YOUR: Вся военная мощь-2023 какая армия TJ сегодня

Feature by YOUR.tj (23 February 2023) marking Tajikistan’s Defender of the Fatherland Day and the 30th anniversary of its Armed Forces. The article reports that, unlike other Central Asian republics, Tajikistan inherited no Soviet-era weaponry, and that its national armed forces were formally established on 22 February 1993. Drawing on the Global Firepower Index and SIPRI data cited in the piece, the article reports that Tajikistan fell to 120th place (Power Index 2.6403) in the 2023 GFP ranking — down from 111th in 2022 and 99th in 2021 — last among the five Central Asian states (Uzbekistan 62nd, Kazakhstan 63rd, Turkmenistan 82nd, Kyrgyzstan 107th). The article reports an active-force strength of 9,500 personnel plus 5,500 in paramilitary formations (124th globally); tank inventory reportedly fell from 47 to 37 units between 2022 and 2023 (101st globally), compared with Turkmenistan’s 680, Uzbekistan’s 420, Kazakhstan’s 300 and Kyrgyzstan’s 215. Citing a 2020 SIPRI-linked figure, the article reports that Tajikistan spent about 1.01% of GDP on defence and roughly $1.6 bn on armaments, with a population of 10,143,543. The article reports that arms imports come primarily from Russia, China and Bulgaria, and that the army is structured into ground, mobile, air, special-purpose, airborne, air-defence, presidential guard and interior/border forces. Sources cited: Global Firepower Index (2022, 2023), SIPRI, World Bank, and a Sputnik archive photo (2016 tank biathlon). No named individuals beyond historical references.