Armed Forces of Turkmenistan

Armed Forces of Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan Armed Forces emblem
Founded27 January 1992; 32 years ago (1992-01-27)
Service branchesService branches
   Ground Forces
   Air Forces
   Navy
Independent formations
  Border Troops
  Internal Troops
  National Guard
HeadquartersAshgabat[1]
WebsiteMilli Gosun National Army Newspaper
Leadership
Supreme Commander-in-Chief Serdar Berdimuhamedow
Secretary of the State Security CouncilLieutenant General Begench Gundogdyev
Minister of DefenceLieutenant General Begench Gundogdyev
Chief of the General StaffColonel Akmurad Anamedov
Personnel
Military age18[2]
Conscription24 months (IISS 2012)
Active personnel36,500 (Army 33,000, Air Force 3,000, Navy 500)
Reserve personnelformerly 108,000, not since 2018 at least.[3]
Expenditure
Budget$800 million (FY10) (IISS 2018)
Percent of GDP3.6% (FY10)[2]
Industry
Foreign suppliers Belarus
 Kazakhstan
 North Korea
 Russia
 Turkey
 Serbia[4]
 United States
Related articles
RanksMilitary ranks of Turkmenistan

The Armed Forces of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Ýaragly Güýçleri), known informally as the Turkmen National Army (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Milli goşun) is the national military of Turkmenistan. It consists of the Ground Forces, the Air Force and Air Defense Forces, Navy, and other independent formations (etc. Border Troops, Internal Troops and National Guard).

  1. ^ Military Technology, World Defence Almanac 2008, p.255
  2. ^ a b "Turkmenistan Military 2014, CIA World Factbook". Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  3. ^ John Pike. "Turkmenistan- Army". Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Prvi put van Srbije: Lazar 3 prikazan u punom sjaju FOTO". B92. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2021.