The President and the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Shavkat Mirziyoyev today chaired a government meeting on strengthening Uzbekistan's defense capability, the presidential press service said.
The meeting addressed strengthening defense potential, ensuring the country's military security, and the implementation of priority tasks identified at the expanded meeting of the Security Council on January 13.
"In the context of an unstable international situation, when military actions in certain regions are leading to serious humanitarian and economic consequences, strengthening the country's defense capability and ensuring its security is of particular importance," the president noted at the meeting.
The Minister of Defense reported on progress of efforts to improve the combat readiness of troops, the operational training of units and subunits, equipping them with modern weapons and equipment, and developing the infrastructure of military-administrative sectors.
Discussions also touched upon studying the best practices of developed countries and the experience of conducting military operations, as well as the introduction of modern approaches to military command and training.
In particular, Shavkat Mirziyoyev pointed to the need for widespread use of new technologies, including unmanned systems and digital command and control solutions, to improve troop effectiveness.
He outlined goals for modernizing and developing the infrastructure of military-administrative sectors, training grounds, educational institutions, and logistics facilities in accordance with modern requirements.
The president also gave directives that the military training system be consistently improved, research and development efforts be strengthened, and programs aimed at mastering modern weapons and technologies be expanded.
At the end of the meeting, the head of state set objectives for developing the Armed Forces and strengthening the country's defense capability.
