Editor's Foreword

sÃO TOME AND PRINCIPÉ
Navy 1
Air Force 5; 1 CASA 212 Aviocar
sERBIA
NATO • KFOR • Joint Enterprise 295; Army: 1 inf bn
(KTM)
OSCE • Kosovo 5
TIMOR LEsTE
UN • UNMIT 3 obs
fOREIgN fORCEs
United States US European Command: Army 28; Navy 29;
USAF 663; USMC 7; 1 Support facility located at Lajes
Romania ROM
lei 2008 2009 2010
GDP lei 493bn 521bn
US$ 196bn 180bn
per capita US$ 8,829 8,087
Growth % 7.1 -8.5
inflation % 7.8 5.5
Def exp lei 7.54bn
US$ 3.0bn
Def bdgt lei 8.34bn 9.83bn 8.12bn
US$ 3.32bn 3.39bn
FMa (US) US$ 11.1m 12.0m 16.5m
US$1=lei 2.51 2.90
Population 22,215,421
Ethnic groups: Hungarian 9%
age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 8% 4% 4% 4% 22% 6%
Female 8% 4% 4% 4% 23% 9%
capabilities
ACTIVE 73,350 (army 43,000 navy 7,150 air 9,700
Joint 13,500) Paramilitary 79,900
REsERVE 45,000 (Joint 45,000)
ORgANIsATIONs By sERVICE
Army 43,000
fORCEs By ROLE
Readiness is reported as 70–90% for NATO designated
forces and 40–70% for the 7 bde for generation and
regeneration)
HQ 2 Div
Mech Inf 5 bde (1 NATO designated (2 regt))
Inf 1 bde (NATO designated (1 regt))
Mtn Inf 1 bde (NATO designated (1 regt))
Arty 1 bde; 1 regt
AD 2 regt
Engr 1 bde
Log 2 bde
naTO Europe
157
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
MBT 299: 164 T-55; 42 TR-580; 93 TR-85 M1
AIFV 26 MLI-84
APC 1,069
APC (T) 75 MLVM
APC (W 994: 31 Piranha III; 69 B33 TAB Zimbru; 375
TAB-71; 155 TAB-77; 364 TABC-79;
TYPE VARIANTS 505 APC
ARTY 838
SP 122mm 24: 6 2S1 Carnation; 18 Model 89
TOWED 390: 122mm 42 (M-30) M-1938 (A-19); 152mm
348: 245 M-1981 Model 81; 103 gun/howitzer M1985
MRL 122mm 140 APR-40
MOR 120mm 274 M-1982
AT
MSL 138: 12 9P122 BRDM-2 Sagger; 78 9P133 BRDM-2
Sagger; 48 9P148 BRDM-2 Spandrel
GUNS 100mm 233: 208 M1977 Gun 77; 25 SU-100 SP
AD • GUNS 60
SP 35mm 18 Gepard
TOWED 42: 35mm 24 GDF-203; 37mm 18
RADARS • LAND 8 SNAR-10 Big Fred)
Navy 7,150
Navy HQ with 1 Naval Operational Component, 1 Fleet
Command, 1 Frigate Flotilla, 1 Riverine Flotilla (Danube
based)
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS 7
FRIGATES • FFG 3:
2 Regele Ferdinand (ex UK Type-22), each with 1 76mm
gun (capacity 1 IAR-330 (SA-330) Puma), (platforms
undergoing upgrades)
1 Marasesti with 4 twin (8 eff.) with SS-N-2C Styx
tactical SSM, each with SA-N-5 Grail SAM, 2 triple
533mm ASTT (6 eff.) with Russian 53–65 ASW, 2 RBU
6000 Smerch 2 (24 eff.), 2 x2 76mm gun (4 eff.), (capacity
2 IAR-316 (SA-316) Alouette III utl hel)
CORVETTES • FS 4:
2 Tetal I each with 2 twin 533mm ASTT (4 eff.) with
Russian 53-65 ASW, 2 RBU 2500 Smerch 1 (32 eff.), 2
twin 76mm gun (4 eff.)
2 Tetal II each with 2 twin 533mm ASTT (4 eff.), 2 RBU
6000 Smerch 2 (24 eff.), 1 76mm gun, (capacity 1 IAR-
316 (SA-316) Alouette III utl hel)
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 17
PSO 3 Zborul each with 2 twin (4 eff.) with SS-N-2C Styx
tactical SSM, 1 76mm gun
PCR 14:
5 Brutar each with 1 BM-21 MRL RL, 1 100mm gun
3 Kogalniceanu each with 2 100mm gun
6 VD 141 (ex MSI now used for river patrol)
MINE WARFARE 11
MINE COUNTERMEASURES 10
MSO 4 Musca
Europe (naTO)