Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan
| Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|
| O’zbekiston Respublikasi Qurolli Kuchlari | |
Flag of the Ministry of Defence of Uzbekistan | |
| Founded | 14 January 1992 |
| Service branches | Uzbek Ground Forces Uzbek Air and Air Defence Forces Uzbek River Force National Guard Border Troops |
| Headquarters | Mirzo Ulugbek Avenue, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Leadership | |
| President of Uzbekistan | Shavkat Mirziyoyev |
| Minister of Defense | Major General Shukhrat Kholmukhamedov |
| Chief of the General Staff | Major General Zainobiddin Iminov |
| Personnel | |
| Conscription | 18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 12 months |
| Active personnel | 120,000 (2025) 30,000 paramilitary (2025) |
| Expenditure | |
| Percent of GDP | 4-4,5%, 6,21 billion dollars (2026 est.) |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers | Russia United States China Kazakhstan Turkey Belarus Israel Indonesia South Korea France Germany Czech Republic United Kingdom India Iran Pakistan United Arab Emirates Poland Japan Azerbaijan Ukraine |
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| Ranks | Rank insignia |
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: O'zbekiston Respublikasi Qurolli Kuchlari, Ўзбекистон Республикаси Қуролли Кучлари), is the name of the unified armed forces of Uzbekistan, consisting of the Ground Force and the Air and Air Defence forces under the defence ministry. Paramilitary units include the National Guard, a Frontier Service, and a River Force. It is reported to be the largest and the strongest in Central Asia.
'The country has also began professionalizing its military, an effort that has only limited success and erratic government support. But even in Uzbekistan, these changes represent merely a modest beginning and most of the benefits are concentrated in a few elite, higher readiness formations rather than uniformly applied to the entire force. The Uzbek military is woefully inadequate, but it is far superior to its neighbours.'