Kyrgyz armed forces

Honor guard in Bishkek

The Kyrgyz armed forces are the 10,900 soldiers comprehensive military Kyrgyzstan .

It comprises the armed forces of the Army and Air Force .

Budget

In 2010, Kyrgyzstan spent 96 million US dollars for his forces to, in addition 3.5 million were US dollars in military aid the United States is available.

Conscription

There is a general conscription with a service period of 18 months.

structure

army

Soldiers of the Kyrgyz military

The army of 8,500 soldiers is divided into three battalions , special forces , a telecommunications regiment , the 8th motorized rifle brigade , an artillery regiment and a mountain brigade .

equipment

The host is with 150 T-72 - battle tanks , 30 BRDM-2 - Spähpanzern , 230 BMP-1 - armored , 90 BMP-2 -Schützenpanzern, 25 BTR-70 - and 10 BTR-80 equipped -Schützenpanzerwagen.

The artillery comprises 100-mm M-1944 - guns , 107-mm D-30 guns, 122-mm M-30 - howitzers , 152-mm D-1 -Haubitzen, 122-mm-2S1 - SPGs , 120 mm 2S9 -Haubitzen, 122-mm-BM-21 - multiple rocket launchers , 220 mm 9P140-Uragan -Mehrfachraketenwerfer, 120 mm 2S12-Sani - mortars , 120-mm M-120 -Granatwerfer, RPG -7 -Panzerfäuste, 73 mm SPG-9 - anti-tank guns , 100-mm-MT-12 / T-12 -Panzerabwehrkanonen, 9M14-Maljutka -Panzerabwehrraketen, 9K111-Fagot -Panzerabwehrraketen, 9K113-bankruptcy -Panzerabwehrraketen, 23-mm - ZSU-23-4 - (SfL) - anti-aircraft guns , 57 mm S-60 -Flugabwehrkanonen and 9K32-Strela-2 - anti-aircraft missiles .

Air Force

Mi-8 of the Kyrgyz Air Force

The Air Force , comprising 2,400 soldiers , has seven aircraft (four Aero L-39C "Albatros" jet trainers , whose operational readiness is questionable, and three An-26 transport aircraft ) and helicopters ( Mi-24 combat helicopters and Mi-8 transport helicopters , whose operational readiness is questionable) fitted.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Country information from the Austrian Ministry of Defense