AKIPRESS.COM - U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan Security Cooperation Office, in cooperation with Kazakhstan’s Border Guard Service, recently completed AeroVironment's Raven Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operator training, the U.S. Embassy said.

This training was provided through the Section 333, Building Partner Capacity program.

These new UAV operators will employ US-provided Ravens unmanned aircraft to help monitor the borders of Kazakhstan, the Embassy said.

The total length of the state border of Kazakhstan is 13,398 km. Kazakhstan borders 5 nations including Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.