Tajik Armed Forces

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The emblem of the armed forces
Tajik Mi-8

The Tajik Armed Forces ( Russian Қувваҳои Мусаллаҳи Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон ; Quvvahoi Musallahi Çumhurii Toçikiston ) make up the military of the Republic of Tajikistan with 8,000 soldiers .

The Tajik military is divided into the army , air force , domestic troops and national guard . Due to the landlocked location of the country, it has no navy .

General

The defense budget in 2010 was $ 84.3 million and the United States provided military aid of $ 1.5 million in the same year .

There is general conscription with a service period of 24 months.

army

The army with 7,300 members is divided into three motorized rifle brigades (one of which is for training purposes), an airborne brigade , a mountain infantry brigade , an artillery brigade and an anti-aircraft regiment .

An equipment 30 are T-72 - Tank , 7 T-62 -Kampfpanzer, 8 BMP-1 - armored , 15 BMP-2 -Schützenpanzer, 23 BTR-60 / -70 / -80 - team armored transport vehicle , 12 122 mm-D -30 -Haubitzen, 10 122 mm-BM-21 - multiple rocket launchers and 10 120 mm grenade launcher present.

The 2K8 Falanga and 9K11 Maljutka anti-tank weapons are also used.

air force

The air force with its 1500 members is divided into two squadrons .

It has a civil registered Tu-134A (CRUSTY) , four Mi-24 (HIND) attack helicopters and twelve Mi-8 / -17TM transport helicopters .

For air defense, the Air Force has Floor air missile systems FIM Stinger 92 , SA-7 Grail , SA-2 Guideline and SA-3 Goa used.

More troops

The Ministry of Defense emblem

Tajikistan has a further 3,800 soldiers as internal troops and a 1,200 national guard , whose primary task is to ensure personal protection for the Tajik President.

More forces in Tajikistan

The Russian Army has its 201st Moto Rifle Division stationed in Tajikistan, while the Indian Air Force has a military airfield in the country.

Web links

Commons : Tajik Armed Forces  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Country information from the Austrian Ministry of Defense