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id="toc-Structure-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Branches" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Branches"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Branches</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Branches-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Ground_arms" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ground_arms"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.1</span> <span>Ground arms</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ground_arms-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Force_composition" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Force_composition"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.2</span> <span>Force composition</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Force_composition-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Separate_Elements" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Separate_Elements"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.3</span> <span>Separate Elements</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Separate_Elements-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Special_Operations_Forces" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Special_Operations_Forces"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Special Operations Forces</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Special_Operations_Forces-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Air_Force" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Air_Force"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Air Force</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Air_Force-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Georgian_Coast_Guard_(Former_Naval_Force)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Georgian_Coast_Guard_(Former_Naval_Force)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Georgian Coast Guard (Former Naval Force)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Georgian_Coast_Guard_(Former_Naval_Force)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-National_Guard_of_Georgia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#National_Guard_of_Georgia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>National Guard of Georgia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-National_Guard_of_Georgia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Army_Reserve_and_Territorial_Defence_Forces" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Army_Reserve_and_Territorial_Defence_Forces"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>Army Reserve and Territorial Defence Forces</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Army_Reserve_and_Territorial_Defence_Forces-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Commissioned_officers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Commissioned_officers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7</span> <span>Commissioned officers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Commissioned_officers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-International_cooperation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#International_cooperation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>International cooperation</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-International_cooperation-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only 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vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Military_industry"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Military industry</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Military_industry-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bases" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bases"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Bases</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bases-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCrc%C3%BCstan_Silahl%C4%B1_Q%C3%BCvv%C9%99l%C9%99ri" title="Gürcüstan Silahlı Qüvvələri – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Gürcüstan Silahlı Qüvvələri" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%8A%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%93%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Въоръжени сили на Грузия – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Въоръжени сили на Грузия" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozbrojen%C3%A9_s%C3%ADly_Gruzie" title="Ozbrojené síly Gruzie – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Ozbrojené síly Gruzie" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verteidigungskr%C3%A4fte_Georgiens" title="Verteidigungskräfte Georgiens – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Verteidigungskräfte Georgiens" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%88%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%80%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%82_%CE%94%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%AC%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%93%CE%B5%CF%89%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82" title="Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις της Γεωργίας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις της Γεωργίας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuerzas_Armadas_de_Georgia" title="Fuerzas Armadas de Georgia – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Fuerzas Armadas de Georgia" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9%DB%8C_%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86" title="نیروهای دفاعی گرجستان – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="نیروهای دفاعی گرجستان" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forces_arm%C3%A9es_g%C3%A9orgiennes" title="Forces armées géorgiennes – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Forces armées géorgiennes" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forzas_Armadas_de_Xeorxia" title="Forzas Armadas de Xeorxia – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Forzas Armadas de Xeorxia" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A1%B0%EC%A7%80%EC%95%84_%EB%B0%A9%EC%9C%84%EA%B5%B0" title="조지아 방위군 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="조지아 방위군" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8E%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%BD%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%A6%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%AE_%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AA%D5%A5%D6%80" title="Վրաստանի զինված ուժեր – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Վրաստանի զինված ուժեր" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oru%C5%BEane_snage_Gruzije" title="Oružane snage Gruzije – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Oružane snage Gruzije" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkatan_Bersenjata_Georgia" title="Angkatan Bersenjata Georgia – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Angkatan Bersenjata Georgia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%90_%D7%92%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%99%D7%94" title="צבא גאורגיה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="צבא גאורגיה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%A5%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%97%E1%83%95%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%97%E1%83%90%E1%83%95%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%AA%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%AB%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98" title="საქართველოს თავდაცვის ძალები – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="საქართველოს თავდაცვის ძალები" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruzijos_ginkluotosios_paj%C4%97gos" title="Gruzijos ginkluotosios pajėgos – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Gruzijos ginkluotosios pajėgos" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a 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<div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Combined military forces of Georgia</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For military forces serving the U.S. State of Georgia, see <a href="/wiki/Georgia_National_Guard" title="Georgia 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Defense_Forces_of_Georgia_2018_Emblem_v_1_G1.png/220px-Defense_Forces_of_Georgia_2018_Emblem_v_1_G1.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Defense_Forces_of_Georgia_2018_Emblem_v_1_G1.png/330px-Defense_Forces_of_Georgia_2018_Emblem_v_1_G1.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Defense_Forces_of_Georgia_2018_Emblem_v_1_G1.png/440px-Defense_Forces_of_Georgia_2018_Emblem_v_1_G1.png 2x" data-file-width="3816" data-file-height="2690" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Coat of arms of the Georgian Defence Forces</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">30 April 1991</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current form</th><td class="infobox-data">December 2018</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Military_branch" title="Military branch">Service branches</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Georgia._Flag_of_Land_Forces.gif/23px-Georgia._Flag_of_Land_Forces.gif" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Georgia._Flag_of_Land_Forces.gif/35px-Georgia._Flag_of_Land_Forces.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Georgia._Flag_of_Land_Forces.gif/45px-Georgia._Flag_of_Land_Forces.gif 2x" data-file-width="224" data-file-height="150" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Georgian_Land_Forces" title="Georgian Land Forces">Land Forces</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Flag_of_the_Aviation_and_Air_Defense_Command_of_the_Defense_Forces_of_Georgia.png/23px-Flag_of_the_Aviation_and_Air_Defense_Command_of_the_Defense_Forces_of_Georgia.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Flag_of_the_Aviation_and_Air_Defense_Command_of_the_Defense_Forces_of_Georgia.png/35px-Flag_of_the_Aviation_and_Air_Defense_Command_of_the_Defense_Forces_of_Georgia.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Flag_of_the_Aviation_and_Air_Defense_Command_of_the_Defense_Forces_of_Georgia.png/45px-Flag_of_the_Aviation_and_Air_Defense_Command_of_the_Defense_Forces_of_Georgia.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="167" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Georgian_Air_Force" title="Georgian Air Force">Air Force</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/National_Guard_of_Georgia_flag_%282018%29.png/23px-National_Guard_of_Georgia_flag_%282018%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/National_Guard_of_Georgia_flag_%282018%29.png/35px-National_Guard_of_Georgia_flag_%282018%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/National_Guard_of_Georgia_flag_%282018%29.png/45px-National_Guard_of_Georgia_flag_%282018%29.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="167" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/National_Guard_of_Georgia" title="National Guard of Georgia">National Guard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Headquarters#Military" title="Headquarters">Headquarters</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tbilisi" title="Tbilisi">Tbilisi</a>, Georgia</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mod.gov.ge/">mod<wbr />.gov<wbr />.ge</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_leadership" title="Category:Military leadership">Leadership</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-chief" title="Commander-in-chief">Commander-in-chief</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_the_President_of_Georgia.svg/15px-Flag_of_the_President_of_Georgia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_the_President_of_Georgia.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_President_of_Georgia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_the_President_of_Georgia.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_President_of_Georgia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="709" data-file-height="709" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/President_of_Georgia" title="President of Georgia">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Salome_Zurabishvili" class="mw-redirect" title="Salome Zurabishvili">Salome Zurabishvili</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Georgia" title="Prime Minister of Georgia">Prime Minister</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Irakli_Kobakhidze" title="Irakli Kobakhidze">Irakli Kobakhidze</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_of_Georgia" title="Minister of Defence of Georgia">Minister of Defence</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Georgia._Standard_of_Minister_of_Defence.svg/15px-Georgia._Standard_of_Minister_of_Defence.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Georgia._Standard_of_Minister_of_Defence.svg/23px-Georgia._Standard_of_Minister_of_Defence.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Georgia._Standard_of_Minister_of_Defence.svg/30px-Georgia._Standard_of_Minister_of_Defence.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="150" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Irakli_Chikovani" title="Irakli Chikovani">Irakli Chikovani</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Georgian_Defence_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Georgian Defence Forces">Chief of Defence Forces</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Maj. Gen. <a href="/wiki/Giorgi_Matiashvili" title="Giorgi Matiashvili">Giorgi Matiashvili</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Personnel</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Military age</th><td class="infobox-data">18–65 years old</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Conscription" title="Conscription">Conscription</a></th><td class="infobox-data">18 years of age, 12 months</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Available for<br />military service</th><td class="infobox-data">2,156,000, age 18–65 (2019 est.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fit for<br />military service</th><td class="infobox-data">1,023,400 male, age 18–65 (2019 est.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reaching military<br />age annually</th><td class="infobox-data">49,751 (2019 est.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Active personnel</th><td class="infobox-data">37,000<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Military_reserve" title="Military reserve">Reserve personnel</a></th><td class="infobox-data">27,000 (Active as of 2023)<br />23,000 (Specialist as of 2023)<br />155,500 (territorial reserve as of 2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Military_deployment" title="Military deployment">Deployed personnel</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Currently nowhere</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Expenditure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Military_budget" title="Military budget">Budget</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1.3 Billion <a href="/wiki/Georgian_lari" title="Georgian lari">GEL</a> (2024)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 480,000,000 USD (2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" title="Gross domestic product">Percent of GDP</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1.41% (2024)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="/wiki/Military_acquisition" title="Military acquisition">Industry</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Domestic suppliers</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tbilisi_Aircraft_Manufacturing" title="Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing">Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing</a><br /><a href="/wiki/TAM_Management" title="TAM Management">TAM Management</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Scientific_Technical_Center_Delta" class="mw-redirect" title="Scientific Technical Center Delta">Scientific Technical Center Delta</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tbilisi_Tank_Factory" class="mw-redirect" title="Tbilisi Tank Factory">Tbilisi Tank Factory</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Scientific_Technical_Center_Delta" class="mw-redirect" title="Scientific Technical Center Delta">Delta CAA Tactical</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Scientific_Technical_Center_Delta" class="mw-redirect" title="Scientific Technical Center Delta">Delta WB</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Foreign suppliers</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/32px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/41px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/15px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a><hr /> <b>Former:</b><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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.mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:none!important}}</style><table class="sidebar sidebar-collapse nomobile nowraplinks"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-title"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Defence Forces<br />of Georgia</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-image"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Georgia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Georgia"><img alt="Flag of Georgia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/150px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/225px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/300px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><br />Flag of Georgia<br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Georgian_Defense_Forces_small_emblem_2018.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Georgian_Defense_Forces_small_emblem_2018.png/150px-Georgian_Defense_Forces_small_emblem_2018.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Georgian_Defense_Forces_small_emblem_2018.png/225px-Georgian_Defense_Forces_small_emblem_2018.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Georgian_Defense_Forces_small_emblem_2018.png/300px-Georgian_Defense_Forces_small_emblem_2018.png 2x" data-file-width="368" data-file-height="368" /></a></span><br />Emblem of Defence Forces</td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background:#3C3B6E; color:#ffffff;"> Executive</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MOD_of_Georgia_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/MOD_of_Georgia_Emblem.png/40px-MOD_of_Georgia_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/MOD_of_Georgia_Emblem.png/60px-MOD_of_Georgia_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/MOD_of_Georgia_Emblem.png/80px-MOD_of_Georgia_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="368" data-file-height="368" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_of_Georgia" title="Ministry of Defence of Georgia">Ministry of Defence</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background:#3C3B6E; color:#ffffff;"> Staff</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Staff_of_Georgian_Defence_Forces_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/General_Staff_of_Georgian_Defence_Forces_Emblem.png/40px-General_Staff_of_Georgian_Defence_Forces_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/General_Staff_of_Georgian_Defence_Forces_Emblem.png/60px-General_Staff_of_Georgian_Defence_Forces_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/General_Staff_of_Georgian_Defence_Forces_Emblem.png/80px-General_Staff_of_Georgian_Defence_Forces_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="250" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_the_Defence_Forces_of_Georgia" title="General Staff of the Defence Forces of Georgia">General Staff of the Defence Forces</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background:#3C3B6E; color:#ffffff;"> Military service commands</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:East_Command_of_Georgian_Defence_Forces_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/East_Command_of_Georgian_Defence_Forces_Emblem.png/40px-East_Command_of_Georgian_Defence_Forces_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/East_Command_of_Georgian_Defence_Forces_Emblem.png/60px-East_Command_of_Georgian_Defence_Forces_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/East_Command_of_Georgian_Defence_Forces_Emblem.png/80px-East_Command_of_Georgian_Defence_Forces_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="250" /></a></span> East Command of Defence Forces</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:West_Command_of_Georgian_Defense_Forces_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/West_Command_of_Georgian_Defense_Forces_Emblem.png/40px-West_Command_of_Georgian_Defense_Forces_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/West_Command_of_Georgian_Defense_Forces_Emblem.png/60px-West_Command_of_Georgian_Defense_Forces_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/West_Command_of_Georgian_Defense_Forces_Emblem.png/80px-West_Command_of_Georgian_Defense_Forces_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="250" /></a></span> West Command of Defence Forces</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_aviation_and_Air_defense_command_of_the_Defense_forces_of_Georgia.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Emblem_of_the_aviation_and_Air_defense_command_of_the_Defense_forces_of_Georgia.png/40px-Emblem_of_the_aviation_and_Air_defense_command_of_the_Defense_forces_of_Georgia.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Emblem_of_the_aviation_and_Air_defense_command_of_the_Defense_forces_of_Georgia.png/60px-Emblem_of_the_aviation_and_Air_defense_command_of_the_Defense_forces_of_Georgia.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Emblem_of_the_aviation_and_Air_defense_command_of_the_Defense_forces_of_Georgia.png/80px-Emblem_of_the_aviation_and_Air_defense_command_of_the_Defense_forces_of_Georgia.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="250" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Georgian_Air_Force" title="Georgian Air Force">Aviation and Air Defence Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_National_Guard_of_Georgia.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Emblem_of_National_Guard_of_Georgia.png/40px-Emblem_of_National_Guard_of_Georgia.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Emblem_of_National_Guard_of_Georgia.png/60px-Emblem_of_National_Guard_of_Georgia.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Emblem_of_National_Guard_of_Georgia.png/80px-Emblem_of_National_Guard_of_Georgia.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="250" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_Guard_of_Georgia" title="National Guard of Georgia">National Guard of Georgia</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background:#3C3B6E; color:#ffffff;"> Functional combatant commands</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GSOF_new_emblem_1a.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/GSOF_new_emblem_1a.png/40px-GSOF_new_emblem_1a.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/GSOF_new_emblem_1a.png/60px-GSOF_new_emblem_1a.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/GSOF_new_emblem_1a.png/80px-GSOF_new_emblem_1a.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Georgian_Special_Operations_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgian Special Operations Forces">Special Operations Forces</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Force_Logistic_Support_Command_of_DFs_of_Georgia_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Force_Logistic_Support_Command_of_DFs_of_Georgia_Emblem.png/40px-Force_Logistic_Support_Command_of_DFs_of_Georgia_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Force_Logistic_Support_Command_of_DFs_of_Georgia_Emblem.png/60px-Force_Logistic_Support_Command_of_DFs_of_Georgia_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Force_Logistic_Support_Command_of_DFs_of_Georgia_Emblem.png/80px-Force_Logistic_Support_Command_of_DFs_of_Georgia_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="250" /></a></span> Force Logistic Support Command</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Training_and_Military_Education_Command_of_DFs_of_Georgia_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Training_and_Military_Education_Command_of_DFs_of_Georgia_Emblem.png/40px-Training_and_Military_Education_Command_of_DFs_of_Georgia_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Training_and_Military_Education_Command_of_DFs_of_Georgia_Emblem.png/60px-Training_and_Military_Education_Command_of_DFs_of_Georgia_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Training_and_Military_Education_Command_of_DFs_of_Georgia_Emblem.png/80px-Training_and_Military_Education_Command_of_DFs_of_Georgia_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="250" /></a></span> Training and Military Education Command</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Intelligence_Department_of_DFs_of_Georgia_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img 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decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/MP_of_DFs_of_Georgia_Emblem.png/60px-MP_of_DFs_of_Georgia_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/MP_of_DFs_of_Georgia_Emblem.png/80px-MP_of_DFs_of_Georgia_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="250" /></a></span> Military Police Department</li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background:#3C3B6E; color:#ffffff;"> <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_of_Georgia" title="Ministry of Defence of Georgia">MoD</a> departments and organizations</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align:left;"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">List</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cyber_Security_Bureau_of_MOD_Georgia_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Cyber_Security_Bureau_of_MOD_Georgia_Emblem.png/40px-Cyber_Security_Bureau_of_MOD_Georgia_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Cyber_Security_Bureau_of_MOD_Georgia_Emblem.png/60px-Cyber_Security_Bureau_of_MOD_Georgia_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Cyber_Security_Bureau_of_MOD_Georgia_Emblem.png/80px-Cyber_Security_Bureau_of_MOD_Georgia_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="250" /></a></span> LEPL Cyber Security Bureau</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DELTA_NEW_LOGO.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/DELTA_NEW_LOGO.png/40px-DELTA_NEW_LOGO.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/DELTA_NEW_LOGO.png/60px-DELTA_NEW_LOGO.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/DELTA_NEW_LOGO.png/80px-DELTA_NEW_LOGO.png 2x" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="2500" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/STC_Delta" title="STC Delta">STC Delta</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mod_Georgia_General_Inspection_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Mod_Georgia_General_Inspection_Emblem.png/40px-Mod_Georgia_General_Inspection_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Mod_Georgia_General_Inspection_Emblem.png/60px-Mod_Georgia_General_Inspection_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Mod_Georgia_General_Inspection_Emblem.png/80px-Mod_Georgia_General_Inspection_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="250" /></a></span> General Inspection of MoD</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Hospital_of_MoD_Georgia_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Military_Hospital_of_MoD_Georgia_Emblem.png/40px-Military_Hospital_of_MoD_Georgia_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Military_Hospital_of_MoD_Georgia_Emblem.png/60px-Military_Hospital_of_MoD_Georgia_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Military_Hospital_of_MoD_Georgia_Emblem.png/80px-Military_Hospital_of_MoD_Georgia_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="250" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Gori_Military_Hospital" title="Gori Military Hospital">LEPL Giorgi Abramishvili Military Hospital of MoD</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Defense_Forces_of_Georgia_sidebar" title="Template:Defense Forces of Georgia sidebar"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Defense_Forces_of_Georgia_sidebar" title="Template talk:Defense Forces of Georgia sidebar"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Defense_Forces_of_Georgia_sidebar" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Defense Forces of Georgia sidebar"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The <b>Defence Forces of Georgia</b> (<a href="/wiki/Georgian_language" title="Georgian language">Georgian</a>: <span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka" style="font-style: normal;">საქართველოს თავდაცვის ძალები</span></span>, <span style="font-size: smaller;"><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Georgian" title="Romanization of Georgian">romanized</a>:</span> <span lang="ka-Latn" style="font-style: italic;">sakartvelos tavdatsvis dzalebi</span>), or <b>Georgian Defence Forces</b> (<b>GDF</b>), are the combined military forces of <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgia</a>, tasked with the defence of the nation's independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. They consist of the <a href="/wiki/Georgian_Land_Forces" title="Georgian Land Forces">Land Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgian_Air_Force" title="Georgian Air Force">Air Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Guard_of_Georgia" title="National Guard of Georgia">National Guard</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Georgian_Special_Operations_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgian Special Operations Forces">Special Operations Forces</a>. The Defence Forces are under overall leadership of the <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_of_Georgia" title="Minister of Defence of Georgia">Minister of Defence of Georgia</a> and directly headed by the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Georgian_Defence_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Georgian Defence Forces">Chief of Defence Forces</a>. </p><p>The first regular military was established in the <a href="/wiki/First_Republic_of_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="First Republic of Georgia">first Georgian Republic</a> in 1918 and was in existence until after the republic's overthrow by the <a href="/wiki/Red_Army_invasion_of_Georgia" title="Red Army invasion of Georgia">invading</a> <a href="/wiki/Russian_SFSR" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian SFSR">Soviet Russian</a> forces in 1921. The modern Georgian military were founded in accordance with the government decree of 24 April 1991. 30 April, the day when the first <a href="/wiki/Conscription_in_Georgia" title="Conscription in Georgia">conscripts</a> were called up for military service in 1991, has been celebrated as the day of the Georgian military forces.<sup id="cite_ref-agenda1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-agenda1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Georgian military have fought in the <a href="/wiki/Georgian_Civil_War" title="Georgian Civil War">civil war and separatist conflicts</a> in the 1990s and the <a href="/wiki/Russo-Georgian_War" title="Russo-Georgian War">Russo-Georgian War</a> of 2008 as well as major international military missions such as in <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a> and <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>. Georgia was one of the first former <a href="/wiki/Republics_of_the_Soviet_Union" title="Republics of the Soviet Union">Soviet republics</a> to join the <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> <a href="/wiki/Partnership_for_Peace" title="Partnership for Peace">Partnership for Peace</a> program in 1994 and <a href="/wiki/Individual_Partnership_Action_Plan" title="Individual Partnership Action Plan">Individual Partnership Action Plan</a> (IPAP) in 2004 and has sought to bring its military in line with the NATO standards. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_of_the_Defence_Forces">History of the Defence Forces</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History of the Defence Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Georgian%E2%80%93Armenian_War_1918" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgian–Armenian War 1918">Georgian–Armenian War 1918</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgian%E2%80%93Ossetian_conflict_(1918%E2%80%931920)" title="Georgian–Ossetian conflict (1918–1920)">Georgian–Ossetian conflict (1918–1920)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red_Army_invasion_of_Georgia" title="Red Army invasion of Georgia">Red Army invasion of Georgia</a>, <a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%931992_South_Ossetia_War" class="mw-redirect" title="1991–1992 South Ossetia War">1991–1992 South Ossetia War</a>, <a href="/wiki/War_in_Abkhazia_(1992%E2%80%931993)" title="War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)">War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russo-Georgian_War" title="Russo-Georgian War">Russo-Georgian War</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Georgia" title="Military history of Georgia">Military history of Georgia</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Establishment_and_early_years">Establishment and early years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Establishment and early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 20 December 1990, President <a href="/wiki/Zviad_Gamsakhurdia" title="Zviad Gamsakhurdia">Zviad Gamsakhurdia</a> ordered the creation of what is now the Defence Forces. In January 1991, Soviet President <a href="/wiki/Mikhail_Gorbachev" title="Mikhail Gorbachev">Mikhail Gorbachev</a> and Supreme Soviet Chairman <a href="/wiki/Anatoly_Lukyanov" title="Anatoly Lukyanov">Anatoly Lukyanov</a>, demanded that Gamsakhurdia to stop the creation of the <a href="/wiki/National_Guard_of_Georgia" title="National Guard of Georgia">National Guard</a>. The first military parade of the National Guard was held at <a href="/wiki/Boris_Paichadze_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Boris Paichadze Stadium">Boris Paichadze Stadium</a> on 30 April 1991, where for the first time in 70 years, Georgians swore allegiance to the Georgian people.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This day is today commemorated as Defence Forces Day.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The new military was mainly manned by volunteers as well as ethnically Georgian officers who were serving in <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Army" title="Soviet Army">Soviet Army</a> at the time. The transfer of former <a href="/wiki/Transcaucasian_Military_District" title="Transcaucasian Military District">Transcaucasian Military District</a> facilities, weapons and formations located in Georgia, which began in early 1992, lasted until 1997. On 30 April 1992, an agreement was signed on the transfer of military units and facilities by the heads of the defence ministries of the Russian Federation and Georgia. According to it, Georgia received the following formations:<sup id="cite_ref-ГА_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ГА-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>10th Armoured Division (without 403rd Motorized Rifle Regiment) – <a href="/wiki/Akhaltsikhe" title="Akhaltsikhe">Akhaltsikhe</a></li> <li>6th Fortified Area – Akhaltsikhe</li> <li>8th Fortified Area</li></ul> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/Georgian_Civil_War" title="Georgian Civil War">Georgian Civil War</a>, units waged war with supporters of the ousted Gamsakhurdia. The Georgian Armed Forces also took part in the <a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%931992_South_Ossetia_War" class="mw-redirect" title="1991–1992 South Ossetia War">1991–1992 South Ossetia War</a> and the <a href="/wiki/War_in_Abkhazia_(1992%E2%80%931993)" title="War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)">War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)</a>, losing both, after which Georgia lost control over most of the territory of these republics. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="21st_century">21st century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 21st century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Train_and_Equip_Program" title="Georgia Train and Equip Program">Georgia Train and Equip Program</a> (GTEP) training was conducted using <a href="/wiki/U.S._Special_Operations_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Special Operations Forces">U.S. Special Operations Forces</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Marine_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Marine Corps">U.S. Marine Corps</a> forces from May 2002 to May 2004. During this time approximately 2,600 Georgian soldiers, including a headquarters staff element and 5 tactical units, received training. Another assistance program, the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Security_and_Stability_Operations_Program" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia Security and Stability Operations Program">Georgia Security and Stability Operations Program</a> (Georgia SSOP), was launched in January 2005 as a continuation of the (GTEP) of 2002–2004. <a href="/wiki/Georgian_Kosovo_contingent" title="Georgian Kosovo contingent">Georgian contingents</a> were involved in the <a href="/wiki/Kosovo_Force" title="Kosovo Force">Kosovo Force</a> and continue to participate in the operations in <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a> and <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>. </p><p>The DFG have been extensively reformed in the recent years to meet Georgia's aspirations to join NATO and for better response to the existing challenges such as the ongoing tensions in the unresolved separatist conflict areas in <a href="/wiki/Abkhazia" title="Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Ossetia" title="South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a> as well as to the threats of global terrorism. Georgia also views a large-scale foreign invasion and the spillover of conflicts from Russia's <a href="/wiki/North_Caucasus" title="North Caucasus">North Caucasus</a> as the worst potential near- and long-term scenarios, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 8 August 2008 the Georgian military conducted an operation in Georgia's breakaway region <a href="/wiki/South_Ossetia" title="South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a> (see <a href="/wiki/2008_South_Ossetia_War" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 South Ossetia War">2008 South Ossetia War</a>) in response to separatist attacks. The operation led to an armed conflict with forces from the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian Federation">Russian Federation</a> and resulted in the defeat and expulsion of Georgian forces from South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Following the military operations, Russia recognized independence of the regions. </p><p>The military budget of Georgia increased more than 50 times over the period from 2002 (US$18 mln.) to 2007 (US$17000 mln.), reaching over 7% of Georgia's GDP. Currently the budget is 5000mln USD (145.5 Billion GEL). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Russo-Georgian_War">Russo-Georgian War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Russo-Georgian War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Russo-Georgian_War" title="Russo-Georgian War">Russo-Georgian War</a></div> <p>In August 2008, following a series of fierce clashes in <a href="/wiki/South_Ossetia" title="South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a>, Georgia attempted to re-take the separatist territory by force. In the resulting military conflict with <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>, Georgia was driven out of South Ossetia and <a href="/wiki/Abkhazia" title="Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a>, and lost parts of its military capabilities. Russian forces sank four Georgian naval vessels in the port of Poti and hauled away nine rigid-hull inflatable boats. Georgia Land Forces lost approximately 30 T-72's, 6 BMP's, 2 BTR's and around 10 artillery pieces of all types in combat. The Russians also captured 5 intact BMP's, approximately 5 artillery pieces, BUK SAM system and OSA SAM system. The Georgian Air Force lost three <a href="/wiki/AN-2" class="mw-redirect" title="AN-2">AN-2</a>'s, 2 <a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-24" title="Mil Mi-24">Mi-24</a>'s and 1 <a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-14" title="Mil Mi-14">Mi-14</a> on the ground. Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia lost 2 <a href="/wiki/Elbit_Hermes_450" title="Elbit Hermes 450">Hermes 450</a> reconnaissance drones and 1 <a href="/wiki/Otokar_Cobra" title="Otokar Cobra">Otokar Cobra</a> APC. The Russian military lost more military equipment in combat than Georgia. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reconstruction">Reconstruction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Reconstruction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Georgia immediately began a process of re-armament after the war. The conflict was immediately followed by a replenishment program of the gaps in the single GAF arms components with an additional massive re-equipment and modernization program. Two Georgian naval vessels sunk in <a href="/wiki/Poti" title="Poti">Poti</a> were raised and returned to service.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Georgian Navy's remaining operational units were merged into the Coast Guard, which received training in search and seizure tactics from the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a> supplied Georgia with 30 <a href="/wiki/BTR-70" title="BTR-70">BTR-70</a> armored personnel carriers, 2 <a href="/wiki/Buk_missile_system" title="Buk missile system">BUK</a> SAM system batteries and 6 <a href="/wiki/9K33_Osa" title="9K33 Osa">OSA</a> mobile SAM systems<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> supplied Georgia with 13 <a href="/wiki/Wolf_Armoured_Vehicle" title="Wolf Armoured Vehicle">Wolf APC</a>'s and <a href="/wiki/SPYDER" title="SPYDER">SPYDER-SR</a> SAM systems and many types of firearms<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. The U.S. supplied Georgia with many types of infantry equipment to Georgia such as infantry personal protection equipment, firearms, APC's and anti tank missiles. Georgia has also received <a href="/wiki/Man-portable_air-defense_system" title="Man-portable air-defense system">MANPADs</a> and radars from <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. NATO militaries also often train with Georgian military and have annual military drills in Georgia. Georgia also rebuilt its damaged military bases and constructed more military barracks. By late 2010 the Georgian military had reached a strength greater than pre-war levels and, after completing the reforms, decisively reduced military spending. Beginning in 2010, Georgia started to produce its own line of APC's, IFV's, infantry personal protection equipment, small arms and mortars.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Defence Forces of Georgia consist of four branches: <a href="/wiki/Georgian_Land_Forces" title="Georgian Land Forces">Land Forces</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgian_Air_Force" title="Georgian Air Force">Air Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Guard_of_Georgia" title="National Guard of Georgia">National Guard</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Georgian_Special_Operations_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgian Special Operations Forces">Special Operations Forces</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-law_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-law-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The overall command is exercised by the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_of_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Defence Forces of Georgia">Chief of Defence Forces</a>, who is aided by the <a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_the_Defence_Forces_of_Georgia" title="General Staff of the Defence Forces of Georgia">General Staff of the Defence Forces</a>. The Defence Forces are further organized into several structural units:<sup id="cite_ref-law_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-law-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Eastern Command</li> <li>Western Command</li> <li>Air and Air Defence Command</li> <li>Special Operations Forces</li> <li>Military Training and Education Command</li> <li>Army Logistics Command</li> <li>National Guard</li> <li>Military Police</li> <li>Department of Military Intelligence</li></ul> <p>In wartime, several other bodies fall under the control of the Defence Forces additionally. These are:<sup id="cite_ref-law_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-law-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Police_of_Georgia" title="Border Police of Georgia">Border Police of Georgia</a>, a subordinate agency of the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Internal_Affairs_of_Georgia" title="Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia">Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia</a></li> <li>Department of Special Operations - Public Security Forces, a subunit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia</li> <li>Department for Protection of Strategic Pipelines, a subunit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia</li> <li>Department for Protection of Strategic Infrastructure, a subunit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Defence_Academy_(Georgia)" title="National Defence Academy (Georgia)">National Defence Academy</a> of Georgia, a legal entity under the Ministry of Defence</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gori_Military_Hospital" title="Gori Military Hospital">Military Hospital of the Ministry of Defence</a></li> <li>Cybersecurity Bureau, a legal entity under the Ministry of Defence</li> <li>Data Exchange Agency, a legal entity under the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Justice_of_Georgia" title="Ministry of Justice of Georgia">Ministry of Justice of Georgia</a>.</li></ul> <p>The Eastern Command and its Western counterpart are two main regional operational groupings, respectively, for eastern and western Georgia. They were created in the 2010s in order to have two autonomous territorial commands, with their own military staffs, logistical and administrative resources. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Branches">Branches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Branches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Land Forces form the largest component of the DFG responsible for providing land defence against any threat to the nation's sovereignty and territorial integrity, supporting Border Police in border protection and civil authorities in counter-terrorist operations as well as providing units for NATO-led and coalition operations abroad. They are organized into infantry brigades, artillery and other supporting capacities operating at a battalion level.<sup id="cite_ref-review_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-review-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Special Operations Forces are responsible for conducting special reconnaissance, unconventional warfare and counter-terrorism operations. The Georgian National Guard organizes and trains reservists in the peacetime and mobilizes them during a crisis or wartime.<sup id="cite_ref-review_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-review-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Ground_arms">Ground arms</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Ground arms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Georgian_Land_Forces" title="Georgian Land Forces">Georgian Land Forces</a></div> <p>The structure of the <a href="/wiki/Georgian_Land_Forces" title="Georgian Land Forces">Georgian Land Forces</a> is based on <a href="/wiki/Brigade" title="Brigade">brigade</a> and <a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalion</a>-sized military units. The main force consists of four infantry, one special operations, two artillery, one air defence brigades and several independent battalions. Georgian brigades have a total manpower of 3,000 each excluding non-combat personnel.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The overall strength of the land forces in 2013 was 37,825 (excluding active reserve), from which 21 were high-ranking officers, 6,166 officers and sergeants, 28,477 corporals and privates, 125 cadets and 388 civilians.<sup id="cite_ref-milkavkaz.net_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-milkavkaz.net-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Accordingly, to reach NATO structures and higher standards the brigades were downsized to optimal as well as the 5th brigade disbanded, also to increase the percentage of spending on arms acquirement, which was previously 2%, to 6% of the military budget. The goal is to reach at least 15% until 2020. The ground forces are equipped with a variety of weapons and vehicles. Special forces operate independently under MOD direction. </p><p>The Georgian Land Force consists of following primary combat formations (incomplete):<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Force_composition">Force composition</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Force composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Georgian_T-72Sim1_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Georgian_T-72Sim1_01.jpg/220px-Georgian_T-72Sim1_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Georgian_T-72Sim1_01.jpg/330px-Georgian_T-72Sim1_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Georgian_T-72Sim1_01.jpg/440px-Georgian_T-72Sim1_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5760" data-file-height="3840" /></a><figcaption>Georgian soldiers, 44th Armored Battalion, drive a T-72 tank into a fighting position during a combined training exercise, Vaziani, Republic of Georgia, Aug. 6, 2017.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Georgian_soldiers_provide_security_(7691328372).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Georgian_soldiers_provide_security_%287691328372%29.jpg/220px-Georgian_soldiers_provide_security_%287691328372%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Georgian_soldiers_provide_security_%287691328372%29.jpg/330px-Georgian_soldiers_provide_security_%287691328372%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Georgian_soldiers_provide_security_%287691328372%29.jpg/440px-Georgian_soldiers_provide_security_%287691328372%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4256" data-file-height="2832" /></a><figcaption>Soldiers of the 32nd Battalion conducting pre-deployment training, 2012</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:130703-M-YH552-899_(9241524618).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/130703-M-YH552-899_%289241524618%29.jpg/220px-130703-M-YH552-899_%289241524618%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/130703-M-YH552-899_%289241524618%29.jpg/330px-130703-M-YH552-899_%289241524618%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/130703-M-YH552-899_%289241524618%29.jpg/440px-130703-M-YH552-899_%289241524618%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5616" data-file-height="3624" /></a><figcaption>Georgian soldiers of 33rd Battalion and US Marines board a MV-22B Osprey during the Georgian lead operation Northern Lion II, 2013</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Georgian_mission_rehearsal_exercise_150218-A-LO967-010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Georgian_mission_rehearsal_exercise_150218-A-LO967-010.jpg/220px-Georgian_mission_rehearsal_exercise_150218-A-LO967-010.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Georgian_mission_rehearsal_exercise_150218-A-LO967-010.jpg/330px-Georgian_mission_rehearsal_exercise_150218-A-LO967-010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Georgian_mission_rehearsal_exercise_150218-A-LO967-010.jpg/440px-Georgian_mission_rehearsal_exercise_150218-A-LO967-010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5760" data-file-height="3840" /></a><figcaption>Soldiers from the 43rd Mechanized Battalion during exercises, 2015</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Georgian_army_soldier_-_1,_GDRP.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Georgian_army_soldier_-_1%2C_GDRP.jpg/220px-Georgian_army_soldier_-_1%2C_GDRP.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Georgian_army_soldier_-_1%2C_GDRP.jpg/330px-Georgian_army_soldier_-_1%2C_GDRP.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Georgian_army_soldier_-_1%2C_GDRP.jpg/440px-Georgian_army_soldier_-_1%2C_GDRP.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption>Georgian army soldier takes down grid coordinates during Defence Readiness Program-Training, 2018</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><b>HQ, Land Forces Command (<a href="/wiki/Tbilisi" title="Tbilisi">Tbilisi</a>)</b><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>Central Command Point</li></ul></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Georgian_Defense_Forces_Eastern_Command_flag_(2018).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Georgian_Defense_Forces_Eastern_Command_flag_%282018%29.png/22px-Georgian_Defense_Forces_Eastern_Command_flag_%282018%29.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Georgian_Defense_Forces_Eastern_Command_flag_%282018%29.png/33px-Georgian_Defense_Forces_Eastern_Command_flag_%282018%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Georgian_Defense_Forces_Eastern_Command_flag_%282018%29.png/44px-Georgian_Defense_Forces_Eastern_Command_flag_%282018%29.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> <b>Operational Command East</b> <ul><li><b>1st Infantry Brigade (<a href="/wiki/Tbilisi" title="Tbilisi">Tbilisi</a>)</b> <ul><li>11th Light Infantry Battalion</li> <li>12th Light Infantry Battalion - <a href="/wiki/NATO_Response_Force" title="NATO Response Force">NRF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_%22Shavnabada%22_Light_Infantry_Battalion" title="13th "Shavnabada" Light Infantry Battalion">13th Light Infantry Battalion</a></li> <li>14th Mixed Armored Battalion</li> <li>Artillery Battalion</li> <li>Logistics Battalion</li> <li>Reconnaissance Company</li> <li>Engineer Company</li> <li>Signal Company</li></ul></li> <li><b>4th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (<a href="/wiki/Vaziani" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaziani">Vaziani</a>)</b> <ul><li>41st Mechanized Infantry Battalion</li> <li>43rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion</li> <li>42nd Mixed Armored Battalion</li> <li>44th Artillery Battalion</li> <li>Logistics Battalion</li> <li>Reconnaissance Company</li> <li>Engineer Company</li> <li>Signal Company</li></ul></li> <li><b>5th Artillery Brigade (<a href="/wiki/Vaziani" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaziani">Vaziani</a>)</b> <ul><li>51st Artillery Battalion</li> <li>52nd Artillery Battalion</li> <li>53rd Security Battalion</li> <li>Air Defence Company</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Georgian_Special_Operations_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgian Special Operations Forces">Special Operations Battalion</a></b></li> <li><b>Ranger Battalion</b></li> <li><b>Combat Engineer Battalion</b></li></ul></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Georgian_Defense_Forces_Western_Command_flag_(2018).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Georgian_Defense_Forces_Western_Command_flag_%282018%29.png/22px-Georgian_Defense_Forces_Western_Command_flag_%282018%29.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Georgian_Defense_Forces_Western_Command_flag_%282018%29.png/33px-Georgian_Defense_Forces_Western_Command_flag_%282018%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Georgian_Defense_Forces_Western_Command_flag_%282018%29.png/44px-Georgian_Defense_Forces_Western_Command_flag_%282018%29.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> <b>Operational Command West</b> <ul><li><b>2nd Infantry Brigade (<a href="/wiki/Senaki" title="Senaki">Senaki</a>)</b><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>21st Light Infantry Battalion</li> <li>22nd Light Infantry Battalion</li> <li>23rd Light Infantry Battalion</li> <li>21st Mixed Armored Battalion</li> <li>Artillery Battalion</li> <li>Logistics Battalion</li> <li>Reconnaissance Company</li> <li>Engineer Company</li> <li>Signal Company</li></ul></li> <li><b>3rd Infantry Brigade (<i>The Mamelukes</i>) (<a href="/wiki/Kutaisi" title="Kutaisi">Kutaisi</a>)</b> <ul><li>31st Light Infantry Battalion</li> <li>32nd Light Infantry Battalion</li> <li>33rd Mixed Armored Battalion</li> <li>34th Artillery Battalion</li> <li>Logistics Battalion</li> <li>Reconnaissance Company</li> <li>Engineer Company</li> <li>Signal Company</li></ul></li> <li><b>6th Artillery Brigade (<a href="/wiki/Khoni" title="Khoni">Khoni</a>)</b> <ul><li>61st Artillery Battalion</li> <li>62nd Artillery Battalion</li> <li>63rd Security Battalion</li> <li>Air Defence Company</li></ul></li> <li><b>Naval Special Operations Company</b></li> <li><b>Combat Engineer Battalion</b></li> <li><b>Medical Company</b></li> <li><b>Separate Communications Company</b></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Separate_Elements">Separate Elements</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Separate Elements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Georgian_Air_Force_and_Air_Defense_Command_flag_(2018).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Georgian_Air_Force_and_Air_Defense_Command_flag_%282018%29.png/22px-Georgian_Air_Force_and_Air_Defense_Command_flag_%282018%29.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Georgian_Air_Force_and_Air_Defense_Command_flag_%282018%29.png/33px-Georgian_Air_Force_and_Air_Defense_Command_flag_%282018%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Georgian_Air_Force_and_Air_Defense_Command_flag_%282018%29.png/44px-Georgian_Air_Force_and_Air_Defense_Command_flag_%282018%29.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> <b>Aviation and Air-Defence Command</b></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Georgian_Defense_Forces_Army_Logistics_Command_flag_(2018).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Georgian_Defense_Forces_Army_Logistics_Command_flag_%282018%29.png/22px-Georgian_Defense_Forces_Army_Logistics_Command_flag_%282018%29.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Georgian_Defense_Forces_Army_Logistics_Command_flag_%282018%29.png/33px-Georgian_Defense_Forces_Army_Logistics_Command_flag_%282018%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Georgian_Defense_Forces_Army_Logistics_Command_flag_%282018%29.png/44px-Georgian_Defense_Forces_Army_Logistics_Command_flag_%282018%29.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> <b>Army Logistics Command</b></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Georgian_Defense_Forces_Military_Training_and_Education_Command_flag_(2018).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Georgian_Defense_Forces_Military_Training_and_Education_Command_flag_%282018%29.png/22px-Georgian_Defense_Forces_Military_Training_and_Education_Command_flag_%282018%29.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Georgian_Defense_Forces_Military_Training_and_Education_Command_flag_%282018%29.png/33px-Georgian_Defense_Forces_Military_Training_and_Education_Command_flag_%282018%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Georgian_Defense_Forces_Military_Training_and_Education_Command_flag_%282018%29.png/44px-Georgian_Defense_Forces_Military_Training_and_Education_Command_flag_%282018%29.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> <b>Training and Education Command</b></li> <li><b>Engineer Brigade</b></li> <li>Separate Reconnaissance Battalion (<a href="/wiki/Kobuleti" title="Kobuleti">Kobuleti</a>)</li> <li>Separate Medical Battalion (<a href="/wiki/Saguramo_Range" title="Saguramo Range">Saguramo</a>)</li> <li>Separate Signal Battalion</li> <li>Separate Logistics Battalion</li></ul> <p>In 2011 the Georgian high command decided to divide its military forces into two main operational units; the Eastern and Western Operational Groups. The aim was to create two independently acting military districts which would consist of forces in accordance to the strategic value of their deployment areas yet being balanced in their type of equipment. In case of war each group will be able to coordinate its operations independently from high command, having its own logistical and administrative reserves. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_Operations_Forces">Special Operations Forces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Special Operations Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Georgian_Special_Operations_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgian Special Operations Forces">Georgian Special Operations Forces</a></div> <p>The Special Operations Forces of the Defence Forces of Georgia were established to conduct unconventional warfare and the full spectrum of special operation missions. They also serve in supporting capacity for regular military forces, primarily in the areas of education and training. </p><p>Georgian special forces became first active in 1999 as part of <a href="/wiki/Kosovo_Force" title="Kosovo Force">KFOR</a>. Georgian commandos participated in the <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a> from 2003 until the complete withdrawal of the Georgian contingent in 2008 due to an <a href="/wiki/2008_South_Ossetia_War" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 South Ossetia War">escalation of hostilities in South Ossetia</a>. According to independent accounts, a number of Georgian operatives were also deployed prior in Afghanistan to aide US Special Forces in hunting down <a href="/wiki/Taliban" title="Taliban">Taliban</a> leaders. Georgian officials have stated that a group of servicemen were deployed in Afghanistan for medical purposes. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air_Force">Air Force</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Air Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Georgian_Air_Force" title="Georgian Air Force">Georgian Air Force</a></div><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Su-25_plane,_Georgian_Air_Force.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Su-25_plane%2C_Georgian_Air_Force.jpg/220px-Su-25_plane%2C_Georgian_Air_Force.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Su-25_plane%2C_Georgian_Air_Force.jpg/330px-Su-25_plane%2C_Georgian_Air_Force.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Su-25_plane%2C_Georgian_Air_Force.jpg/440px-Su-25_plane%2C_Georgian_Air_Force.jpg 2x" data-file-width="602" data-file-height="400" /></a><figcaption>Georgian <a href="/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-25" title="Sukhoi Su-25">Su-25KM</a> ground attack aircraft</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Georgian_Mi-24V.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Georgian_Mi-24V.jpg/220px-Georgian_Mi-24V.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Georgian_Mi-24V.jpg/330px-Georgian_Mi-24V.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Georgian_Mi-24V.jpg/440px-Georgian_Mi-24V.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Georgian <a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-24" title="Mil Mi-24">Mi-24</a> attack helicopter </figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Georgian Air Force</b> (<a href="/wiki/Georgian_language" title="Georgian language">Georgian</a>: საქართველოს საჰაერო ძალები, <i>sak'art'velos sahaero dzalebi</i>) is the <a href="/wiki/Air_force" title="Air force">air force</a> of the Defence Forces of Georgia. It was established as part of the Georgian Armed Forces in 1992 and merged into Army Air Section in 2010. As part of reforms in the Georgian military, the Air Force was reestablished as a separate branch of the Defence Forces in 2016. Under the leadership of Georgian Minister of Defence <a href="/wiki/Irakli_Garibashvili" title="Irakli Garibashvili">Irakli Garibashvili</a> the Air Force was re-prioritized and aircraft owned by the Georgian Air Force are being modernized and re-serviced after they were left abandoned for 4 years. The Minister of Defence also announced plans to acquire strike drones to increase Georgia's combat readiness. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Georgian_Coast_Guard_(Former_Naval_Force)"><span id="Georgian_Coast_Guard_.28Former_Naval_Force.29"></span>Georgian Coast Guard (Former Naval Force)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Georgian Coast Guard (Former Naval Force)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Georgian_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgian Navy">Georgian Navy</a></div> <p>The Georgian Navy was abolished in 2009 and was incorporated into the Coast Guard, which is not structurally part of the Defence Forces, but rather it is a subunit of the Border Guard of Georgia, which is under the control of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia. The <a href="/wiki/Coast_Guard_of_Georgia" title="Coast Guard of Georgia">Coast Guard of Georgia</a> is responsible for maintenance of the sovereignty of the country and for protection of internal territorial waters and economic zones. The headquarters and a principal Coast Guard base are located at the <a href="/wiki/Black_Sea" title="Black Sea">Black Sea</a> port of <a href="/wiki/Poti" title="Poti">Poti</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Georgian_coast_guard_in_the_port_of_Batumi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Georgian_coast_guard_in_the_port_of_Batumi.jpg/220px-Georgian_coast_guard_in_the_port_of_Batumi.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Georgian_coast_guard_in_the_port_of_Batumi.jpg/330px-Georgian_coast_guard_in_the_port_of_Batumi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Georgian_coast_guard_in_the_port_of_Batumi.jpg/440px-Georgian_coast_guard_in_the_port_of_Batumi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3664" data-file-height="2748" /></a><figcaption>Georgian <a href="/wiki/Coast_guard" title="Coast guard">Coast Guard</a> vessels</figcaption></figure> <p>The other, smaller Coast Guard base is in <a href="/wiki/Batumi" title="Batumi">Batumi</a>. Besides the naval force, the navy also includes a Special Counter-terrorist Detachment force. Georgia is also one of the founding members and a participant of the <a href="/wiki/Black_Sea_Naval_Co-operation_Task_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Sea Naval Co-operation Task Group">Black Sea Naval Co-operation Task Group</a>. Before the war with Russia, the Georgian navy had 19 naval vessels. Four of them were sunk during the conflict, and nine rigid-hull inflatables were captured by Russia. The Georgians raised and returned to service two of the sunken vessels, and partially replaced their losses with Turkish-built patrol/fast attack boats. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Guard_of_Georgia">National Guard of Georgia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: National Guard of Georgia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/National_Guard_of_Georgia" title="National Guard of Georgia">National Guard of Georgia</a> was established on 20 December 1990 and was manned mainly by volunteers. It represents the first Georgian armed formation, which became the base of the foundation for modern Defence Forces of Georgia. The Guard actively participated in the conflicts that occurred in Georgian territory (Samachablo, Abkhazia). </p><p>The National Guard used to consist of 20,554 personnel, but has now been reduced to 550. </p> <ol><li>Support civil government in crisis situations (natural, technological, ecological);</li> <li>Register mobilization resources, study and deliver;</li> <li>Convene, select and man of citizens on the basis of the agreement, for the units, subunits and bases of the Defence Forces;</li> <li>Provide ceremonial activity support;</li> <li>Assisting in training the Reserve Forces.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Army_Reserve_and_Territorial_Defence_Forces">Army Reserve and Territorial Defence Forces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Army Reserve and Territorial Defence Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Army Reserve is a professional reserve force consisting of former regular army personnel only. Due to the amount of experience, the Reserve personnel would be drawn from to replace losses in the ranks of regular formations, but will if needed operate in the vanguard of a combined mechanized group or an infantry assault. </p><p>The Territorial Defence Forces were established for immediate readiness of the population in crisis events, such as war. Its main goals would be the fortification and defence of all populated and strategically important areas as well as providing quick aid or security for evacuation operations in case of natural catastrophes. </p><p>Other than the active army reserve which consists of only ex military personnel, the Territorial Defence Forces are rather sparsely prepared for complex military operations. It instead provides more comfort for the regular forces in case of war, by acting as an additional logistical arm and leaving the actual combat to the regular forces. With the land forces and reserve army engaged in direct action, the Defence Force's most important task would be to construct trenches, bunkers and obstacles around strategically important areas and position themselves on systematically formed defensive lines. Mobilization capacity is around 140,000 troops and is reasonably large. </p><p>The TDF reservist is comparably poorly equipped for modern warfare. It is rumored that Georgia possess thousands of firearms of all types and infantry personal protection equipment inherited from the Soviet Union which could be used by reservists. Georgia also possess few dozen <a href="/wiki/T-54/T-55" title="T-54/T-55">T-55</a> tanks that are in storage that could be used by the reservist forces. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Commissioned_officers">Commissioned officers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Commissioned officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)" title="Officer (armed forces)">Officer (armed forces)</a></div> <table style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width: 100%"> <th>Rank group </th> <th colspan="10">General / flag officers </th> <th colspan="6">Senior officers </th> <th colspan="8">Junior officers </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td rowspan="2"><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Army_Flag_of_Georgia.svg/23px-Army_Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Army_Flag_of_Georgia.svg/35px-Army_Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Army_Flag_of_Georgia.svg/46px-Army_Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Georgian_Land_Forces" title="Georgian Land Forces">Georgian Land Forces</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-Georgia_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Georgia-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span 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data-file-width="1106" data-file-height="2142" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2"><span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka">გენერალი</span></span><br /><span title="Georgian-language text"><i lang="ka-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Full_general" class="mw-redirect" title="Full general">Generali</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka">გენერალ ლეიტენანტი</span></span><br /><span title="Georgian-language text"><i lang="ka-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general" title="Lieutenant general">General leit’enant’i</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka">გენერალ-მაიორი</span></span><br /><span title="Georgian-language text"><i lang="ka-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Major_general" title="Major general">General-maiori</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka">ბრიგადის გენერალი</span></span><br /><span title="Georgian-language text"><i lang="ka-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general" title="Brigadier general">Brigadis generali</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka">პოლკოვნიკი</span></span><br /><span title="Georgian-language text"><i lang="ka-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Colonel_(Eastern_Europe)" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonel (Eastern Europe)">P’olk’ovnik’i</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka">ვიცე-პოლკოვნიკი</span></span><br /><span title="Georgian-language text"><i lang="ka-Latn">Vitse-p’olk’ovnik’i</i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka">მაიორი</span></span><br /><span title="Georgian-language text"><i lang="ka-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">Maiori</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka">კაპიტანი</span></span><br /><span title="Georgian-language text"><i lang="ka-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kapitan_(rank)" title="Kapitan (rank)">K’ap’it’ani</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka">უფროსი ლეიტენანტი</span></span><br /><span title="Georgian-language text"><i lang="ka-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Senior_lieutenant" title="Senior lieutenant">Uprosi leit’enant’i</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka">ლეიტენანტი</span></span><br /><span title="Georgian-language text"><i lang="ka-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">Leit’enant’i</a></i></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td rowspan="2"><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Flag_of_the_Aviation_and_Air_Defense_Command_of_the_Defense_Forces_of_Georgia.png/23px-Flag_of_the_Aviation_and_Air_Defense_Command_of_the_Defense_Forces_of_Georgia.png" decoding="async" width="23" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Georgia_Air_Force_OF-4.png/50px-Georgia_Air_Force_OF-4.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Georgia_Air_Force_OF-4.png/75px-Georgia_Air_Force_OF-4.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Georgia_Air_Force_OF-4.png/100px-Georgia_Air_Force_OF-4.png 2x" data-file-width="1106" data-file-height="2142" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Georgia_Air_Force_OF-3.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Georgia_Air_Force_OF-3.png/50px-Georgia_Air_Force_OF-3.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Georgia_Air_Force_OF-3.png/75px-Georgia_Air_Force_OF-3.png 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Georgia_Air_Force_OF-1b.png/50px-Georgia_Air_Force_OF-1b.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Georgia_Air_Force_OF-1b.png/75px-Georgia_Air_Force_OF-1b.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Georgia_Air_Force_OF-1b.png/100px-Georgia_Air_Force_OF-1b.png 2x" data-file-width="1106" data-file-height="2142" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2"><span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka">გენერალი</span></span><br /><span title="Georgian-language text"><i lang="ka-Latn">Generali</i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka">გენერალ ლეიტენანტი</span></span><br /><span title="Georgian-language text"><i lang="ka-Latn">General leit’enant’i</i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka">გენერალ მაიორი</span></span><br /><span title="Georgian-language text"><i lang="ka-Latn">General maiori</i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka">ბრიგადის გენერალი</span></span><br /><span title="Georgian-language text"><i lang="ka-Latn">Brigadis generali</i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka">პოლკოვნიკი</span></span><br /><span title="Georgian-language text"><i lang="ka-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Colonel_(Eastern_Europe)" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonel (Eastern Europe)">P’olk’ovnik’i</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka">ლეიტენანტ პოლკოვნიკი</span></span><br /><span title="Georgian-language text"><i lang="ka-Latn">Leit’enant’ p’olk’ovnik’i</i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka">მაიორი</span></span><br /><span title="Georgian-language text"><i lang="ka-Latn">Maiori</i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka">კაპიტანი</span></span><br /><span title="Georgian-language text"><i lang="ka-Latn">K’ap’it’ani</i></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka">უფროსი ლეიტენანტი</span></span><br /><span title="Georgian-language text"><i lang="ka-Latn">Uprosi leit’enant’i</i></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka">ლეიტენანტი</span></span><br /><span title="Georgian-language text"><i lang="ka-Latn">Leit’enant’i</i></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width: 100%"> <th>Rank group </th> <th colspan="10">General / flag officers </th> <th colspan="6">Senior officers </th> <th colspan="8">Junior officers </th></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_cooperation">International cooperation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: International cooperation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Exercise_Noble_Partner_20_Load_Up.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Exercise_Noble_Partner_20_Load_Up.jpg/338px-Exercise_Noble_Partner_20_Load_Up.jpg" decoding="async" width="338" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Exercise_Noble_Partner_20_Load_Up.jpg/507px-Exercise_Noble_Partner_20_Load_Up.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Exercise_Noble_Partner_20_Load_Up.jpg/676px-Exercise_Noble_Partner_20_Load_Up.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6701" data-file-height="3211" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Medical_evacuation" title="Medical evacuation">MEDEVAC</a> training with the US Army <a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk" title="Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk">UH-60L</a> helicopter during exercise Noble Partner 20.</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Noble_Partner_2017_(36459634845).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Noble_Partner_2017_%2836459634845%29.jpg/246px-Noble_Partner_2017_%2836459634845%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="246" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Noble_Partner_2017_%2836459634845%29.jpg/369px-Noble_Partner_2017_%2836459634845%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Noble_Partner_2017_%2836459634845%29.jpg/492px-Noble_Partner_2017_%2836459634845%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5568" data-file-height="3712" /></a><figcaption>A Bradley IFV from US Army Armored Regiment (Iron Knights) maneuvers across Vaziani Military Base for Noble Partner 17.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Georgian Defence Forces frequently have large scale military drills involving heavy armor and parachute units with their NATO counterparts on Georgian soil to increase interoperability. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Peacekeeping_missions">Peacekeeping missions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Peacekeeping missions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Role_of_Georgia_in_the_War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="Role of Georgia in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">Role of Georgia in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Role_of_Georgia_in_the_Iraq_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Role of Georgia in the Iraq War">Role of Georgia in the Iraq War</a></div> <p>About 200 Georgian troops were deployed in the Kosovo (<a href="/wiki/Kosovo_Force" title="Kosovo Force">KFOR</a>) in 1999–2008, 70 were deployed in Iraq (<a href="/wiki/Operation_Iraqi_Freedom" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Iraqi Freedom">OIF</a>) in 2003 and 50 in Afghanistan in 2004 (<a href="/wiki/International_Security_Assistance_Force" title="International Security Assistance Force">ISAF</a>). From 2004 in Iraq were 300 Georgian troops. From 2005 approximately 850 troops were serving under Coalition Command (<a href="/wiki/Operation_Iraqi_Freedom" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Iraqi Freedom">OIF</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Assistance_Mission_in_Iraq" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq">UNAMI</a>). In July 2007 Georgia sent an extra 1,400 troops to <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>; that brought the total number of troops in Iraq to 2,000. About 300 of these troops were assigned to Taskforce Petro and stationed at COP Cleary outside the town of Wahida near Salman Pak, Iraq. On 8 August 2008 Georgia announced it will withdraw 1,000 troops from Iraq due to rising hostilities with Russia. Their preparedness and training skills are evaluated on highest level by international experts. The entire Iraq contingent has been airlifted back to Georgia. </p><p>Hence, owing to participation in international <a href="/wiki/Peacekeeping" title="Peacekeeping">peacekeeping</a> missions the military members are able to obtain practical experience and to show readiness to cooperate with <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> and with other partner countries' forces. </p><p>Currently there are more than 1,570 Georgian combat troops deployed in <a href="/wiki/Helmand" class="mw-redirect" title="Helmand">Helmand</a>, <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a> where Georgia has thus far suffered 22 deaths and over a hundred injuries.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2012, Georgia stated that it would continue its contributions in Afghanistan following the 2014 NATO withdrawal.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2012, Georgia had doubled the number of troops deployed to fight with Nato-led forces in Afghanistan to over 1,500. Georgia has 1,570 troops serving there, making the small Caucasus country of 4.5 million people the largest non-Nato contributor to the Afghanistan mission.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> Since 2014 Georgia has contributed 140 troops to the <a href="/wiki/EUFOR_RCA" class="mw-redirect" title="EUFOR RCA">EUFOR RCA</a> peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, Georgia also contributes its military units to Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan.</p><figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Georgian_Army_-_Operations_abroad_since_1991.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Georgian_Army_-_Operations_abroad_since_1991.png/358px-Georgian_Army_-_Operations_abroad_since_1991.png" decoding="async" width="358" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Georgian_Army_-_Operations_abroad_since_1991.png/537px-Georgian_Army_-_Operations_abroad_since_1991.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Georgian_Army_-_Operations_abroad_since_1991.png/716px-Georgian_Army_-_Operations_abroad_since_1991.png 2x" data-file-width="1425" data-file-height="625" /></a><figcaption>Operations abroad since 1991.</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GeorgianArmy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/GeorgianArmy.jpg/254px-GeorgianArmy.jpg" decoding="async" width="254" height="181" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/GeorgianArmy.jpg/381px-GeorgianArmy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/GeorgianArmy.jpg/508px-GeorgianArmy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1756" data-file-height="1251" /></a><figcaption>Georgian troops listening to a speech in Baghdad, Iraq</figcaption></figure><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Georgian_President_Mikheil_Saakashvili_Visits_Camp_Leatherneck_2013_09.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Georgian_President_Mikheil_Saakashvili_Visits_Camp_Leatherneck_2013_09.jpg/238px-Georgian_President_Mikheil_Saakashvili_Visits_Camp_Leatherneck_2013_09.jpg" decoding="async" width="238" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Georgian_President_Mikheil_Saakashvili_Visits_Camp_Leatherneck_2013_09.jpg/357px-Georgian_President_Mikheil_Saakashvili_Visits_Camp_Leatherneck_2013_09.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Georgian_President_Mikheil_Saakashvili_Visits_Camp_Leatherneck_2013_09.jpg/476px-Georgian_President_Mikheil_Saakashvili_Visits_Camp_Leatherneck_2013_09.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5616" data-file-height="3744" /></a><figcaption>Georgian soldiers in Camp Leatherneck</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commanders">Commanders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Commanders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_of_Georgian_Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of General Staff of Georgian Armed Forces">Chief of General Staff of Georgian Armed Forces</a></div> <p>The Chief of General Staff is the highest-ranking officer in the military, heading the <a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_the_Defence_Forces_of_Georgia" title="General Staff of the Defence Forces of Georgia">General Staff</a> and being the <a href="/wiki/Ex_officio" class="mw-redirect" title="Ex officio">ex officio</a> <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_of_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Defence Forces of Georgia">Deputy Chief of the Defence Forces</a>, who is the commander of the Defence Forces, being appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_of_Georgia" title="Ministry of Defence of Georgia">Minister of Defence</a>. The senior enlisted advisor of the Georgian military is the Sergeant Major of the Georgian Defence Forces (<a href="/wiki/Georgian_language" title="Georgian language">Georgian</a>: <span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka" style="font-style: normal;">საქართველოს შეიარაღებული ძალების სერჟანტი მაიორი</span></span>, <span style="font-size: smaller;"><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Georgian" title="Romanization of Georgian">romanized</a>:</span> <span lang="ka-Latn" style="font-style: italic;">sakartvelos sheiaraghebuli dzalebis serzhant'i maiori</span>), currently Sergeant Major Koba Tsirekidze (appointed on 11 April 2016).<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Military_industry">Military industry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Military industry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/STC_Delta" title="STC Delta">STC Delta</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Modernized_BRDM-2_of_STC_Delta_(Georgia)_03.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Modernized_BRDM-2_of_STC_Delta_%28Georgia%29_03.jpg/220px-Modernized_BRDM-2_of_STC_Delta_%28Georgia%29_03.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="209" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Modernized_BRDM-2_of_STC_Delta_%28Georgia%29_03.jpg/330px-Modernized_BRDM-2_of_STC_Delta_%28Georgia%29_03.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Modernized_BRDM-2_of_STC_Delta_%28Georgia%29_03.jpg/440px-Modernized_BRDM-2_of_STC_Delta_%28Georgia%29_03.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="975" /></a><figcaption>Modernized BRDM-2 of Georgian Land Forces</figcaption></figure> <p>Georgia has a long history of weapon production tracing back to ancient times. The modern arms industry began during the Soviet era. In 1941 Georgia became one of the most important Soviet weapon manufacturing states during the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>. It was responsible for providing the Soviet Army with all types of aircraft and ammunition. <a href="/wiki/Tbilisi_Aircraft_Manufacturing" title="Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing">Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing</a>'s role didn't change after the war. Up until 1990 Georgia was producing various types of fighter aircraft, most notably the <a href="/wiki/Su-25" class="mw-redirect" title="Su-25">Su-25</a> since it was produced almost exclusively in Georgia, unmanned areal vehicles, missiles, satellite components and orbital satellites. The company lost most of its functionality and production capability when the Soviet Union dissolved, yet was not abandoned. In the late 1990s Georgia's JSC RMP and later the newly established Ministry of Defence section <a href="/wiki/STC_Delta" title="STC Delta">"Delta"</a> started to work on the development of ballistic equipment using their own ingredients. The advanced research unit had successfully developed a variety of personal protection gear, such as bomb disposal suits and level I-IV body armour using classified mixtures of domestic resource. These projects never went beyond some prototypes, mainly due to poor attention and financing from the government. </p><p>With foreign support primarily from the United States since 2005, Georgia became able to start building a solid industrial base for the military. From 2001 to 2007, Delta experimented with unmanned aerial vehicles and modified parts for helicopters and Su-25 aircraft until it got involved in the modification of Georgia's T-72 tank fleet. In 2009–10, with enough experience and expertise and the assistance of designer <a href="/wiki/Zviad_Tsikolia" title="Zviad Tsikolia">Zviad Tsikolia</a>, Delta created its first prototype of an armored personnel carrier, the <a href="/wiki/Didgori_Armoured_Personnel_Carrier" class="mw-redirect" title="Didgori Armoured Personnel Carrier">Didgori</a>. Early tests were highly successful so that its first production line started already in 2011. Two versions would initially serve in the armed forces in 2012, followed by different modifications from 2013 on. The <a href="/wiki/Lazika" title="Lazika">Lazika</a> is Delta's attempt to manufacture a suitable modular infantry fighting vehicle created for multiple tasks. Delta considers the Lazika as one of the best vehicles of its class bearing armour technology similar to that of Israel. The remotely operated systems are locally produced as well. Due to "misdirected financing" and heavy interfering of former government officials, project Lazika was temporarily cancelled in late 2012, also due to "sabotage" and shortcomings in its armour research, but then later continued in early 2013 when a newly elected government took charge. </p><p>As of 2007 Georgia has been domestically producing uniforms for its military personnel. Other main production lines include various types of artillery systems such as <a href="/wiki/Multiple_rocket_launcher" title="Multiple rocket launcher">MLRS</a>, mortars and corresponding ammunition, anti-tank weapons and devices, full uniform sets for ceremonies and for all service branches, including boots, hats, assault vests, pouches, and backpacks. New kind of ballistic vests and helmets have been developed and produced for military service since 2013. The Georgian production uses techniques based on know-how from aerospace research whose methods differ slightly yet significantly from foreign ones. In 2018 plans were announced for decisive expansions in manufacturing capabilities. With assistance from the United States and Israel, a weapon manufacturing plant was established for the development and production of <a href="/wiki/AR-15" class="mw-redirect" title="AR-15">AR-15</a> based firearms.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tbilisi,_Georgia_%E2%80%94_Lazika_IFV_on_military_exhibition_of_Independence_day,_May_26,_2012_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Tbilisi%2C_Georgia_%E2%80%94_Lazika_IFV_on_military_exhibition_of_Independence_day%2C_May_26%2C_2012_%281%29.jpg/306px-Tbilisi%2C_Georgia_%E2%80%94_Lazika_IFV_on_military_exhibition_of_Independence_day%2C_May_26%2C_2012_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="306" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Tbilisi%2C_Georgia_%E2%80%94_Lazika_IFV_on_military_exhibition_of_Independence_day%2C_May_26%2C_2012_%281%29.jpg/459px-Tbilisi%2C_Georgia_%E2%80%94_Lazika_IFV_on_military_exhibition_of_Independence_day%2C_May_26%2C_2012_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Tbilisi%2C_Georgia_%E2%80%94_Lazika_IFV_on_military_exhibition_of_Independence_day%2C_May_26%2C_2012_%281%29.jpg/612px-Tbilisi%2C_Georgia_%E2%80%94_Lazika_IFV_on_military_exhibition_of_Independence_day%2C_May_26%2C_2012_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4752" data-file-height="3168" /></a><figcaption>Georgian made <a href="/wiki/Lazika" title="Lazika">Lazika IFV</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Didgori-2_later.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Didgori-2_later.jpg/281px-Didgori-2_later.jpg" decoding="async" width="281" height="209" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Didgori-2_later.jpg/422px-Didgori-2_later.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Didgori-2_later.jpg/562px-Didgori-2_later.jpg 2x" data-file-width="958" data-file-height="712" /></a><figcaption>Georgian made <a href="/wiki/Didgori-2" title="Didgori-2">Didgori-2</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Didgori_medevac.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Didgori_medevac.jpg/277px-Didgori_medevac.jpg" decoding="async" width="277" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Didgori_medevac.jpg/416px-Didgori_medevac.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Didgori_medevac.jpg/554px-Didgori_medevac.jpg 2x" data-file-width="918" data-file-height="659" /></a><figcaption>Georgian made <a href="/wiki/Didgori_Medevac" title="Didgori Medevac">Didgori Medevac</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bases">Bases</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Bases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Location </th></tr> <tr> <td>Ministry of Defence Headquarters </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tbilisi" title="Tbilisi">Tbilisi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vaziani_Military_Base" title="Vaziani Military Base">Vaziani Military Base</a> </td> <td>near <a href="/wiki/Tbilisi" title="Tbilisi">Tbilisi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Krtsanisi_National_Training_Centre" title="Krtsanisi National Training Centre">Krtsanisi Military Base</a> </td> <td>near <a href="/wiki/Tbilisi" title="Tbilisi">Tbilisi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Akhalkalaki Military Base </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Akhalkalaki" title="Akhalkalaki">Akhalkalaki</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Alekseevka Airbase </td> <td>near <a href="/wiki/Tbilisi" title="Tbilisi">Tbilisi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Marneuli Airbase </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marneuli" title="Marneuli">Marneuli</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bolnisi Airbase </td> <td>near <a href="/wiki/Tbilisi" title="Tbilisi">Tbilisi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gori Military Base </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gori,_Georgia" title="Gori, Georgia">Gori</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Senaki Military Base </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Senaki" title="Senaki">Senaki</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mukhrovani Military Base </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mukhrovani" title="Mukhrovani">Mukhrovani</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kutaisi Military Base </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kutaisi" title="Kutaisi">Kutaisi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Khelvachauri Military Base </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Khelvachauri" title="Khelvachauri">Khelvachauri</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Khoni Military Base </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Khoni" title="Khoni">Khoni</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_and_NATO" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia and NATO">Georgia and NATO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_Defense_Forces_of_Georgia" title="List of equipment of the Defense Forces of Georgia">List of equipment of the Defence Forces of Georgia</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Forces_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: 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articles">articles</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#h999f2;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Georgia_(country)" title="History of Georgia (country)">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Early</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prehistoric_Georgia" title="Prehistoric Georgia">Prehistoric Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shulaveri%E2%80%93Shomu_culture" title="Shulaveri–Shomu culture">Shulaveri–Shomu culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kura%E2%80%93Araxes_culture" title="Kura–Araxes culture">Kura–Araxes culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trialeti%E2%80%93Vanadzor_culture" title="Trialeti–Vanadzor culture">Trialeti–Vanadzor culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colchian_culture" title="Colchian culture">Colchian culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mushki" title="Mushki">Mushki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diauehi" title="Diauehi">Diauehi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colchis" title="Colchis">Colchis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Iberia" title="Kingdom of Iberia">Kingdom of Iberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lazica" title="Lazica">Lazica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_in_the_Roman_era" title="Georgia in the Roman era">Roman era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sasanian_Iberia" title="Sasanian Iberia">Sasanian Iberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianization_of_Iberia" title="Christianization of Iberia">Christianization of Iberia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Middle</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Principality_of_Iberia" title="Principality of Iberia">Principality of Iberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bagrationi_dynasty" title="Bagrationi dynasty">Bagrationi dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arab_rule_in_Georgia" title="Arab rule in Georgia">Arab rule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emirate_of_Tbilisi" title="Emirate of Tbilisi">Emirate of Tbilisi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Abkhazia" title="Kingdom of Abkhazia">Kingdom of Abkhazia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Iberians" title="Kingdom of the Iberians">Kingdom of the Iberians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unification_of_the_Georgian_realm" title="Unification of the Georgian realm">Unification of the Georgian realm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Hereti" title="Kingdom of Hereti">Kingdom of Hereti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Kakheti-Hereti" title="Kingdom of Kakheti-Hereti">Kingdom of Kakheti-Hereti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Georgia" title="Kingdom of Georgia">Kingdom of Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine%E2%80%93Georgian_wars" title="Byzantine–Georgian wars">Byzantine wars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian%E2%80%93Seljuk_wars" title="Georgian–Seljuk wars">Seljuk wars</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Didgori" title="Battle of Didgori">Battle of Didgori</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_Golden_Age" title="Georgian Golden Age">Golden Age</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mongol_invasions_of_Georgia" title="Mongol invasions of Georgia">Mongol invasions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timurid_invasions_of_Georgia" title="Timurid invasions of Georgia">Timur's invasions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samtskhe-Saatabago" title="Samtskhe-Saatabago">Samtskhe-Saatabago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkoman_invasions_of_Georgia" title="Turkoman invasions of Georgia">Turkmen incursions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Imereti" title="Kingdom of Imereti">Kingdom of Imereti</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Principality_of_Abkhazia" title="Principality of Abkhazia">Principality of Abkhazia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Principality_of_Svaneti" title="Principality of Svaneti">Principality of Svaneti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Principality_of_Guria" title="Principality of Guria">Principality of Guria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Principality_of_Mingrelia" title="Principality of Mingrelia">Principality of Mingrelia</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Kartli" title="Kingdom of Kartli">Kingdom of Kartli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Kakheti" title="Kingdom of Kakheti">Kingdom of Kakheti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safavid_Georgia" title="Safavid Georgia">Safavid Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abbas_I%27s_Kakhetian_and_Kartlian_campaigns" title="Abbas I's Kakhetian and Kartlian campaigns">Shah Abbas I's invasions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Kartli-Kakheti" title="Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti">Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Krtsanisi" title="Battle of Krtsanisi">1795 Persian Invasion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_within_the_Russian_Empire" title="Georgia within the Russian Empire">Absorption by the Russian Empire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Modern</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_Georgia" title="Democratic Republic of Georgia">Democratic Republic of Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armeno-Georgian_War" title="Armeno-Georgian War">Armenian War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Army_invasion_of_Georgia" title="Red Army invasion of Georgia">Red Army invasion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic" title="Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic">Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_9_tragedy" title="April 9 tragedy">April 9 tragedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Georgia_(country)#Independent_Georgia" title="History of Georgia (country)">Independent Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_Civil_War" title="Georgian Civil War">Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_in_Abkhazia_(1992%E2%80%931993)" title="War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)">War in Abkhazia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rose_Revolution" title="Rose Revolution">Rose Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russo-Georgian_War" title="Russo-Georgian War">Russo-Georgian War</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">By topic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Names_of_Georgia" title="Names of Georgia">Names of Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_Georgian_monarchs" title="Lists of Georgian monarchs">Monarchs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_historical_states_of_Georgia" title="List of historical states of Georgia">States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Georgia" title="Military history of Georgia">Military history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_Georgia_(country)" title="List of wars involving Georgia (country)">Wars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_battles_involving_Georgia_(country)" title="List of battles involving Georgia (country)">Battles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Georgian_history" title="Timeline of Georgian history">Timeline of Georgian history</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:History_of_Georgia_(country)" title="Category:History of Georgia (country)">more</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)"><img alt="Georgia (country)" 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href="/wiki/Template:Borders_of_Georgia" title="Template:Borders of Georgia">Borders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Georgia_(country)" title="List of birds of Georgia (country)">Birds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Sea" title="Black Sea">Black Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Georgia_(country)#Climate" title="Geography of Georgia (country)">Climate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Georgia" title="List of earthquakes in Georgia">Earthquakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environmental_issues_in_Georgia_(country)" title="Environmental issues in Georgia (country)">Environmental issues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glaciers_of_Georgia" title="Glaciers of Georgia">Glaciers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Caucasus" title="Greater Caucasus">Greater Caucasus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lakes_of_Georgia_(country)" title="List of lakes of Georgia (country)">Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lesser_Caucasus" title="Lesser Caucasus">Lesser Caucasus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mammals_of_Georgia_(country)" title="List of mammals of Georgia (country)">Mammals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_parks_of_Georgia" title="National parks of Georgia">National parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_protected_areas_of_Georgia_(country)" title="List of protected areas of Georgia (country)">Protected areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Georgia_(country)" title="List of rivers of Georgia (country)">Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_volcanoes_in_Georgia" title="List of volcanoes in Georgia">Volcanoes</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:Geography_of_Georgia_(country)" title="Category:Geography of Georgia (country)">more</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Georgia_(country)" title="Administrative divisions of Georgia (country)">Subdivisions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Georgia_(country)" title="Administrative divisions of Georgia (country)">Administrative divisions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Georgia_(country)" title="List of cities and towns in Georgia (country)">Cities and towns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tbilisi" title="Tbilisi">Tbilisi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mkhare" title="Mkhare">Regions</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:Subdivisions_of_Georgia_(country)" title="Category:Subdivisions of Georgia (country)">more</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Russian-occupied_territories_in_Georgia" title="Russian-occupied territories in Georgia">Russian-occupied territories</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abkhazia" title="Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Ossetia" title="South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#h999f2;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Georgia_(country)" title="Politics of Georgia (country)">Politics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Georgia_(country)" title="Constitution of Georgia (country)">Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Georgia_(country)" title="Elections in Georgia (country)">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Georgia" title="Foreign relations of Georgia">Foreign relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Georgia_(country)" title="Government of Georgia (country)">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Georgia" title="Human rights in Georgia">Human rights</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Georgia_(country)" title="LGBTQ rights in Georgia (country)">LGBT</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Georgia_(country)" title="Law enforcement in Georgia (country)">Law enforcement</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Military</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Georgia" title="Parliament of Georgia">Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Georgia_(country)" title="List of political parties in Georgia (country)">Political parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Georgia" title="President of Georgia">President</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Georgia" title="Prime Minister of Georgia">Prime Minister</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#h999f2;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Georgia_(country)" title="Economy of Georgia (country)">Economy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agriculture_in_Georgia_(country)" title="Agriculture in Georgia (country)">Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Bank_of_Georgia" title="National Bank of Georgia">Central bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_of_Georgia_(country)" title="List of companies of Georgia (country)">Companies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energy_in_Georgia_(country)" title="Energy in Georgia (country)">Energy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_lari" title="Georgian lari">Lari (currency)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mining_in_Georgia_(country)" title="Mining in Georgia (country)">Mining</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_Stock_Exchange" title="Georgian Stock Exchange">Stock Exchange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Georgia_(country)" title="Telecommunications in Georgia (country)">Telecommunications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Georgia_(country)" title="Tourism in Georgia (country)">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Georgia_(country)" title="Transport in Georgia (country)">Transport</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:Economy_of_Georgia_(country)" title="Category:Economy of Georgia (country)">more</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#h999f2;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Georgia_(country)" title="Culture of Georgia (country)">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_scripts" title="Georgian scripts">Alphabet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Architecture_of_Georgia" title="Architecture of Georgia">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_art" title="Georgian art">Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chokha" title="Chokha">Chokha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_Georgia" title="Cinema of Georgia">Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_cuisine" title="Georgian cuisine">Cuisine</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_wine" title="Georgian wine">Wine</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_dance" title="Georgian dance">Dance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambling_in_Georgia" title="Gambling in Georgia">Gambling</a></li> <li>Languages <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Georgian_language" title="Georgian language">Georgian</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Laz_language" title="Laz language">Laz</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Mingrelian_language" title="Mingrelian language">Mingrelian</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Svan_language" title="Svan language">Svan</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mass_media_in_Georgia_(country)" title="Mass media in Georgia (country)">Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Georgia_(country)" title="Music of Georgia (country)">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_mythology" title="Georgian mythology">Mythology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_name" title="Georgian name">Names</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Georgia" title="Public holidays in Georgia">Public holidays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Georgia_(country)" title="Religion in Georgia (country)">Religion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Georgia_(country)" title="Sport in Georgia (country)">Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Georgia" title="List of World Heritage Sites in Georgia">World Heritage Sites</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:Culture_of_Georgia_(country)" title="Category:Culture of Georgia (country)">more</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#h999f2;;width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Georgia_(country)" title="Demographics of Georgia (country)">Demographics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Georgia_(country)" title="Education in Georgia (country)">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_minorities_in_Georgia_(country)" title="Ethnic minorities in Georgia (country)">Ethnic minorities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgians" title="Georgians">Georgians</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Georgians" title="List of Georgians">List</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_diaspora" title="Georgian diaspora">Diaspora</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Healthcare_in_Georgia_(country)" title="Healthcare in Georgia (country)">Health care</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_in_Georgia_(country)" title="Women in Georgia (country)">Women</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:Demographics_of_Georgia_(country)" title="Category:Demographics of Georgia (country)">more</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#h999f2;;width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Symbols</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tavisupleba" title="Tavisupleba">Anthem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolnisi_cross" title="Bolnisi cross">Bolnisi cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borjgali" title="Borjgali">Borjgali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Georgia" title="Coat of arms of Georgia">Coat of arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Georgia_(country)" title="Flag of Georgia (country)">Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dzala_ertobashia" title="Dzala ertobashia">Motto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_George" title="Saint George">Saint George</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saint_George%27s_Cross" title="Saint George's Cross">cross</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Nino" title="Saint Nino">Saint Nino</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grapevine_cross" title="Grapevine cross">cross</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3" style="background:#h999f2;;font-weight:bold;"><div><div style="margin-bottom:-0.4em;"><ul><li><span class="nobold"><a 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