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EMBASSY OF INDIA

BISHKEK

PRESS RELEASE 

06 October 2026

Gifting of Containerised Tubular Shooting Range to the Ministry of Defence of the Kyrgyz Republic

          Mr Birender Singh, Ambassador of India to the Kyrgyz Republic accompanied by Colonel Pankaj Sharma, Defence Attaché visited the Military Institute of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek on 06 October 2026 and gifted one Containerised Tubular Shooting Range to H.E. Colonel Baibalaev Azizbek, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Kyrgyz Republic.

          The request for provisioning of Containerized Tubular Shooting Range was made to the Mission by the Ministry of Defence of the Kyrgyz Republic, within the framework of Technical Assistance from India. The Containerized Tubular Shooting Range was transported to Bishkek by a Special Service Aircraft on 22 August 2026. 

          The Containerised Tubular Shooting Range manufactured by Zen Technologies Limited, India is a world-class and performance proven live firing shooting range inside a 40 feet transportable container providing simulated targets ranging from 25 - 300 metres. It comprises of Master Control Unit, Smart Target System, Bullet Containment Trap, Ventilation System, Visual System, Acoustic Insulated System, Weapons (Rifles upto 7.62mm Calibre & Handguns upto 9mm Calibre) and After Action Review Module. The diverse firing exercises include Grouping, Static, Pop-up & Rotate Targets, Timed Exercise, Annual Range Course and Night Firing. Once operational, the life cycle of each firing lane is 60,000 rounds and can be reset again with replacement of chamber plates.

           The Containerized Tubular Shooting Range is transportable with minimal installation process, helps overcome logistics involved in outdoor shooting, caters for safety system & safe environmental standards, and enables all-weather firing. 

          The construction for the required infrastructure and installation of Containerized Tubular Shooting Range is presently underway at the Military Institute of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek. The installation process would be followed up by training capsule which will be conducted by the specialists from Zen Technologies, Limited.

          Earlier, H.E. Mr Rajnath Singh, Hon’ble Minister of Defence of India had gifted two BHISHM Cubes to H.E. Major General Mukambetov Ruslan, Minister of Defence of the Kyrgyz Republic during their meeting on the sidelines of the Meeting of the SCO Defence Ministers at Bishkek on 28 April 2026. 24 Computers were also gifted to the Ministry of Defence of the Kyrgyz Republic (12 each at IT Centres of Military Institute of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek and Military Unit 36806, Osh) in March 2026, followed by installation of Wargaming Softwares and training on the operations of the same.      

          The gifting of CTSR is another concrete step towards the strengthening of Military and Military-Technical Cooperation between India and the Kyrgyz Republic and India’s continued support towards the Capacity Building of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Bishkek

06 October 2026