Mongolian Armed Forces

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Honor guard of the Mongolian military

The Mongolian Armed Forces make up the military of Mongolia . The armed forces consist of the army and the air force, which has been independent since 2018 . The marine operated until 1997 was dissolved.

General

There is conscription .

The defense budget was 87 million in 2012 dollars to give 1.1% of the national gross domestic product corresponded. In 2016 it was 0.92% of the gross domestic product.

The commander in chief of the armed forces is the Mongolian president .

history

The Mongolian Armed Forces emerged from the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army .

2012 it was announced that a General of the Air Force and two businessmen spare parts from decommissioned MiG-21 to North Korea for 1.5 million US dollars , against an existing prohibition sold. The incident occurred in 2011 and became public, as North Korea complained that it had paid the money but never received the replacement parts.

International Relations

Since 2001/3 the annual "Khan Quest", a military exercise jointly organized by the Mongolian armed forces and the US Pacific Command , has usually taken place in Mongolia in August . Since 2006, third countries have also been participating in the military exercise aimed at ground troops and peacekeeping . Participating states in previous years were a. also China , India and Russia .

army

The army with 8,900 soldiers has u. a. over 370 T-54 / T-55 , 50 T-72 A, 310 BMP-1 , 120 BRDM-2 , 150 BTR-60 , 40 BTR-70 M, 20 BTR-80 M and 130 BM-21 degrees .

137,000 reservists are available as a reserve .

air force

The Mongolian Air Force has a staff of 800 and operates 11 aircraft (5 planes and 6 helicopters) (as of early 2020).

Aircraft image origin use version active Ordered Remarks
Transport aircraft
Antonov An-26 Example image Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union Transport plane 3
MiG-29 Example image RussiaRussia Russia Multipurpose fighter MiG-29UB 2 got a gift from Russia
helicopter
Mil Wed-8 Example image Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union / Russia
RussiaRussia  		Transport helicopter Wed-8
Wed-171 		6th

Future purchases

In 2011, the Defense Minister announced that Russia would purchase four to five MiG-29 multirole fighters. However, this announcement has not yet been implemented.

Another project includes the possible purchase of three C-130J transport machines from Lockheed Martin , as Mongolia does not have sufficient transport capacities.

marine

Kublai Khan's fleet

Historically, the Mongolian navy was one of the largest naval forces in the world during the time of Kublai Khan . Most of the fleet, however, sank during the Mongol invasions off Japan. The Mongolian Navy was re-established under Soviet rule in the 1930s. In addition, the "Sukhbaatar" (sunk), the "Sukhbaatar II" (sunk) and finally the Sukhbaatar III were put into service. The ships came from Soviet stocks and were transported overland. In 1990 the Mongolian navy's fleet consisted of a single ship, the Sukhbaatar III, which was stationed in Khatgal on Chöwsgöl Nuur . The navy last had 7 members; this made it the smallest marine in the world at the time. In 1997 the Sukhbaatar III was sold to private investors to operate in tourism. Since then, Mongolia has no more navy.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ US, Mongolia Air Forces Initiate Steps for Greater Engagement . In: US Indo-Pacific Command . ( pacom.mil [accessed August 16, 2018]).
  2. ^ A b The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved on August 16, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b Political system . In: MONTSAME News Agency . ( montsame.mn [accessed August 15, 2018]).
  4. ^ Mongolian general under investigation in attempted sale of fighters to North Korea . In: Fox News . April 12, 2013 ( foxnews.com [accessed August 16, 2018]).
  5. ↑ John Pike: https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/air-force-modernization.htm. Retrieved August 16, 2018 .
  6. ↑ a b c MONGOLIA HOLDS KHAN QUEST MILITARY EXERCISE - Jamestown . In: Jamestown . ( jamestown.org [accessed August 15, 2018]).
  7. ↑ gogo.mn: Khaan Quest Exercise starts. Retrieved August 15, 2018 .
  8. ↑ gogo.mn: China Sends Troops to US-Mongolia-Led Khaan Quest Exercise. Retrieved August 15, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Multinational exercise Khaan Quest gathers 1400 troops from 52 countries . In: MONTSAME News Agency . ( montsame.mn [accessed August 15, 2018]).
  10. ^ John Pike: Mongolia Air Force - Equipment. Retrieved August 15, 2018 .
  11. ↑ World Air Force 2020. Flight International , December 10, 2019, accessed January 9, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Vladimir Karnozov: Mongolia Takes MiG-29s as Poland Resumes Operations. Retrieved January 25, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Mongolia to buy 5 MiG-29 from Russia | Asia-Pacific | chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved August 27, 2018 .
  14. ↑ Mongolia's Military Trains With US, Buys Fighters From Russia . ( eurasianet.org [accessed August 27, 2018]).
  15. ^ A b Mongolia Planning To Buy US Military Airplanes . ( eurasianet.org [accessed August 27, 2018]). Mongolia Planning To Buy US Military Airplanes ( Memento of the original dated August 27, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / eurasianet.org
  16. ↑ John Farrier: Landlocked Navies of the World , ( Memento of May 26, 2018 in the Internet Archive ), 2015 (accessed September 8, 2019)
  17. ↑ Mike Vago: Being landlocked hasn't stopped these countries from having a navy , 2018 ( online , accessed September 8, 2019)
  18. ↑ Khovsgol Nuur National Park, Park and Historic Navy Information, ( online , accessed September 8, 2019)

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