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Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus
Узброеныя сілы Рэспублікі Беларусь(Belarusian) Вооружённые силы Республики Беларусь(Russian)
Emblem of the Belarusian defense ministry
Flag
Founded
1992
Service branches
Ground Forces Air Force Special Forces of Belarus Transport Troops Territorial Troops
Headquarters
Defense Ministry, Minsk, Belarus
Website
www.mil.by
Leadership
President
Alexander Lukashenko
Minister of Defense
Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin
Chief of the General Staff
Major General Viktor Gulevich
Personnel
Conscription
Yes[1]
Active personnel
63,000[2][3]
Reserve personnel
365,400(2021)
Expenditures
Budget
US$0.880 billion (2022)[4]
Percent of GDP
1.2% (2022)
Industry
Domestic suppliers
Belarusian Plant of Precision Electromechanic Kalashnikov
Foreign suppliers
Russia China Iran
Related articles
Ranks
Military ranks of Belarus
Map showing main military units of the Belarusian Armed Forces
Ground Forces
Air and Air Defence Forces
Special Forces
Transport Troops
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Узброеныя сілы Рэспублікі Беларусь [УС РБ], romanized: Uzbrojenyja sily Respubliki Bielaruś [US RB]; Russian: Вооруженные силы Республики Беларусь, romanized: Vooruzhennyye sily Respubliki Belarus) are the military forces of Belarus. It consists of the Ground Forces and the Air Force and Air Defence Forces, all under the command of the Ministry of Defence. As a landlocked country, Belarus has no navy, however the Belarusian military does have control over some small Soviet inherited naval vessels in its rivers and lakes.
In 2017, IISS estimated that personnel in the armed forces numbered 49,000, and nearly 350,000 reserves. Most soldiers are conscripts serving for a period of 18 months, although there is an alternative service option. The Belarusian military still holds many Soviet military laws and holds high numbers of reserve personnels as a high priority. [5]
Belarus conducted military reforms in the early 2000s which reshaped its armed forces as a relatively effective force for a small state in somewhat difficult economic conditions.[6]
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