Editing Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic

{{Short description|Military of Kyrgyzstan}}
{{Infobox national military
| name               = Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic
| native_name        = {{lang|ky|Кыргыз Республикасынын Куралдуу Күчтөрү}}<br>{{lang|ru|Вооружённые силы Кыргызской Республики}}
| image              = Armed Forces of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan.svg
| alt                = 
| caption            = Seal of the Kyrgyz Armed Forces
| image2             = Military Ensign of Kyrgyz Armed Forces (Kyrgyz).svg
| alt2               = 
| caption2           = Ensign of Kyrgyz Armed Forces
| motto              = {{lang|ky|Милдет, Намыс, Ата-Мекен<br>Mildet, Namys, Ata-Meken}}<br />(Duty, Honor, and Fatherland)
| founded            = 29 May 1992<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.monkboughtlunch.com/kyrgyzstan-military-forces-22nd-anniversary/|title=As it turns out, May 29th marks the anniversary of the creation of the Kyrgyz Military.|date=2014-05-29}}</ref> 
| current_form       = 
| disbanded          = 
| branches           = '''Service branches'''<br />&nbsp;'''∟''' [[File:Patch of Kyrgyz Armed Forces.svg|23px]] [[Kyrgyz Army|Ground Forces]] <br />&nbsp;'''∟''' [[File:Roundel of Kyrgyzstan.svg|23px]] [[Kyrgyz Air Force|Air Force]]<br />&nbsp;'''∟''' [[File:Kyrgyz National Guard Patch.jpg|23px]] [[National Guard (Kyrgyzstan)|National Guard]]<br />'''Independent formations'''<br />&nbsp;'''∟''' [[File:Kyrgyzstan Border Service.svg|23px]] [[State Border Guard Service of Kyrgyzstan|Frontier Force]]<br />&nbsp;'''∟''' Internal Troops 
| headquarters       = Ministry of Defence, [[Bishkek]]
| website            = {{URL|https://mil.gov.kg/}}
<!-- Leadership -->
| commander-in-chief = {{flagicon image|Flag of the President of Kyrgyzstan.svg}} [[Sadyr Japarov]]
| commander-in-chief_title = [[President of Kyrgyzstan|Commander in Chief]]
| chief minister     = 
| chief minister_title = 
| minister           = [[File:Ministry of Defense Kyrgyzstan seal.svg|23px]] Major General [[Baktybek Bekbolotov]]
| minister_title     = [[Ministry of Defense (Kyrgyzstan)|Minister of Defense]]
| commander          = {{flagicon image|Military Ensign of Kyrgyz Armed Forces (Kyrgyz).svg}} Major General [[Ruslan Mukambetov]]
| commander_title    = [[General Staff of Armed Forces (Kyrgyzstan)|Chief of the General Staff]]
<!-- Manpower -->
| age                = 18
| conscription       = 12 months (high school graduates)<br>9 months (university graduates)
| manpower_data      = 
| manpower_age       = 
| available          = 3,351,670 (2020 est.)
| available_f        = 
| fit                = 3,471,900 (2020 est.)
| fit_f              = 
| reaching           = 900,000 (2022 est.)
| reaching_f         = 
| active             = 23,000  (2022 est.)
| ranked             = 
| reserve            = 300,000 (2022 est.)
| deployed           = 
<!-- Financial -->
| amount             = $600,000,000 (2022 est) <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://svodka.akipress.org/news:1825282 |title=Садыр Жапаров: Если из-за "дедовщины" у солдата пойдет кровь, командиры, предупреждаю, вас посадят |language=ru |website=ИА АКИpress |date=2022-11-26 |access-date=2022-11-26 |archive-date=2022-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126102512/https://svodka.akipress.org/news:1825282 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| percent_GDP        = 
<!-- Industrial -->
| domestic_suppliers = 
| foreign_suppliers  = {{RUS}}<ref name="Peace Research Institute">{{cite web |url= http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php |title = Peace Research Institute |publisher= Stockholm International Peace Research Institute |year= 2017 |access-date= 30 November 2017}}</ref><br>{{CHN}}<br>{{KAZ}}<br>{{UZB}}<br>{{USA}}<br>{{PAK}}<br>{{IND}}<br>{{UK}}<br>{{TUR}}
| imports            = 
| exports            = 
<!-- Related articles -->
| history            ={{bulletedlist|[[Tajikistani Civil War]]|[[Batken Conflict]]|[[War on terror|War on Terror (2001)]]|[[Tulip Revolution]]|[[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|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}} <br> {{flagicon image|Flag of the United Nations.svg}} Kyrgyz peacekeeping forces participated: <br> {{bulletedlist|{{Flag|Sierra Leone}}: [[United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone|UNMSL]]|{{Flag|Liberia}}: [[United Nations Mission in Liberia|UNML]]|{{Flag|Kosovo}}: [[United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo|UNIAMK]]|{{Flag|Sudan}}: [[United Nations Mission in Sudan|UNMS]]| {{Flag|East Timor}}: [[United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor|UNTAET]]|{{flagicon image|Flag of Eritrea.svg}}/{{flagicon image|Flag of Ethiopia.svg}}: [[United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea|UNMEaE]]| {{flagicon image|Flag of Chad.svg}}/{{flagicon image|Flag of the Central African Republic.svg}}: [[United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad|UNMCARC]]}} 
| ranks              = [[Military ranks of Kyrgyzstan]]
}}

The '''Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic'''{{efn|{{Langx|ky|Кыргыз Республикасынын Куралдуу Күчтөрү|Kyrgyz Respublikasynyn Kuralduu Küchtörü}}; {{langx|ru|Вооружённые силы Кыргызской Республики|Vooružjonnyje sily Kyrgyzskoj Reapubliki}}}} 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 [[Kyrgyz Army|Ground Forces]], the [[Kyrgyz Air Force|Air Force]] and the [[National Guard (Kyrgyzstan)|National Guard]]. Affiliated security forces to the armed forces included the [[Internal Troops of Kyrgyzstan|Internal Troops]], the [[State Committee for National Security (Kyrgyzstan)|State Committee for National Security]] and the [[State Border Guard Service of Kyrgyzstan|Border Troops]].

== History ==

=== Early years ===
The Armed Forces were formed on 29 May 1992 when President of the [[Kyrgyz SSR]] [[Askar Akayev]] signed a decree which effectively consolidated all the formations and units of the [[Soviet Army]] deployed in the territory of the new republic under the jurisdiction of [[Bishkek]] and not [[Moscow]].<ref>[http://www.welcome.kg/ru/kyrgyzstan/gov/poikl/ Вооруженные силы — Государство — О Киргизии — Добро пожаловать в Киргизию!<!-- The title was added by a bot -->]</ref> Until 1988, these troops were part of the [[Central Asian Military District]]. 29 May is today celebrated as the [[Day of the Armed Forces (Kyrgyzstan)|Day of the Armed Forces]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://anydayguide.com/calendar/1363|title=Armed Forces Day in Kyrgyzstan / May 29, 2017|last=AnydayGuide|work=AnydayGuide|access-date=2017-09-14|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 1993, the State Defense Committee was renamed to the Ministry of Defense on the basis of the headquarters of the [[17th Army Corps (Soviet Union)|17th Army Corps]]. In 1998, the 1st Koy Tash, 2nd Osh, and 3rd Balykchinsk Infantry Brigades were created on the basis of the [[8th Guards Motor Rifle Division]]. In August 1999, the [[Batken Conflict]] occurred in southwestern Kyrgyzstan, during which militants of the [[Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan]] (IMU) made incursions of into Uzbek and Kyrgyz territory from their camps in [[Tajikistan]].

=== 21st century ===
In 2006, the Air Force and Air Defense Forces were combined to form the [[Kyrgyz Air Force]]. The same year, the term of service was reduced from 18 to 12 months (1 year). In February 2014, the Armed Forces General Staff was expanded to have complete control over the military apparatus, with the ministry of defense becoming a state defense committee which plays a smaller and more administrative role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vesti.kg/politika/item/25710-v-kyirgyizstane-sozdan-generalnyiy-shtab-vooruzhennyih-sil.html|title=В Кыргызстане создан Генеральный штаб вооруженных сил|publisher=www.vesti.kg|date=2014-02-04|access-date=2019-05-22}}</ref> Despite this arrangement, many former military/security officials such as [[Taalaibek Omuraliev]] and Adyl Kurbanov were in favor of returning the military to its former organization.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://24.kg/obschestvo/97266_reforma_voorujennyih_sil_kyirgyizstana_sploshnyie_paradoksyi/ |title = Реформа Вооруженных сил Кыргызстана. Сплошные парадоксы|date = 2018-09-28}}</ref>

Following the inauguration of President [[Sadyr Japarov]] in early February 2021, the Ministry of Defense was reestablished following a 7-year hiatus.<ref>{{cite web|title=Президент Киргизии решил вновь создать в республике минобороны|url=https://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/10594781|website=tass.ru}}</ref> After signing the new [[Constitution of Kyrgyzstan]] in May 2021, President Japarov called for reform in the military, particularly the need to "organize the army according to the principle of special units, fully trained and technologically equipped to conduct military operations in mountainous conditions." He also at the same time called for the creation of "people’s guards", which according to him, will provide mobilization readiness amongst the population living in border areas.<ref>{{Cite web|last=PODOLSKAYA|first=Darya|date=2021-05-05|title=President's message: Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan to be reformed|url=https://24.kg/english/192966_Presidents_message_Armed_Forces_of_Kyrgyzstan_to_be_reformed/|access-date=2021-05-06|website=24.kg|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Military units ==
=== Armed Forces of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan ===
* Сарбаздар Катары / Sarbazdar Katary ({{langx|ru|Zveno}}) — 4 units
* Аскер Бөлүгү / Asker Bölügü ({{langx|ru|Отделение/Otdeleniye}}) — 8 units
* Взвод / Vzvod — 32 units
* Ширкет / Shirket ({{langx|ru|Рота/Rota}}) — 96 units
* Табур, Батальон / Tabur, Battalion ({{langx|ru|Батальон/Batalion}}) — 540 units
* Полк / Polk — 2700 units
* Тугай, Бригада / Tugaý, Brigada — 5400 units
* Бөлүм, Дивизия / Bölüm, Diviziya — 10.000+ units
* Колоор, Корпус / Koloor, Korpus — 30.000+ units

== Special forces units list ==
=== National Guard of Kyrgyzstan===
{{main|National Guard (Kyrgyzstan)}} '''National Guardee of Kyrgyz Republic/NGKR <br> Кыргыз Республикасынын Улуттук Уланы/КРУУ'''
* '''BKT/BARS''', Commandant's Brigade «BARS», {{langx|ky|«БАРС» комендант тугайы, БКТ}}
* '''ÉTAT/EDELWEISS''', Mountain Rifle Brigade "Edelweiss", {{langx|ky|«Эдельвейс» тоо-аткыч тугайы, ЭТАТ}}
* '''PANTHER''', Special Forces Brigade "Panther", {{langx|ky|«Пантера» Өзгөчө Багыттагы Тугайы ПӨБТ}}
* '''Guard of Honor Company''', {{langx|ky|Ардак Кароолунун Ширкети}} АКШ
* '''MANAS''', Detachment "Manas", {{langx|ky|"МАНАС" жасагы}}
* «'''GÜRZA'''» reconnaissance company, {{langx|ky|"ГҮРЗА" Барлоо Ширкети}} ГБШ

== Army ==
{{Main|Kyrgyz Army}}
For much of the Soviet period, since 1967, the [[8th Guards Motor Rifle Division|8th Guards 'Panfilov' Motor Rifle Division]] was the main military force in the country. In 1967 the division had been moved to [[Bishkek]] from the [[Baltic Military District]], where it had previously been based. It was only disbanded in January 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www8.brinkster.com/vad777/sng/kirgizia.htm |title=Force _sng |access-date=2007-01-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215122447/http://www8.brinkster.com/vad777/sng/kirgizia.htm |archive-date=2007-12-15 }} - accessed Aug 2007 and Jan 2008</ref> However, in 2011 reports said the division had been reformed with its headquarters in [[Tokmok|Tokmak]].
The Army of [[Kyrgyzstan]] includes the 1st Motor Rifle Brigade (Mountain) at [[Osh]], [[2nd Guards Motor Rifle Brigade|a brigade]] at [[Koy-Tash]], in the [[Bishkek]] area, the 25th Special Forces Brigade, independent battalions at [[Karakol]] and [[Naryn]], a brigade at Balykchi, and other units.
Two Groups of Forces, the Southern, and more recently the Northern, have been active during Kyrgyzstan's history. In 2004, the Northern Group of Forces was reported as consisting of the Balykchynsky brigade, the brigade deployed in suburb of Bishkek, separate battalions in Karakol and Naryn, and other army units.<ref>Vad777, accessed July 2008, reporting http://www.sk.kg/2004/n19/7.html - 2004, a dead link</ref>

The Army controls the Combat Training Center and Training Center "Ala-Too".

== Air Force ==
{{Main|Kyrgyz Air Force}}
Kyrgyzstan's air arm was inherited from the central Soviet air force training school. This presented the nation a fleet of nearly 70 L-39s, dismantled MiG-21's and several Mi-8's and Mi-24's. However, only a few L-39s and the helicopters are capable of flight. All Kyrgyz military aircraft are reportedly based at [[Kant Air Base|Kant]], alongside the Russian [[5th Air Army#2007 Russian Structure|999th Air Base]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2000/2000-1%20-%201981.html |title=World Air Forces 2000 pg. 73 |publisher= flightglobal.com |access-date=4 May 2015}}</ref>
Because of expense and military doctrine, Kyrgyzstan has not developed its air capability; a large number of the MiG-21 interceptors that it borrowed from Russia were returned in 1993, although a number of former Soviet air bases remain available. In 1996 about 100 decommissioned MiG-21s remained in Kyrgyzstan, as of 2017 only 29 MiG-21s are in working order, in service along with ninety-six L-39 trainers and sixty-five helicopters. The air defense forces have received aid from Russia, which has sent military advisory units to establish a defense system. The Russians also help patrol Kyrgyz airspace as part of the [[Joint CIS Air Defence System]]. Presently Kyrgyzstan has twenty-six SA-2 and SA-3 surface-to-air missiles in its air defense arsenal. In 2002 the Kyrgyzstan government allowed the United States to use [[Transit Center at Manas|Manas air base]] for support operations in the [[War on Terror|War on terror]]. This agreement lasted until June 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%202363.html|title= World Air Forces 2004 pg. 70|publisher= flightglobal.com |access-date=4 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url =http://www.eurasianet.org/node/68430| title =U.S. Formally Closes Its Kyrgyzstan Air Base|work =[[Eurasianet]]|author=Joshua Kucera| access-date =17 June 2014}}</ref>

== National Guard ==
The [[National Guard of Kyrgyzstan]] was founded on December 6, 1991, and took their first oath July 20 the following year.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kyrgyzstan gets national guard, Soviet troops selling uniforms|language=en|work=UPI|url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/07/20/Kyrgyzstan-gets-national-guard-Soviet-troops-selling-uniforms/7802711604800/|access-date=2017-09-13}}</ref><ref name="calendr">{{cite web|title=calendr.net/holiday/1099|url=http://calendr.net/holiday/1099|access-date=2018-09-26|website=calendr.net}}</ref> In 2014, the [[Internal Troops of Kyrgyzstan|Internal Troops]] were absorbed into the National Guard as a result of the ongoing military reforms. This would remain this way until September 2018 when they were separated once again.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vb.kg/doc/373342_vnytrennie_voyska_bydyt_vyvedeny_iz_sostava_nacgvardii_kr.html|title = Внутренние войска будут выведены из состава Нацгвардии КР| date=11 September 2018 }}</ref>

== Equipment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Military equipment of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic
! Name
!Image
! Origin
! In service
! Notes
|-
! colspan="5" |Tanks
|-
| [[T-72|T-72 "Ural" Early]]
|[[File:Tank T-72.JPG|150x150px]]
| rowspan="3" |{{Flag|USSR}}
|N/A
| <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Oryx |title=Central Asian Armour: Kyrgyzstan's Inventory of AFVs |url=https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/10/central-asian-armour-kyrgyzstans.html |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Oryx}}</ref>
|-
| [[T-72 operators and variants|T-72 "Ural" Late]]
|[[File:Kampfpanzer T 72.JPG|150x150px]]
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
| [[T-72 operators and variants|T-72A]]
|[[File:ParkPatriot2015part2-19.jpg|150x150px]]
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
! colspan="5" | Armoured fighting vehicles
|-
| [[BRDM-2]]
|[[File:BRDM-2 (1964) owned by James Stewart pic6.JPG|150x150px]]
| {{Flag|USSR}}
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
| [[BRDM-2|BRDM-2MS]]
|[[File:BRDM-2MS.jpg|150x150px]]
| {{flag|Russia}}
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
| [[MT-LB]]
|[[File:Soviet MT-LB.JPEG|150x150px]]
| {{Flag|USSR}}<br />{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
|N/A
| (Some with [[ZU-23-2|ZU-23]] AA Guns).<ref name=":0" />
|-
! colspan="5" | Infantry fighting vehicles
|-
| [[BMP-1]]
|[[File:Bmp-1-DMSC9112086 JPG.jpg|150x150px]]
| rowspan="6" |{{Flag|USSR}}
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
| [[BMP-1|BMP-1(P)]]
|[[File:Głębokie BMP-1 01.jpg|150x150px]]
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
|[[BMP-1|BMP-1D]]
| 
|N/A
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| [[BMP-2|BMP-2 Obr. 1984]]
|[[File:BMP-2 NVA.JPG|150x150px]]
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
| [[BMP-2|BMP-2D]]
|[[File:BMP-2D IFV.jpg|150x150px]]
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
| [[BMD-1]]
|[[File:Głębokie BMD-1 02.jpg|150x150px]]
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
! colspan="5" | Armoured personnel carriers
|-
| [[BTR-70]]
|[[File:BTR-70 Belarus 2.jpg|150x150px]]
| {{Flag|USSR}}
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
| [[BTR-70|BTR-70M]]
|[[File:Strategic all-around 01.jpg|150x150px]]
| {{flag|Russia}}
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
| [[BTR-80]]
|[[File:Russian BTR-80 APC.jpg|150x150px]]
| {{Flag|USSR}}
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
! colspan="5" | Infantry mobility vehicles
|-
| [[Tigr (Russian military vehicle)|GAZ Tigr-M]]
|[[File:GAZ ASN 233115 Tigr-M.jpg|150x150px]]
| {{flag|Russia}}
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
| CS/VN3 Dajiang
|[[File:Dajiang CSVN3 1.jpg|150x150px]]
| rowspan="3" |{{flag|China}}
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
| Tiger
|
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
| [[Dongfeng EQ2050|EQ2050F]]
|[[File:Dongfeng EQ2050 Xiamen 01 2019-10-25.jpg|150x150px]]
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
! colspan="5" | Technicals
|-
| [[Toyota Land Cruiser]]
|[[File:2001 Toyota Land Cruiser Amazon GX TDA 4.2 facelift Front.jpg|150x150px]]
| {{UAE}}
| N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
| [[Ford Ranger]]
|[[File:2011_Ford_Ranger_XLT_--_NHTSA.jpg|150x150px]]
| {{flag|United States}}
|N/A
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
! colspan="5" | Towed artillery
|-
| 100mm [[100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3)|BS-3]]
|[[File:Image_unavailable.png|150x150px]]
| rowspan="4" |{{Flag|USSR}}
|N/A
| (Used for avalanche control).<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 100mm [[100 mm air defense gun KS-19|KS-19]]
|[[File:Image_unavailable.png|150x150px]]
|N/A
| (Used for avalanche control).<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 122mm [[122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)|D-30]]
|[[File:Image_unavailable.png|150x150px]]
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
| 152mm [[152 mm howitzer 2A65 Msta-B|2A65 Msta-B]]
|[[File:Image_unavailable.png|150x150px]]
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
! colspan="5" | Self-propelled artillery
|-
| 120mm [[2S9 Nona]]
|[[File:Image_unavailable.png|150x150px]]
| rowspan="2" |{{Flag|USSR}}
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
| 122mm [[2S1 Gvozdika]]
|[[File:Image_unavailable.png|150x150px]]
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
! colspan="5" | Multiple rocket launchers
|-
| 122mm [[BM-21 Grad]]
|[[File:Image_unavailable.png|150x150px]]
| rowspan="2" |{{Flag|USSR}}
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
| 122mm [[BM-21 Grad|9P138 Grad-1]]
|[[File:Image_unavailable.png|150x150px]]
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
! colspan="5" | Towed anti-aircraft guns
|-
| 23mm [[ZU-23-2|ZU-23]]
|[[File:Image_unavailable.png|150x150px]]
| {{Flag|USSR}}
| N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
! colspan="5" | Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
|-
| [[ZSU-23-4 Shilka|ZSU-23-4 'Shilka']]
|[[File:Image_unavailable.png|150x150px]]
| {{Flag|USSR}}
| N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
! colspan="5" | Static surface-to-air missile systems
|-
| [[S-75 Dvina|S-75]]
|[[File:Image_unavailable.png|150x150px]]
| rowspan="2" |{{Flag|USSR}}
|N/A
| (One site protecting the capital [[Bishkek]]).<ref name=":0" />
|-
| [[S-125 Neva/Pechora|S-125]] 
|[[File:Image_unavailable.png|150x150px]]
|N/A
| (Two sites protecting the capital Bishkek).<ref name=":0" />
|-
! colspan="5" | Self-propelled surface-to-air missile systems
|-
| [[9K35 Strela-10]]
|[[File:Image_unavailable.png|150x150px]]
| {{Flag|USSR}}
| N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
! colspan="5" | Radars
|-
| [[P-15 radar|P-15 'Flat Face A']]
|[[File:Image_unavailable.png|150x150px]]
| rowspan="2" |{{Flag|USSR}}
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
| [[P-18 radar|P-18 'Spoon Rest D']]
|[[File:Image_unavailable.png|150x150px]]
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
| Smart Hunter 
|[[File:Image_unavailable.png|150x150px]]
| {{flag|China}}
|N/A
| (For use in conjunction with MANPADS).<ref name=":0" />
|-
| SNR-75 'Fan Song' 
|[[File:Image_unavailable.png|150x150px]]
| rowspan="2" |{{Flag|USSR}}
|N/A
| (For S-75).<ref name=":0" />
|-
| SNR-125 'Low Blow'
|[[File:Image_unavailable.png|150x150px]]
|N/A
| (For S-125).<ref name=":0" />
|-
! colspan="5" | Reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles
|-
| [[Orlan-10|Orlan-10E]]
|[[File:Image_unavailable.png|150x150px]]
| {{flag|Russia}}
|N/A
| (Not yet seen).<ref name=":0" />
|-
| WJ-100
|[[File:Image_unavailable.png|150x150px]]
| {{flag|China}}
|N/A
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
! colspan="5" | Unmanned combat aerial vehicles
|-
|[[Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı|Bayraktar Akıncı]]
|[[File:Baykar Akinci.jpg|frameless|150x150px]]
| rowspan="3" |{{TUR}}
|N/A
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== Foreign military presence and international cooperation ==
In terms of foreign presence, the U.S.-led [[Operation Enduring Freedom]] coalition used the [[Manas Air Base]] (Bishkek's international airport) until June 2014. In response, Russia set up the [[Kant Air Base|999th Air Base at Kant]] to counter the American military presence in the [[former Soviet state]]. Moscow is believed to have promised Bishkek $1.1 billion for modernizing its army. Agreements to this effect were reached during the visits to Bishkek by Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov in August and President Vladimir Putin in September 2012.<ref>{{cite news|date=19 November 2012|title=Russia Gives $1.5 bln to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan for Military Expenditure|newspaper=The Gazette of Central Asia|publisher=Satrapia|url=http://www.satrapia.com/news/article/russia-gives-15-bln-to-kyrgyzstan-and-tajikistan-for-military-expenditure/}}</ref> As of fall 2023, Russia supplies various military equipment and also begins to form a joint air defense system.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2023/1013/140575821/detail.shtml | title=ЦАМТО / / Антидроновое ружье и ударный БЛА представили российские миротворцы на выставке учения ОДКБ в Киргизии }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2023/1012/155575802/detail.shtml | title=ЦАМТО / / Президент Киргизии ратифицировал соглашение с Россией о создании единой региональной системы ПВО }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=ЦАМТО / / Соглашение России и Киргизии о создании объединенной системы ПВО вступило в силу | website=ЦАМТО / Центр анализа мировой торговли оружием | date=2023-11-09 | url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2023/1109/121076296/detail.shtml | language=ru | ref={{sfnref | ЦАМТО / Центр анализа мировой торговли оружием | 2023}} | access-date=2023-11-13}}</ref> Since May 1992, Kyrgyzstan has been a member of the [[Collective Security Treaty Organization]]. In addition, its leaders work within the framework of the [[Council of Ministers of Defense of the CIS]]. Kyrgyzstan hosted the Second CIS Military Sports Games in 2017 in [[Balykchy]]. The games included various competition in shooting, fighting, etc.<ref>{{cite web|title=Second Military Sports Games of CIS kick off in Kyrgyzstan|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-07/26/c_136473517.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729010122/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-07/26/c_136473517.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 29, 2017|website=news.xinhuanet.com}}</ref> On 16 July 2018, the opening of the Kyrgyz-Indian Mountain Training Center took place in [[Balykchy]] at the Edelweiss Training Center, built with funds allocated by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=На Иссык-Куле открылся кыргызско-индийский центр боевой подготовки - Новости Кыргызстана|url=https://www.for.kg/news-496785-ru.html|access-date=2021-01-30|website=www.for.kg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Экономика|last2=Политика|last3=Общество|last4=Президент|last5=Парламент|last6=Правительство|last7=Аналитика|last8=Covid-19|last9=Выборы 2020|title=В Балыкчы на военном полигоне "Эдельвейс" открылся кыргызско-индийский учебный центр|url=http://kabar.kg/news/v-balykchy-na-voennom-poligone-edel-veis-otkrylsia-kyrgyzsko-indiiskii-uchebnyi-tcentr/|access-date=2021-01-30|website=Информационное Агентство Кабар|language=ru}}</ref>

The personnel of the armed forces also take part in UN peacekeeping missions. Currently, Kyrgyz forces are serving in [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Sudan]], [[East Timor]], [[Ethiopia]] and [[Kosovo]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mil.kg/ru/military-cooperation/un-cooperation.html|title=Военное сотрудничество по линии ООН|access-date=2012-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101103807/http://www.mil.kg/ru/military-cooperation/un-cooperation.html|archive-date=2012-01-01|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personnel==
=== Military education ===
[[Image:Bishkek 03-2016 img11 Chuy Prospekt.jpg|thumb|Military [[guard of honor]] near a monument in Bishkek's main square]]
The main military educational institutions include:
* [[Military Institute of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic]]
* [[MVD Academy of Kyrgyzstan]]
Kyrgyzstan has an agreement with the Russian Federation, according to which Kyrgyz soldiers are trained in military academies in Russia. The training of officers is carried out in the military educational institutions of the [[Republic of Kazakhstan]], the [[Republic of Azerbaijan]], the [[Republic of Turkey]] and the [[People's Republic of China]].

==== Training centers ====
The Center for Advanced Training of Officers and NCOs of the Defense Ministry was opened in early 2007. It was designed to offer one-month professional training courses. In 2005, the NCO Training School of the Combined Arms Training Center of the Armed Forces was opened at the base of the 2nd Independent Motorized Rifle Brigade.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/armed-forces-and-military-reform-in-kyrgyzstan|title = Armed Forces and military reform in Kyrgyzstan|journal = Central Asia and the Caucasus|year = 2007|volume = 5|issue = 47|pages = 116–127|last1 = Nuria|first1 = Kutnaeva}}</ref> In 2013, the border guard opened classes at more than 100 secondary schools.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://m.gezitter.org/interviews/56461_rayyimberdi_duyshembiev_nachalnik_generalnogo_shtaba_voorujennyih_sil_kr_general-mayor_v_kyirgyizskuyu| title = Райымберди Дуйшембиев, начальник Генерального штаба Вооруженных сил КР, генерал-майор: "В кыргызскую армию приходит больше парней с высшим образованием" » Интервью » Gezitter.org - Чтобы понимали...}}</ref> The Edelweiss Training Center operates in the [[Issyk-Kul Region]].

==== High schools ====
The [[Kyrgyz State National Military Lyceum]] and MVD High School are secondary schools that trains middle-tier commanders in the armed forces.

==== Kyrgyz State Medical Academy Faculty ====
[[File:Kyrgyz military institute.jpeg|thumb|Cadets of the institute during a [[2020 Moscow Victory Day Parade|victory day parade]] in central [[Moscow]] in 2020.]]
The Military Faculty of [[Kyrgyz State Medical Academy]] was created in the beginning of the Second World War, specifically in October 1941 when there was a shortage of medical personnel in the medical service. Originally it was the Sanitary Department of Defence, and in 1942 it was renamed to the Department of Military and Health Training, and has since 1944 been known as the Department of Military Medical Training. It currently engages in the military training of students of medical, pediatric, dental, sanitary and pharmaceutical departments of the armed forces.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Almanac: Kyrgyzstan, Republic of • Military Medicine Worldwide|url=https://military-medicine.com/almanac/74-kyrgyzstan-republic-of.html|website=military-medicine.com|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref>

===Conscription===
Kyrgyz Armed Forces have inherited conscription from the Armed Forces of USSR. The length of conscription was reduced to 12 months from initial 18 in 2006. Today, Kyrgyz Armed Forces employ a policy of reducing the service period for university graduates to 9 months.<ref>https://www.wri-irg.org/en/programmes/world_survey/country_report/de/Kyrgyzstan#sdfootnote1anc 1. Conscription</ref> Alternative service exists, however, it is only offered to conscripts who belong to certain religious groups.<ref>https://www.wri-irg.org/en/programmes/world_survey/country_report/de/Kyrgyzstan#sdfootnote1anc 2. Conscientious objection</ref>

== Affiliated security forces ==
* [[State Committee for National Security (Kyrgyzstan)|State Committee for National Security]]
* [[Ministry of the Interior (Kyrgyzstan)|Ministry of the Interior]]
*[[State Border Guard Service of Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyz Frontier Force]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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===General references===
* [[CIA World Factbook]], 2003 edition.
* [[IISS]] Military Balance, 2007 edition

== Further reading ==
* O'Mallery, William D., and McDErmott, Roger N., 'Kyrgyzstan's Security Tightrope,' Journal of Slavic Military Studies, Vol. 16, No. 3, September 2003, 72-111
* Martha Brill Olcott, [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+kg0063) Library of Congress Country Study Kyrgyzstan, National Security], 1996
* Henry Plater-Zyberk, Kyrgyzstan - Focusing on Security, [[Conflict Studies Research Centre]] K41, November 2003

== External links ==
* [https://archive.today/20150514064946/http://mil.kg/kg/sitemap.html Armed Forces of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan] official site  {{in lang|ky}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140724085316/http://www.mil.kg/ru/sitemap.html Armed Forces of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan] official site  {{in lang|ru}}
* [http://mes.kg/?page_id=2895&lang=ru Ministry of Emergency Situation (Kyrgyzstan)] official site
* [http://www.mvd.kg/ Ministry of Internal Affairs (Kyrgyzstan)] official site
* [http://www.uniforminsignia.org/index.php?insignia%5B19%5D=10&era%5B2%5D=1&cont=0&state=154&Itemid=53&option=com_insigniasearch&search_id=main# Kyrgyzstan military ranks]

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