Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Ўзбекистон Республикаси Қуролли Кучлари
Flag of the Ministry of defence of Uzbekistan
Founded14 January 1992 (1992-01-14)
Service branches Uzbek Ground Forces
Uzbek Air and Air Defence Forces
Uzbek River Force
National Guard
Border Troops
HeadquartersMirzo Ulugbek Avenue, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Leadership
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Bakhodir Kurbanov
Chief of the General Staff Major General Shukhrat Kholmukhamedov
Personnel
Conscription18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 12 months
Available for
military service
6,340,220 males, age 18-49 (2005 est.),
6,432,072 females, age 18-49 (2005 est.)
Fit for
military service
4,609,621 males, age 18-49 (2005 est.),
5,383,233 females, age 18-49 (2005 est.)
Reaching military
age annually
324,722 males (2005 est.),
317,062 females (2005 est.)
Active personnel48,000 (2018)[1]
20,000 paramilitary (2018)[1]
Expenditure
Percent of GDP2% (2005 est.) Another reported figure is 3.7%
Industry
Foreign suppliers Russia
 United States
 China
 Kazakhstan
 Turkey
 Belarus
 Israel
 Indonesia
 South Korea
 France
 Germany
 Czech Republic
 United Kingdom
 India
 Iran
 Pakistan
 United Arab Emirates
 Poland
 Japan
 Azerbaijan
 Ukraine
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The Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: O'zbekiston Respublikasi Qurolli Kuchlari, Ўзбекистон Республикаси Қуролли Кучлари), is the name of the unified armed forces of Uzbekistan, consisting of the Ground Force and the Air and Air Defence forces under the defence ministry. Paramilitary units include the National Guard,[2] a Frontier Service[3] and a River Force. It is reported to be the largest and the strongest in Central Asia.[4]

'The country has also began professionalizing its military, an effort that has only limited success and erratic government support. But even in Uzbekistan, these changes represent merely a modest beginning and most of the benefits are concentrated in a few elite, higher readiness formations rather than uniformly applied to the entire force. The Uzbek military is woefully inadequate, but it is far superior to its neighbours.'[5]

  1. ^ a b IISS 2019, p. 217.
  2. ^ John Pike. "Uzbekistan- Army". Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  3. ^ "The World Factbook". Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Today.Az » Politics » Uzbekistan would prefer to be policeman of Central Asia: expert". Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  5. ^ McDermott, JSMS, 2002, p.30

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