestic production. The ships and boats of Kazakhstan production have already recommended their effectiveness both in the Border Guard Service and in the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The event was attended by Akim of the West Kazakhstan region A.Kulginov, the leadership of the Border Guard Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, JSC “NC “Kazakhstan Engineering”, the crew of the ship “Nur-Sultan”, as well as veterans of the Border Guard Service of the National Security Committee and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Source: http://mdai.gov.kz