Military and security service personnel strengths | information varies; approximately 50-60,000 active-duty troops, including 10-15,000 Air Force (2023) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the Uzbek Armed Forces use mainly Russian or Soviet-era weapons and equipment with smaller quantities of items from suppliers such as China, Turkey, and the US; Uzbekistan has a small defense industry, which is involved in repairing and maintaining aircraft and armored vehicles, as well as producing light armored vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles/drones, and other military items (2024) |
Military service age and obligation | 18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; 12-month conscript service obligation for men (those conscripted have the option of paying for a shorter service of 1 month while remaining in the reserves until the age of 27) (2023). note: Uzbek citizens who have completed their service terms in the armed forces have privileges in employment and admission to higher educational institutions |
Military deployments | . |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2019 | 2.8% of GDP (2019 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2018 | 2.9% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2017 | 2.7% of GDP (2017 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2016 | 2.5% of GDP (2016 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2015 | 2.5% of GDP (2015 est.) |
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