Army of Kyrgyzstan: structure and weapons

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:41

Of all the armies of the states formed as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union, the armed forces of Kyrgyzstan, according to experts, are the weakest. According to them, combat and moral-psychological training is not at the proper level. Also, the army of Kyrgyzstan is armed with obsolete military equipment. The illusion of security is created solely through membership in the CSTO. Information about the structure and armament of the army of Kyrgyzstan can be found in the article.

History of the formation of the armed forces

The army of Kyrgyzstan was created in May 1992. During the collapse of the USSR, several units of the Soviet army were stationed on the territory of the young republic. Following the instructions of the President of the State Askar Akaev, they were taken under the jurisdiction of Kyrgyzstan.

In 1993, the State Committee of the Republic was transformed into the Ministry of Defense.

Since 1999, the strength of the Kyrgyz army has been 20,000 servicemen. Of these, 11 are subordinate to the Ministry of Defense.3,000 serve in the National Guard, and 6,800 serve in the border troops.

In 2006, at the direction of Commander-in-Chief Kurmanbek Bakiyev, the SVO were formed on the basis of the air force and air defense forces. The purpose of the air defense forces is to cover military, strategic, state and military-industrial facilities on the territory of the republic. Since that time, military service in Kyrgyzstan has been reduced from 18 months to one year.

In 2013, President Almazbek Atambayev signed the Military Doctrine of the Kyrgyz Republic.

2014 was the year of the formation of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan - the main command body, which is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense, the border service, the National Guard and the Internal Troops (VV).

About the structure of the Sun

The army of Kyrgyzstan consists of the following formations:

of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. It is a single center from which all armed forces in the republic are controlled.
Ministry of Defense with ground forces and NVO.
State Border Service.
National Guard and BB units.

About the ground forces

Management is carried out by two regional commands: Northern and Southwestern. The first leads the following military formations:

Two machine gun and artillery battalions deployed in the cities of Narakol and Naryn.
Separate communications battalion in Bishkek.
25th Special Forces Brigade "Scorpion".
Engineer battalion.
Separate tank regiment.
Parts responsible for providing and chemical protection.

Southwest is coordinating:

68th Separate Mountain Rifle Brigade.
Machine-gun artillery and reconnaissance battalions.
Consolidated armored battalion in the Ala-Buka region.
Anti-aircraft artillery regiment and chemical protection and support units.

About military equipment

In service with the ground forces are:

Soviet T-52 tanks. The quantity varies between 100-150 units.
Soviet-made infantry fighting vehicles: BMP-1 (230 units) and BMP-2 (90 vehicles).
BRDM-2 armored reconnaissance vehicles. Quantity is 30 units.
BTR-70 and BTR-80 armored personnel carriers. The equipment of the first model is represented by 25 machines, the second - by 10.
The function of anti-tank weapons is performed by the ATGM "Malyutka". Kyrgyzstan has 26 complexes.
BM-21 Grad (15 units) and BM-27 Uragan (6 units) are used as multiple rocket launchers in the republic.

The Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan have the following artillery fire systems:

Self-propelled 120mm 2S9 Nona-S mounts (12 self-propelled guns).
Self-propelled 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika gun mounts (18 units).
72 D-30 towed 122 mm howitzer guns.
1938 122mm M-30 (35 sets).
Towed D-1 caliber 152 mm, issued in 1943. There are 16 guns in service.
120mm mortarsM-120 (30 units).
Mortar systems 2S12 "Sani", of which there are 6 pieces in the army of the republic.

CBO

In the army of Kyrgyzstan, the air defense forces are represented by:

The command of the NVO of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan in the city of Bishkek. Here is the location of the Central Command Post.
5 Guards separate anti-aircraft missile brigade.
11 Air Defense Brigade. Place of deployment - the city of Osh.
44 by a separate radio engineering battalion in the village of Grigoryevka.

Bishkek has become the location of the Frunze-1 air base.

Flying Park of the Kyrgyz Republic

The Air Force of Kyrgyzstan has the following aviation units:

21 Soviet-made MiG-21 fighters.
Two An-26 transport models.
Four combat training L-39.

Of the helicopters in the Air Force of the republic, transport-combat Mi-24s (2 vehicles) and multi-purpose Mi-8s, of which there are 8 units in Kyrgyzstan.

Special Forces

Since 1994, the 525th company "Scorpio" began its activity. The fighters are armed with Pecheneg machine guns, Gyurza pistols, Kashtan submachine guns, Vintorez silent sniper rifles and special Val assault rifles. Soldiers wear green berets with a scorpion as their headgear.

In 1999, the Ilbirs special forces detachment was formed. They enter the service on a contract basis. On thethe green berets of the fighters depict the head of a leopard. The Panther Airborne Assault Unit, which became part of the National Guard, is serving 800 people. The reconnaissance company "Gyurza" is subordinate to the National Guard. To combat terrorism and organized crime in Kyrgyzstan, a special forces detachment "Shumkar" was created.

His activities are under the Ministry of the Interior. Illicit trafficking of narcotic substances across the border is suppressed by border troops and fighters of the Kyrgyz and Volk special forces.