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Military - note Uruguay, in 5 editions.
The entry for Uruguay published Military - note in 5 editions of 36, from 2021 to 2025. The text changed in 4 editions. Each is shown as published. Military - note in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 4
- the first edition with it
- 2021
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Military - note” (2021 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024- as of 2021, the military had some domestic responsibilities, including perimeter security for a number of prisons and border security;
- in 2020, the military deployed more than 1,000 troops to assist the National Police in securing the land border with Brazil and the riverine border with Argentina as part of a border control law passed in 2018
as of 2021, the military had some domestic responsibilities, including perimeter security for a number of prisons and border security; in 2020, the military deployed more than 1,000 troops to assist the National Police in securing the land border with Brazil and the riverine border with Argentina as part of a border control law passed in 2018
- the military has some domestic responsibilities, including perimeter security for a number of prisons and border security;
- in 2020, the military deployed more than 1,000 troops to assist the National Police in securing the land border with Brazil and the riverine border with Argentina as part of a border control law passed in 2018 (2022)
as of 2021, the military had has some domestic responsibilities, including perimeter security for a number of prisons and border security; in 2020, the military deployed more than 1,000 troops to assist the National Police in securing the land border with Brazil and the riverine border with Argentina as part of a border control law passed in 2018 (2022)
- the armed forces are responsible for defense of the country’s independence, national sovereignty, and territorial integrity, as well as protecting strategic resources;
- it has some domestic responsibilities, including perimeter security for a number of prisons and border security and providing humanitarian/disaster assistance;
- in 2020, the military deployed more than 1,000 troops to assist the National Police in securing the land border with Brazil and the riverine border with Argentina as part of a border control law passed in 2018;
- the military trains regularly, including in multinational exercises;
- it has traditionally held security ties with Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and the US
- the Army has 4 regionally based divisions comprised of approximately 8 small brigades of infantry and mechanized cavalry;
- the Navy includes the Coast Guard, a naval aviation command, and a small naval infantry force;
- the Navy in recent years has undertaken a modest program to modernize its aging fleet, decommissioning several ships, including its only frigates, and acquiring secondhand patrol vessels from the US Coast Guard;
- it is also attempting to acquire larger and more modern offshore patrol vessels;
- the Air Force has a single squadron of light ground attack aircraft (2023)
Rewritten: too little of the 2022 text remains to mark the changes.
the armed forces are responsible for defense of the country’s independence, national sovereignty, and territorial integrity, as well as protecting strategic resources; it has some domestic responsibilities, including perimeter security for a number of prisons and border security and providing humanitarian/disaster assistance; in 2020, the military deployed more than 1,000 troops to assist the National Police in securing the land border with Brazil and the riverine border with Argentina as part of a border control law passed in 2018; the military trains regularly, including in multinational exercises; it has traditionally held security ties with Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and the US
the Army has 4 regionally based divisions comprised of approximately 8 small brigades of infantry and mechanized cavalry; the Navy includes the Coast Guard, a naval aviation command, and a small naval infantry force; the Navy in recent years has undertaken a modest program to modernize its aging fleet, decommissioning several ships, including its only frigates, and acquiring secondhand patrol vessels from the US Coast Guard; it is also attempting to acquire larger and more modern offshore patrol vessels; the Air Force has a single squadron of light ground attack aircraft (2023)
- the armed forces are responsible for defense of the country’s independence, national sovereignty, and territorial integrity, as well as protecting strategic resources;
- it has some domestic responsibilities, including perimeter security for a number of prisons and border security and providing humanitarian/disaster assistance;
- since 2020, the military has deployed additional troops to the frontiers with Argentina and Brazil to assist the National Police in securing the border;
- it also assists the Ministry of Interior in combating narcotics trafficking;
- the military participates in UN peacekeeping missions and multinational exercises with foreign partners;
- Uruguay has traditionally held security ties with Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and the US;
- since 2018, it has also signed defense cooperation agreements with China and Russia (2024)
the armed forces are responsible for defense of the country’s independence, national sovereignty, and territorial integrity, as well as protecting strategic resources; it has some domestic responsibilities, including perimeter security for a number of prisons and border security and providing humanitarian/disaster assistance; in since 2020, the military has deployed more than 1,000 additional troops to the frontiers with Argentina and Brazil to assist the National Police in securing the land border with Brazil and border; it also assists the riverine border with Argentina as part Ministry of a border control law passed Interior in 2018; combating narcotics trafficking; the military trains regularly, including participates in UN peacekeeping missions and multinational exercises; it exercises with foreign partners; Uruguay has traditionally held security ties with Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and the US US; since 2018, it
the Army has 4 regionally based divisions comprised of approximately 8 small brigades of infantry and mechanized cavalry; the Navy includes the Coast Guard, a naval aviation command, and a small naval infantry force; the Navy in recent years has undertaken a modest program to modernize its aging fleet, decommissioning several ships, including its only frigates, and acquiring secondhand patrol vessels from the US Coast Guard;is has also attempting to acquire larger signed defense cooperation agreements with China and more modern offshore patrol vessels; the Air Force has a single squadron of light ground attack aircraft (2023) Russia (2024)
- the armed forces are responsible for defense of the country’s independence, national sovereignty, and territorial integrity, as well as protecting strategic resources;
- it has some domestic responsibilities, including perimeter security for a number of prisons, border security, and providing humanitarian/disaster assistance;
- it also assists the Ministry of Interior in combating narcotics trafficking;
- the military participates in UN peacekeeping missions and multinational exercises with foreign partners;
- Uruguay traditionally has held security ties with Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and the US;
- since 2018, it has also signed defense cooperation agreements with China and Russia (2025)
the armed forces are responsible for defense of the country’s independence, national sovereignty, and territorial integrity, as well as protecting strategic resources; it has some domestic responsibilities, including perimeter security for a number of prisons and prisons, border security security, and providing humanitarian/disaster assistance; since 2020, the military has deployed additional troops to the frontiers with Argentina and Brazil to assist the National Police in securing the border; it also assists the Ministry of Interior in combating narcotics trafficking; the military participates in UN peacekeeping missions and multinational exercises with foreign partners; Uruguay has traditionally has held security ties with Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and the US; since 2018, it has also signed defense cooperation agreements with China and Russia (2024) (2025)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Uruguay: Military - note.” The World Factbook, 2021–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/uruguay/military-note.