Unit Name: | Sunkar |
Dates: | 2010 - Present |
Country: | ![]() |
Branch: | Kazakh Air Defense Forces |
Role: | Aerobatic flight display team |
Size: | 6 Aircraft |
Garrison: | 604th Air Base, Taldykorgan Airport |
Garrison Label: | Base |
Colors: | Yellow, White, Blue |
Colors Label: | Colours |
Aircraft Fighter: | Aero L-39 Albatros |
The Sunkar (kk|Сұңқар;) is one of two aerobatic teams in the Kazakh Air Defense Forces which performs aerobatics during events in Kazakhstan from combat training Aero L-39 Albatros. In the Kazakh language, the name of the group is translated as "Falcon".
The group was formed in the fall of 2010. At its disposal received six L-39 training aircraft.[1] It gained fame at the International Exhibition of Arms and Military-Technical Equipment (KADEX) the following March in Astana.[2] The culmination of the Defender of the Fatherland Day Battle Parade in 2018 and 2013[3] [4] featured the team fly over 40th Otar Military Base.[5] It has also demonstrated its skills during the celebrations of Air Force Day every year.[6]