Kyrgyz Ground Forces | |
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Кыргызстандын Кургактагы Аскерлер Kyrǵyzstan Kurgaktagy Askerler | |
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Uniform sleeve patch of the Kyrgyz Armed Forces
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Founded | 25 January 2017 |
Country | ![]() |
Type | Army |
Part of | Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic |
Headquarters | Bishkek |
Colors | Red and Yellow |
March | 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, also commonly known as 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 [ru], 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 | ![]() |
9×18mm Makarov | ![]() |
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Stechkin | ![]() |
9×18mm Makarov | ![]() |
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Rifles and carbines | ||||
SKS | ![]() |
7.62×39mm | ![]() |
Ceremonial usage |
AKS-74U | ![]() |
5.45×39mm | ![]() |
Standard carbine |
Assault rifles | ||||
AK-47 | ![]() |
7.62×39mm | ![]() |
[13] |
AKM | ![]() |
7.62×39mm | ![]() |
[14] |
AK-74 | ![]() |
5.45×39mm | ![]() |
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AN-94 | ![]() |
5.45×39mm | 60 donated by Russia in 2012[15] | |
QBZ-95 | ![]() |
5.8×42mm DBP87 | ![]() |
[16] |
M4 Carbine | ![]() |
5.56x45mm NATO | ![]() |
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Designated marksman rifles | ||||
SVD Dragunov | ![]() |
7.62×54mmR | ![]() |
[17] |
MKEK JNG-90 | ![]() |
7.62×51mm | ![]() |
[18] |
Machine guns | ||||
RPK | ![]() |
7.62×39mm | ![]() |
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RPK-74 | ![]() |
5.45×39mm | ||
PK machine gun | ![]() |
7.62×54mmR | ![]() |
[19] |
NSV | ![]() |
12.7×108mm | ![]() |
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Rocket Launchers | ||||
HAR-66 | ![]() |
[20] |
Name | Origin | Type | In service | Notes |
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Tanks | ||||
T-72 | ![]() |
Main battle tank | 150[21] | At least one lost in the 2022 Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan clashes.[citation needed] |
Armoured reconnaissance vehicle | ||||
BRDM-2 | ![]() |
Reconnaissance vehicle | 30[21] | |
BRDM-2MS | ![]() |
Reconnaissance vehiicle | 9[21] | |
Infantry fighting vehicles | ||||
BMP-1 | ![]() |
Infantry fighting vehicle | 230[21] | All modernized.[citation needed] |
BMP-2 | ![]() |
Infantry fighting vehicle | 90[21] | All modernized.[citation needed] |
Armoured personnel carrier | ||||
BTR-80 | ![]() |
Amphibious armoured personnel carrier | 10[21] | |
BTR-70 | ![]() |
Amphibious armoured personnel carrier | 45[21] | BTR-70 & BTR-70M |
Humvee | ![]() |
Light armoured car | 50 | |
Dongfeng EQ2050 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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] | ![]() |
Infantry mobility vehicle | 40 | Announced on 23 October 2021.[26] |
Towed artillery | ||||
D-30 | ![]() |
122mm howitzer | 72[21] | 35 are the M-30 standard.[citation needed] |
M-30(M-1938) | ![]() |
122mm howitzer | 35[21] | |
D-1 | ![]() |
152mm howitzer | 16[21] | |
2A65 MSTA-B | ![]() |
152mm howitzer | N/A | |
BS-3 | ![]() |
100mm field gun | 18[21] | |
T-12 | ![]() |
100mm Field gun | 18[21] | 100mm round |
Self-propelled artillery | ||||
2S1 Gvozdika | ![]() |
122mm Self-propelled howitzer | 18[21] | |
2S9 Nona | ![]() |
120mm Self-propelled mortar | 12[27] | |
Anti-tank weapons | ||||
9M14 Malyutka | ![]() |
Anti-tank missile | 26[28] | |
9M113 Konkurs | ![]() |
Anti-tank missile | 12[28] | |
9K111 Fagot | ![]() |
Anti-tank weapon | 24[28] | |
Anti aircraft guns and Air defense system | ||||
S-300 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Anti-aircraft autocannon | N/A | |
9K35 Strela-10 | ![]() |
VM surface-to-air missile system | 4[31] | |
9K32 Strela-2 | ![]() |
VM surface-to-air-missile system | N/A[21] | |
ZSU-23-4 Shilka | ![]() |
Self-propelled anti aircraft gun | 24[28] | |
Flying Leopard 6C[32] | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Anti-aircraft gun | 24[28] | |
Ballistic missiles | ||||
Iskander-M | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Multiple rocket launcher | 15[35] | |
BM-27 Uragan | ![]() |
Multiple rocket launcher | 6[35] | |
Utility vehicles | ||||
Ford Ranger | ![]() |
Pickup truck-attacking defender | 45[36] | Showed the 30th anniversary of the country's independence at the parade.[citation needed] |
Polaris | ![]() |
Quad | 44[36] | |
Toyota Hilux | ![]() |
Pick up truck | 45 | |
UAZ Hunter | ![]() |
Pick up truck | Up to 140 | Supported by Russia as military gift which presented on 15 January 2019.[citation needed] |
KamazAZ-43114 | ![]() |
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] | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Freight carrier | N/A | Some of them is taken for free from Russia, others all purchased.[citation needed] |
Shaanxi SX2190 | ![]() |
Off-road vehicle | N/A[citation needed] |
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