Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic

Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic
Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic
Кыргыз Республикасынын Куралдуу Күчтөрү; Вооружённые силы Кыргызской Республики
	Emblem of the Kyrgyz Armed Forces
	Ensign of Kyrgyz Armed Forces
Motto	Милдет, Намыс, Ата-Мекен; Mildet, Namys, Ata-Meken; (Duty, Honor, and Fatherland)
Founded	29 May 1992
Service branches	Service branches; ∟ Ground Forces ; ∟ Air Force; ∟ National Guard; Independent formations; ∟ Frontier Force; ∟ Internal Troops
Headquarters	Ministry of Defence, Bishkek
Website	mil.gov.kg
Leadership
Commander in Chief	Sadyr Japarov
Minister of Defense	Major General Ruslan Mukambetov
Chief of the General Staff	Vacant
Personnel
Military age	18
Conscription	12 months (high school graduates); 9 months (university graduates)
Active personnel	23,000 (2022 est.)
Expenditure
Budget	$600,000,000 (2022 est)
Industry
Foreign suppliers	Russia; China; Kazakhstan; Uzbekistan; United States; Pakistan; India; United Kingdom; Turkey
Related articles
History	Tajikistani Civil War; Batken Conflict; War on terror (2001); Tulip Revolution; War in Afghanistan (2005–2013); 2010 Kyrgyz Revolution; 2010 South Kyrgyzstan ethnic clashes; 2013 Kyrgyzstan protests; Kyrgyz Revolution of 2020; 2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes; 2022 Kazakh unrest; 2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes; 2022 Isfara missile attacks; ; Kyrgyz peacekeeping forces participated: ; Sierra Leone: UNMSL; Liberia: UNML; Kosovo: UNIAMK; Sudan: UNMS; East Timor: UNTAET; /: UNMEaE; /: UNMCARC;
Ranks	Military ranks of Kyrgyzstan

The Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic is the national military of Kyrgyzstan. It was originally formed from the former Soviet forces of the Turkestan Military District stationed in newly independent Kyrgyzstan. It consists of the Ground Forces, the Air Force and the National Guard. Affiliated security forces to the armed forces included the Internal Troops, the State Committee for National Security and the Border Troops.