Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
Capital:
Ashgabat
The
capital, Ashgabat or Ashkhabad (“City of Love”) lies between the
Kara Kun desert and the Kopet Dag mountain range.
Ashgabat
is also the largest city in Turkmenistan, with a population of around
1 million people. Turkmenistan's total population is just over 5
million.
Turkmenistan
has the 4th largest natural gas reserve in the world.
Turkmenistan
shares borders with Iran to the south, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to
the north and Afghanistan to the east.
Air
Force
4,300
personnel
MIG-29
fighter aircraft (24)
SU-25
attack aircraft (43)
M-346 advanced trainer/light attack aircraft
A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft
L-39
trainer/light attack aircraft (2)
Mi-24
attack helicopters (10)
Mi-8
transport/attack helicopters
An-2
transport aircraft
Chinese made WJ-600 unmanned combat aerial vehicles
Chinese made CH-3 unmanned combat aerial vehicles
Chinese made WJ-600 unmanned combat aerial vehicles
Chinese made CH-3 unmanned combat aerial vehicles
Turkish made Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles
Italian made Falco unmanned aerial vehicles
israeli made Orbiter-2 unmanned aerial vehicles
AR-1 air to surface missiles for CH-3 drones.
Lavochkin La-17 target drones
AR-1 air to surface missiles for CH-3 drones.
Lavochkin La-17 target drones
Skystriker loitering munitions
Air Defense
FD-2000 (Export version of the HQ-9 which is a Chinese copy of the S-300)
FM-90 (Export version of the HQ-7B which is a Chinese copy of the Crotale)
SA-5 Gammon (S-200)
FD-2000 (Export version of the HQ-9 which is a Chinese copy of the S-300)
FM-90 (Export version of the HQ-7B which is a Chinese copy of the Crotale)
SA-8
Gecko (9K33 Osa)
SA-13
Gopher (K35 Strela 10)
ZSU-23-4
S-60
towed 57mm anti-aircraft guns
Maritime
forces (Including Border Guard)
Access
to the Caspian Sea
2
Russian made Molniya Class (Project 12418) missile boats
2
Turkish made large patrol boats.
Small
patrol boats called BAR-12 (or BARS-12)
Missile
boats armed with SS-N-22 Sunburn or SS-N-25 Switchblade anti-ship
missiles
Border
guards have patrol boats.
Army
Inherited
several Rifles Divisions from the former Soviet Unions Turkestan
Military District.
Much
equipment held in storage.
Turkmenistan
uses traditional names for military ranks
Esger-
Warrior
Onbashi-
Leader of 10 (section leader)
Yuzbashi-
Leader of 100 (junior officer)
Munbashi-
Leader of 1000 (senior officer)
Goshunbashi-
Army Commander
BMP-2
infantry fighting vehicles
BRM-1 reconnaissance vehicle. BMP-1 variant with low profile turret and ground radar. (12)
Lazar 3 - Serbian made 8x8 wheeled armored personnel carriers
BRDM-2
armored reconnaissance vehicles (170?)
BTR-70
armored personnel carriers
BTR-60
armored personnel carriers
Typhoon armored personnel carriers
PMV
Survivor II 4x4 wheeled armored vehicles
Kirpi 4x4 wheeled Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles
NIMR Abjan 440A armored vehicles
Saudi Arabian made Al Shibl light armored vehicles
Kirpi 4x4 wheeled Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles
NIMR Abjan 440A armored vehicles
Saudi Arabian made Al Shibl light armored vehicles
MANTRA 4x4 vehicles with rapid mine laying attachment and Skylark unmanned aerial vehicle
Toyota Hilux pickup trucks?
Toyota Hilux pickup trucks?
Polaris DAGOR off road vehicles. Used by Special Forces
Polaris MRZR off road vehicles. Used by Special Forces
Polaris Sportsman 6x6 All Terrain Vehicles. Used by Special Forces
FROG-7 (9K52 Luna-M) rockets?
BM-21
122mm multiple rocket launchers
2S1
self propelled 122mm howitzer
2S3
self propelled 152mm howitzer
D-30
towed 122mm howitzer
D-1
t0wed 152mm howitzer
2S9
120mm self propelled mortars
PM-38
120mm mortars
BRDM-2 with anti-tank guided missiles
Caracal anti-tank guided missile vehicles
AT-2 anti-tank guided missiles
AT-3 anti-tank guided missiles
AT-4 anti-tank guided missiles
AT-5 anti-tank guided missiles
AT-6 anti-tank guided missiles
RPG-7
RPG-18
RPG-22
SPG-9
GP-25 under barrel grenade launchers
GP-25 under barrel grenade launchers
NSV heavy machine guns
DShk heavy machine guns
PKM machine guns
RPK machine guns
Dragunov SVD Sniper rifles
AK-74
assault rifles
ARX-160
Italian made 5.56mm assault rifles
AK-47 assault rifles
Makarov PM pistols
Makarov PM pistols
Döwlet Serhet Gullugy (DSG) - State Border Service
700
personnel
Patrol boats
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