REPUBLIC of MOLDOVA

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REPUBLIC of MOLDOVA
The MILITARY REFORM
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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.

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The aim of military reform
ltlt 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
gtgt
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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.
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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)

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The National Security of Republic of Moldova can
not be Isolated from the European Security
The National Army is a fundamental Institution
that provides National Military Security and
will maintain this role in the future
A well trained, mobile and equipped Force to meet
European Standards is our Main Objective within
the European Integration Process
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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.

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Reorganization and Modernization of the National
Army
is oriented towards
on the one hand
on the other hand
Provision of the army with adequate equipment
foundation of new command, combat, support and
logistics structures
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Reorganization and Modernization of the National
Army
Change to a professional Force
Force Restructuring
Is based on Three Principles
Weapons and Equipment Aguision
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Reorganization and Modernization of the National
Army
Conception of Military Reform approved by
Parliament
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
Action Plan on realisation of the Conception of
Military Reform approved by the Government
State Strategy of Construction and Development of
Armed Forces for f.y. 2005-2008 (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
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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
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Reorganization of the National Army
Major objectives
Other important objectives

• Development and implementation of new
  principles of military personnel training

Restructuring the five major combatant units
(brigades) into two Brigades, a Training Center,
a Regiment and a Battalion .

• Force components review

• Implementation of PFP Program Objectives

• Modernization of military logistics system

Creation of Rapid Reaction Force

• Acquisitions system Modernization

• Implementation of a new Planning programming and
  budgeting system (PPBS)

Structural optimization of combat support,
logistics support and medical units

• Introduction of a new Military Career Management
  System

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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.

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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.

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