Modernization of the Belarusian army is a necessary and constant process, especially when NATO's activity in the west is increasing. New threats appear all the time. According to Global Firepower, an analytical company, which compiles an annual ranking of the world's armies. In 2022 Belarus ranked 52 out of 142 countries. The military forces of the United States, Russia and China remain in the top three. In assessing the military strength of states, the researchers considered more than 50 criteria, including the number of weapons, manpower and reserves, military financing and many others.
Today the number of our troops is nearly 65,000, of which 45,000 are regular troops. This includes ground forces, air and air defense forces, as well as special operations forces, weapons, logistics, military training institutions, maintenance and security organizations and units. There are almost 290,000 in the reserve, of which 120,000 are territorial.
Belarusian Armed Forces have a large group of armored vehicles. For example, T-72 tanks of various modifications, the 72B3 model.
The air force is represented by multi-purpose fighters Su-30SM and MiG-29 of various modifications, attack aircraft Su-25, combat training aircraft Yak-130, military transport IL-76 and An-26. The air defense systems are represented by anti-aircraft missile systems S-300, Tor-M2E, Strela, air defense systems Bug and Osa. An interesting fact: Belarusian pilots have set 15 world records on the MiG-29 fighter.
Unfortunately, the possibility of a major war is not excluded these days. It is not by chance that the leading military powers of the world - Russia, the USA and China - annually allot hundreds of millions of dollars to develop, produce, upgrade and purchase modern equipment. The Commander-in-Chief also demands our military to look around, to observe, to draw conclusions. We have learned certain lessons from the Ukrainian conflict, and at this stage there is a clear vision of what our army, its development and equipment of troops should be. The bet is on mobility.
The number of Special Operations Forces is over 6,000.
The formations and military units of the Special Operations Forces are being constantly replenished with new equipment. The armored vehicles of various modifications are in service.
The Armed Forces of Belarus are unique in their structure. The combat component of our army is divided roughly equally into three parts: ground forces, Special Operations Forces, air defense forces. But we remember that not only the armed forces are involved in the defense of the country, but also other formations: internal troops, border guards, state security forces, and territorial defense forces. That is to say, we are prepared for combat operations of any format.
To what extent is Belarusian army modern, modernized and equipped?
3 июля 2022












