REPUBLIC of MOLDOVA

The MILITARY REFORM

The necessity of military reform

is determined by:
imperfection of present
state security ensuring system;
change of states geopolitical situation
as well as diversification of risks, threats
and dangers to the national security;
declaration and implementation of the countrys
permanent neutrality status and carrying out the
adequate foreign policy;
lack of financial and economic resources destined for
defense, the necessity of National defense systems
correlation with actual possibilities and prospects for
economic development of the country;
the existence of some possible threats to the states
sovereignty, integrity and independence.

The aim of military reform

<< The establishment
of a qualitatively new,
efficient and flexible
system for ensuring of
military security, which
will guarantee the defense
of
states sovereignty,
independence, its unity and
territorial integrity ; will
assure the protection and
security of its citizens >>

The main directions

1. Scientific support of national defense;
2.Development and improvement of
legislation basis;
3. Optimization of conducting system;
4. Reform of National Army;
5. Improvement of the mobilization
system;
6. Financial and economic support;
7. Development of international
collaboration.

Military reform stages

The main objectives the
military reform will be
realized gradually:
STAGE I - (2002-2004)
STAGE II - (2005-2008)
STAGE III - (2009-2014)

Future Trends of National Army

are :
Implementation of Adequate Defense

Capability;
Reorganization and Modernization
of the National Army;
Further Enhanced Participation in PFP
Program;
Contribution of the state military body,
National Army in particular, to realisation of
consecutive interoperability with the armies of
other European countries.

Reorganization and Modernization

of the National Army
is oriented towards
on the one hand

foundation of new command,

combat, support and logistics
structures

on the other hand

Provision of the army

with adequate
equipment

Reorganization and Modernization

of the National Army

Is based on Three
Principles

Reorganization and Modernization

of the National Army
Conception of Military
Reform approved by
Parliament
Action Plan on
realisation of the
Conception of Military
Reform approved by the
Government

Conception of Restructuring
and Modernisation of the
National Army in trend of
f.y.2014 approved by the
President of the Republic of
Moldova

Regulations on
planning signed by
the Minister of
Defence

State Strategy of Construction and Development of Armed Forces for f.y. 20052008 (2009-2014) approved by the President of the Republic of Moldova Moldova

Annual Plans of construction

and development of the National
Army approved by the Minister
of Defence

Programmes of reorganisation,
modernisation and training of the National
Army approved by the President of the
Republic of Moldova Moldova

Reorganization and Modernization

of the National Army
Defence Assessment of the Republic of Moldova
implemented with

THE ASSISTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS

IN DEFENCE AREA
leads to

Reorganisation of Defence Planning System

Reorganization of the National Army

Major objectives
Restructuring the five major
combatant units (brigades): into
two Brigades, a Training Center,
a Regiment and a Battalion .
Creation of Rapid Reaction Force

Structural optimization of combat

support, logistics support and medical
units

Other important objectives:

Development and implementation of
new principles of military personnel
training;
Force components review;
Implementation of PFP Program
Objectives ;
Modernization of military logistics
system;
Acquisitions system Modernization ;
Implementation of a new Planning
programming and budgeting system
(PPBS);
Introduction of a new Military Career
Management System

Reorganization and Modernization

of the National Army
means

a considerable financial support

For that is required that necessary resources to be obtained from:

Concentration of allocated resources for execution of primary missions through
elaboration and execution of diverse modernization of equipment and armament
programs;
Withdrawal from army structure and destruction of obsolete armament and
equipment use of which is irrational, and use of received sources for execution of
modernization programs;
Rationalization of communal expenses to maintain military bases through reduction
of their number and its installations that are not used by the personnel;
Execution of certain programs (for example communications) through involving in
their execution of some of the foreign partners, for example US or NAO;
Usage of sources by allocated Government for the execution of concrete programs.

COMPLETION OF THE NATIONAL ARMY

REFORMATION PROCESS
consists in
Realisation of National Army 2015 Project,
more compact, well-trained, efficient, resilient
and compatible with standards of European
partner states.
Ensuring guaranteed military security of the
state and, by dint of it, maintaining regional
security.

THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION !

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