The Armed Forces of Uruguay ( Spanish Fuerzas Armadas del Uruguay ) is a collection of troops of the Republic of Uruguay , designed to protect the freedom, independence and territorial integrity of the state. Consist of three types of troops:
- ground troops ( Spanish Ejército Nacional );
- naval forces ( isp. Armada Nacional );
- air force ( Spanish Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya, FAU ).
| Uruguay Armed Forces isp. Fuerzas armadas del uruguay | |
|---|---|
 Cockade of the Uruguayan Armed Forces | |
| A country |  Uruguay |
| Subordination | Ministry of National Defense of Uruguay |
| Type of | military establishment |
| Participation in | War for the independence of the Spanish colonies in America Great War with Argentina Paraguay War |
Since 1973, the recruitment of the armed forces in peacetime has been done on a voluntary basis (military service under contract), but in emergency situations the government has the right to announce mobilization and proceed to recruitment of the armed forces on conscription. The draft age is 18 years.
Content
General Information
| Uruguayan Armed Forces [1] | |
|---|---|
| Human resources available for military service: | men aged 16-49: 837,252 women aged 16-49: 824,096 (2008 estimated) |
| Human resources suitable for military service: | men aged 16-49: 703,955 women aged 16-49: 690,296 (2008 estimated) |
| Human resources reaching military age every year: | Men: 27,082 Women: 26.075 (2008 estimated) |
| Military spending - percentage of GDP : | 1.6% (2006) |
History
The formation of the armed forces began from the moment independence of the country was declared on August 25, 1825.
Military cooperation with the United States began in the 1930s and significantly increased after the end of World War II and the signing in 1947 in Rio de Janeiro of the Inter-American Treaty of Mutual Assistance .
In 1952, Uruguay and the United States concluded a bilateral military pact [2] .
As of 1979, the total strength of the Uruguayan army was over 27 thousand military personnel (another 22 thousand served in the internal security forces and other militias). Ground forces (more than 20 thousand people) consisted of four "regional armies" (territorial divisions); three armored (35 light tanks and several dozen armored personnel carriers and armored vehicles) and six cavalry regiments, 13 infantry and four artillery battalions; single-division anti-aircraft artillery. The air force (3 thousand people) consisted of three squadrons, armed with 30 combat and 12 transport aircraft, as well as several helicopters [3] . The naval forces numbered more than 4 thousand servicemen, armed with 1 patrol ship, 3 frigates, 2 escort ships and 6 patrol boats, as well as several patrol aircraft and helicopters [4] .
In May 2009, the Ministry of Defense of Uruguay abolished the ban on the military service of homosexual people [5] .
Current State
Ground Forces
The ground forces of Uruguay have the following types of troops: [6]
- Infantry ( isp. Infantería )
- Cavalry ( Spanish Caballería )
- Artillery ( isp. Artillería ); including the St. Barbara Ceremonial Artillery Regiment ( Spanish Regimiento de Artillería Simbólico "Santa Bárbara" )
- Engineering troops ( isp. Ingenieros ); including the Ceremonial Engineering Battalion “December 20” ( Spanish Batallón Simbólico de Ingenieros “20 de Diciembre” )
- Communication troops ( Spanish: Comunicaciones ); including the ceremonial communications battalion ( batallón Simbólico de Comunicaciones )
The personnel of the Uruguayan armed forces take part in UN peacekeeping operations (the loss of Uruguay in all UN operations involving the country was 33 dead) [7] .
Notes
- ↑ Military of Uruguay, CIA - The World Factbook
- ↑ Great Soviet Encyclopedia. / ed. A.M. Prokhorov. 3rd ed. T.27. M., "Soviet Encyclopedia", 1975. p.87-94
- ↑ "Tashkent" - cell rifle / [under total. ed. A. A. Grechko ]. - Moscow : Military Publishing House of the USSR Defense Ministry , 1976. - p. 218-220. - ( Soviet military encyclopedia : [in 8 tons.]; 1976-1980, vol. 8).
- ↑ Latin America. Encyclopedic Handbook (in 2 vols.) / Redcoll, Ch.Ed. V.V. Volsky. Volume II. M., "Soviet Encyclopedia", 1982. p. 504-517
- ↑ Uruguay to lift ban on gays in the military (eng.)
- ↑ Ejército Nacional, Armas Archival copy dated October 14, 2008 on the Wayback Machine
- At Fatalities by Nationality and Mission up to 28 February 2019 // UN official site
Links
Literature
- Uruguay // "Tashkent" - cell rifle / [under total. ed. A. A. Grechko ]. - Moscow : Military Publishing House of the USSR Defense Ministry , 1976. - ( Soviet Military Encyclopedia : [8 tons.]; 1976-1980, volume 8).