Kyrgyz Ground Forces | |
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Кыргызстандын Кургактагы Аскерлер | |
Founded | 25 January 2017 |
Country | Kyrgyzstan |
Type | Army |
Part of | Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic |
Headquarters | Bishkek |
Colors | Red and Yellow |
March | "Kyz kuumai" («Кыз куумай») |
Commanders | |
Commander-in-chief | Sadyr Japarov |
Commander of the Army | Colonel Almazbek Karasartov |
Insignia | |
Military Ensign (Kyrgyz, obverse) | |
Military Ensign (Russian, reverse) |
The Kyrgyz Ground Forces, or simply the Kyrgyz Army, is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan.
In April 1992, Kyrgyzstan formed a State Committee for Defense Affairs, and in June the republic took control of all troops on its soil (meaning remaining units of the stationed in Kyrgyzstan). [1] In 1994, 30 percent of the officer corps were ethnic Russians. [2] The first commander was General Valentin Luk'yanov , an ethnic Ukrainian. [3] In Russian sources Luk'yanov is listed as the commander of the 8th Guards Motor Rifle Division from 1985-91. [4]
On January 25, 2017, President Almazbek Atambayev officially founded the Kyrgyz Army, with Colonel Erlis Terdikbayev acting as its first commander. [5]
Ground forces are divided into 2 military commands, the Northern and Southern Groups of Forces. [6] [7]
Small arms
Name | Origin | Caliber | Image | Notes |
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Pistols | ||||
Makarov | Soviet Union | 9×18mm Makarov | ||
Stechkin | Soviet Union | 9×18mm Makarov | ||
Rifles and carbines | ||||
SKS | Soviet Union | 7.62×39mm | Ceremonial usage | |
AKS-74U | Soviet Union | 5.45×39mm | Standard carbine | |
Assault rifles | ||||
AK-47 | Soviet Union | 7.62×39mm | [13] | |
AKM | Soviet Union | 7.62×39mm | [14] | |
AK-74 | Soviet Union | 5.45×39mm | ||
AN-94 | Russian Federation | 5.45×39mm | 60 donated by Russia in 2012 [15] | |
QBZ-95 | China | 5.8×42mm DBP87 | [16] | |
M4 Carbine | United States | 5.56x45mm NATO | ||
Designated marksman rifles | ||||
SVD Dragunov | Soviet Union | 7.62×54mmR | [17] | |
MKEK JNG-90 | Turkey | 7.62×51mm | [18] | |
Machine guns | ||||
RPK | Soviet Union | 7.62×39mm | ||
RPK-74 | Soviet Union | 5.45×39mm | ||
PK machine gun | Soviet Union | 7.62×54mmR | [19] | |
NSV | Soviet Union | 12.7×108mm | ||
Rocket Launchers | ||||
HAR-66 | Turkey | [20] |
Name | Origin | Type | In service | Notes |
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Tanks | ||||
T-72 | Soviet Union | Main battle tank | 215 [21] | At least one lost in the 2022 Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan clashes.[ citation needed ] |
Armoured reconnaissance vehicle | ||||
BRDM-2 | Soviet Union | Reconnaissance vehicle | 30 [21] | |
BRDM-2MS | Soviet Union | Reconnaissance vehicle | 9 [21] | |
Infantry fighting vehicles | ||||
BMP-1 | Soviet Union | Infantry fighting vehicle | 230 [21] | All modernized.[ citation needed ] |
BMP-2 | Soviet Union | Infantry fighting vehicle | 90 [21] | All modernized.[ citation needed ] |
Armoured personnel carrier | ||||
BTR-80 | Soviet Union | Amphibious armoured personnel carrier | 10 [21] | |
BTR-70 | Soviet Union | Amphibious armoured personnel carrier | 45 [21] | BTR-70 & BTR-70M |
Humvee | United States | Light armoured car | 50 | |
Dongfeng EQ2050 | China | Military light utility vehicle | Up to 65 | Showed the 30th anniversary of the country's independence at the parade.[ citation needed ] At least one was lost in the 2022 Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan clashes. [22] |
Tigr | Russia | Infantry mobility vehicle | Up to 100 [23] | 55 vehicles purchased recently, and 50 vehicles donated from Russia in 2018. Others all purchased during previous years. [24] |
Toyota [25] | Japan | Infantry mobility vehicle | 40 | Announced on 23 October 2021. [26] |
Towed artillery | ||||
D-30 | Soviet Union | 122mm howitzer | 72 [21] | 35 are the M-30 standard.[ citation needed ] |
M-30(M-1938) | Soviet Union | 122mm howitzer | 35 [21] | |
D-1 | Soviet Union | 152mm howitzer | 16 [21] | |
2A65 MSTA-B | Soviet Union | 152mm howitzer | N/A | |
BS-3 | Soviet Union | 100mm field gun | 18 [21] | |
T-12 | Soviet Union | 100mm Field gun | 18 [21] | 100mm round |
Self-propelled artillery | ||||
2S1 Gvozdika | Soviet Union | 122mm Self-propelled howitzer | 18 [21] | |
2S9 Nona | Soviet Union | 120mm Self-propelled mortar | 12 [27] | |
Anti-tank weapons | ||||
9M14 Malyutka | Soviet Union | Anti-tank missile | 26 [28] | |
9M113 Konkurs | Soviet Union | Anti-tank missile | 12 [28] | |
9K111 Fagot | Soviet Union | Anti-tank weapon | 24 [28] | |
Anti aircraft guns and Air defense system | ||||
S-300 | Russia | Long-range surface-to-air missile system | N/A [29] | Russia and Kyrgyzstan signed an inter-governmental agreement on cooperation in military-technical field, by which Russia must ship $1 billion worth of modern weapons to the republic. [30] |
ZU-23-2 | Soviet Union | Anti-aircraft autocannon | N/A | |
9K35 Strela-10 | Soviet Union | VM surface-to-air missile system | 4 [31] | |
9K32 Strela-2 | Soviet Union | VM surface-to-air-missile system | N/A [21] | |
ZSU-23-4 Shilka | Soviet Union | Self-propelled anti aircraft gun | 24 [28] | |
Flying Leopard 6C [32] | China | Short-range surface-to-air missile system | N/A [33] | Leopard 6C short-range air defense system was seen during the exercises of the Kyrgyz army in the Bujum training field in Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan in September 2020. It's capable to shot down by 500–600 km.[ citation needed ] |
AZP S-60 | Soviet Union | Anti-aircraft gun | 24 [28] | |
Ballistic missiles | ||||
Iskander-M | Russia | Short-range ballistic missile | N/A | Russia sent Iskander-M ballistic missile to Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan in 2018 to Kyrgyz military's drill. [34] |
Multiple rocket launchers | ||||
BM-21 Grad | Soviet Union | Multiple rocket launcher | 15 [35] | |
BM-27 Uragan | Soviet Union | Multiple rocket launcher | 6 [35] | |
Utility vehicles | ||||
Ford Ranger | United States | Pickup truck-attacking defender | 45 [36] | Showed the 30th anniversary of the country's independence at the parade.[ citation needed ] |
Polaris | United States | Quad | 44 [36] | |
Toyota Hilux | Japan | Pick up truck | 45 | |
UAZ Hunter | Russia | Pick up truck | Up to 140 | Supported by Russia as military gift which presented on 15 January 2019.[ citation needed ] |
KamazAZ-43114 | Russia | Pick up truck | N/A | Only small amount taken from Russia as a gift which 15 January 2019. Others all purchased from Russia and other post-soviet countries. [37] |
KamAZ-53215 [38] | Russia | Freight carrier | N/A | Only small amount taken from Russia as a gift which 15 January 2019. Others all purchased from Russia and other post-soviet countries. [37] |
KamAZ-5350KamAZ-4350 | Russia | Freight carrier | N/A | Some of them is taken for free from Russia, others all purchased.[ citation needed ] |
Shaanxi SX2190 | China | Off-road vehicle | N/A[ citation needed ] |
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