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)
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
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 sasaran drones
AR-1 air to surface missiles for CH-3 drones.
Lavochkin La-17 sasaran drones
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)
BRDM-2 armored reconnaissance vehicles (170?)
BTR-70 armored personnel carriers
BTR-60 armored personnel carriers
PMV Survivor II 4x4 wheeled armored vehicles
Kirpi 4x4 wheeled Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles
NIMR Abjan 440A armored vehicles
Kirpi 4x4 wheeled Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles
NIMR Abjan 440A armored vehicles
MANTRA 4x4 vehicles with rapid mine laying attachment and Skylark unmanned aerial vehicle
Toyota Hilux pickup trucks?
Toyota Hilux pickup trucks?
SS-1 Scud B missiles or FROG-7 missiles?
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
Border Guard
700 personnel