Protection of Uzbekistan (army): rating, strength
Sovereignty, independence and integrity of anycountry is provided by the army and depends directly on the defense capability of the state. The same is true in the republics of the post-Soviet space, including in the territory of Uzbekistan. The army of this state is considered to be one of the largest in Central Asia. Today, special attention is paid to this, as in the nineties, after the collapse of the USSR. Let's look at the defense capacity of this country in more detail, strength, service characteristics and problems.
Army of Uzbekistan
The USSR left each republic, in the pastconsisting in it, a great military potential and a lot of different equipment, military bases and other auxiliary elements. Most countries took advantage of this and began to develop their defenses. Therefore, the army of Uzbekistan in the world level has not become small, but has constantly increased its number and today it is one of the largest on the Asian continent.
But this is not surprising, the government of this countryspends annually 1.5 billion US dollars. These funds go to the development of their weapons and increase in numbers. The army of Uzbekistan, whose strength is shown in the table below, has a huge potential.
Today, there are many means of comparing the armed forces of different countries. Let's look at the world rankings, which will help to understand which army in Uzbekistan.
| Type of military weapons | Number according to public data |
| Citizens fit for military service in the army of Uzbekistan | 13 311 936 people |
| Annual Appeal | About 600,000 people |
| Main troop strength | 60,000 people |
| Tanks | 420 pcs. |
| Aircraft | 164 pcs. |
| Helicopters | 65 pcs. |
| BMP | 715 pcs. |
As you can see, the armed forces of Uzbekistanpromising, and have a large number and excellent weapons. In the world rating of the Armed Forces this state has 48th position, among the CIS countries it ranks 3 rd. But the army of Uzbekistan has a certain list of problems. Let's look at them.
Corruption in the army of Uzbekistan and other problems
Service in the armed forces of the state is alwayswas considered very prestigious. A special dream for young men is the passage of military service in elite types of troops. But, according to the polls, it's very difficult to get into a certain type of troops in Uzbekistan, but usually only after giving a bribe. Unlike the Russian Federation, where they often pay to "cut off" from the service, and not get into the army. This is due to the fact that it is almost impossible for a regular citizen to get into the main grouping of troops, because its strength is only 60 thousand people per 30 million of the country's population.
Corruption usually occurs at the domestic level, in the military registration and enlistment office, to get one or another category, you need to give a bribe of about $ 300.
Land Equipment of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan
In the army of this Asian state is listeddifferent technique. According to public sources, the tanks, aircraft and infantry fighting vehicles of this country are in excellent condition. To understand what kind of army in Uzbekistan and the defense capacity of a given country, we offer this table for your reference.
| Type of equipment | Name and quantity (in units) |
| Tanks | T-72 (100), T-64 (170), T-62 (340) |
| BMP and BTR | BMD-1 (120), BRDM-2 (13), BMD-2 (9), BPM-2 (270), BTR-D (50), BTR-60 (24), BTR-70 (25), BTR -80 (210), BRM (6) |
| ACS | Nona-S (54), Carnation (18), Acacia (17), Peony (48) |
| Howitzers | D-30 (60), Hyacinth-B (140) |
| Multiple rocket launchers | Hail (60), Hurricane (48) |
| Operational-tacky missile systems | OTRK Point (5) |
As you see, the number of vehicles is very large and is able to deter any aggressive actions, including from terrorist and extremist groups.
Air force group
To protect the state is necessary not only toearth, but also in the sky. For this, the army of Uzbekistan contains helicopters, fighters, bombers, attack aircraft. On arms of the country is a large air force group. The list of equipment is given in the table below.
| Type of aircraft | Name and quantity (Pcs) |
| Unmanned aerial vehicles | Pterodactyl - it is not known how many units |
| Fighters | Multi-purpose fighters SU-27 (25), multi-purpose fighters MIG-29 (30), fighters-bombers SU-17 (26) |
| Bombers and attack aircraft | Su-24 (34) tactical bomber, Su-25 attack aircraft (20) |
| Helicopter gunships | Multi-purpose helicopters MI-8 (52), transport combat helicopters MI-24 (29) |
In addition, the army of Uzbekistan includes elements of air defense: C-75, C-125, C-200.
Combat experience
Fortunately, Uzbekistan did not enter into anyarmed conflicts with other states. The only combat experience of this country is military clashes with terrorist and extremist groups. But the army of Uzbekistan constantly trains. The Ministry of Defense of this state conducts military exercises of various kinds.
General conclusions about the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan
To date, the army of this state tostill considered one of the strongest in the CIS. In terms of quality and quantity, it is overtaken only by an armed group of the Russian Federation and Ukraine. But gradually the army of Kazakhstan is catching up, because in it there is a more active update of the technical potential of the country.
It is bad that the Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan does not buy new, but uses old equipment. The armed forces, of course, are modernizing it, but this negatively affects the growth of potential.
Since the country has no combat experience, it is not knownthe exact number of working tanks, airplanes, infantry fighting vehicles, so it’s impossible to judge the total power of the Uzbek army, only from publicly available data, which are based on the documentation provided to the media by the government of the country. This is a disadvantage, but citizens are confident in their safety - which is the main thing.
