In Almaty, Defense Minister Colonel-General Ruslan Zhaksylykov personally congratulated the aviators of the Armed Forces and the guests of the event on this event.
The solemn rally was attended by Hero of the Soviet Union, Halyk Kharmany, retired Aviation Major General Toktar Aubakirov, representative of the European Airbus Military concern Elena Pariya Martin, veteran of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Reserve Colonel Vladimir Platoshin, personnel of the military transport squadron, military personnel of the Airborne Assault Troops, students of the Academy of Civil Aviation and pupils of the Zhas movement sarbaz".
The commander of the aircraft crew, Lieutenant Colonel Asylbek Zhumabayev, reported to the Minister of Defense, Colonel-General Ruslan Zhaksylykov, about the safe arrival from Spain to the permanent deployment point.
The head of the Defense Department congratulated the participants of the event on a significant event.
– A modern, mobile, high-tech army was,
There is and in the foreseeable future remains a guarantor of ensuring security and strengthening the country's defense capability. Today, as part of the state defense order, we received a military transport aircraft designed to transport personnel, heavy goods, equipment, and perform tasks within the framework of humanitarian operations," Colonel-General R. Zhaksylykov said.
The Minister also thanked representatives of Airbus Military for close cooperation and active participation in the training of Kazakhstani specialists at the aviation training center in the Spanish city of Seville.
– Flight and engineering personnel underwent theoretical retraining in aircraft management and maintenance within the established time frame. Representatives of the concern provided us with the required technological information on aircraft maintenance, so that in the future our specialists could independently maintain it and carry out appropriate regulatory measures," he added.
Recall that cooperation with the aircraft manufacturer Airbus Military was established back in 2013, when Kazakhstan purchased C-295 aircraft, which are successfully operated in the country's Air Force.
It should also be noted the technical characteristics of the aircraft. Its load capacity is 37,000 kg. The maximum speed of the A-400M military transport aircraft is 802 km/h, the flight altitude is 12,200 m, the practical range is 7870 km.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mod/press/news/details/896852