The Aviation Magazine No:46 September-October 2016 | Page 70
The fourth International Armament and Military‐Technical Equipment Exhibition, KADEX‐2016, was held
on June 2nd to 5th, 2016 in the beautiful city and emerging metropolis, Astana, which is the capital of Ka‐
zakhstan. Kazakhstan is the ninth largest and the biggest landlocked country on the planet. The event took
place in the military section of the Astana International Airport.
The exhibition was officially opened on 2nd of June under presence of the president of the Republic of Ka‐
zakhstan Nursultan Nasarbajew and the Minister of Defence, Imangali Tasmagambetov, with an amazing
night show. The opening ceremony was made by the world famous stunt group “NOMAD” under their
guidance of the famous stuntman Zhayadarbeka Kunguzhinova. The opening ceremony told the story of
the Republic of Kazakhstan, when they were still nomads to the contemporary. The end of the show
showed a hostage rescue, included helicopters, and combat vehicles ant tanks including blank ammunition
firing. The opening night included a four ship formation of Su‐27s headed by the commander of the Air
Defence Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Major General Dauren Kosanov.
©2016 Wolfgang Jarisch
Su‐30SM