The US State Department has approved the sale of two King Air B300ER Scorpion aircraft to Kazakhstan, along with reconnaissance and surveillance systems and related equipment.

It is reported that the approved request includes 3 Raytheon AST TITAN Communications Intelligence (COMINT) systems; 2 King Air B300ER Scorpion aircraft; 3 radars with active phased array with electronic scanning (AESA) Leonardo Osprey 30 ; 3 turret optical infrared sensors WESCAM MX-15HDi Elector; 3 systems of automatic electronic intelligence (ELINT); stationary and transported ground control stations; ground support equipment; software and logistics support from the U.S. government and contractors. The total estimated cost is $ 128.1 million.

King Air B300ER Scorpion can be used in a variety of operations such as transport, reconnaissance and border security.

The main contractor for the contract will be Sierra Nevada Corporation.