Editor's Foreword

184 The MiliTary Balance 2010
InDIA/PAkIsTAn
UN • UNMOGIP 5 obs
LIbErIA
UN • UNMIL 2
MIDDLE EAsT
UN • UNTSO 15 obs
MOLDOVA
OSCE • Moldova 1
sErbIA
NATO • KFOR • Joint Enterprise 405; 1 inf coy; 1 int/surv/
recce coy; 1 log coy
OSCE • Kosovo 2
sUDAn
UN • UNMIS 1
georgia GEO
Georgian lari 2008 2009 2010
GDP lari 19.0bn
US$ 12.8bn
per capita US$ 2,754
Growth % 2.1 -4.0
inflation % 10.0 1.2
Def bdgt lari 1,545m 897m 750m
US$ 1.03bn 537m
FMa (US) US$ 9.0m 11.0m 16.0m
US$1=lari 1.49 1.67
Population 4,615,807
age 0 – 14 15 – 19 20 – 24 25 – 29 30 – 64 65 plus
Male 10% 4% 4% 3% 21% 6%
Female 9% 4% 4% 3% 23% 9%
capabilities
ACTIVE 21,150 (army 17,767 navy 495 air 1,310
national Guard 1,578) Paramilitary 11,700
Terms of service conscription, 18 months
OrgAnIsATIOns by sErVICE
Army 14,000; 3,767 conscript (total 17,767)
FOrCEs by rOLE
Although forces and manpower remain largely intact much
equipment as well as important bases were destroyed in
the August 2008 war.
1 Land Forces HQ
Inf 5 bde
SF 1 bde
Marine Inf 2 bn (1 cadre)
Arty 2 bde
EQUIPMEnT by TyPE
Considerable amounts of equipment have been destroyed
and or removed.
MBT 66: 41 T-72; 2 T-55 (23 in store)
AIFV 66: 19 BMP-1 (9 in store); 32 BMP-2 (5 in store); 1
BRM-1K
APC 46
APC (T) 8 MT-LB
APC (W) 38: 17 BTR-70 (1 in store); 15 BTR-80 (5 in
store)
ARTY 185
SP 35: 152mm 12 2S3 (1 in store); 20 DANA; 1 2S19 (in
store); 203mm 1 2S7
TOWED 69: 122mm 56: 53 D-30; 3 M-30(in store);
152mm 13: 3 2A36; 10 2A65
MRL 18: 122mm 12 BM-21; 6 RM70
MOR 63: 120mm 1 M-120 (17 in store); 7 2B11 (7 in
store); 21 M75 (10 in store)
AT ε50
MSL ε10
GUNS ε40
AD • SAM • SP SA-13 Gopher
navy 495
Significant damage sustained to Navy and Coast Guard
units during the August 2008 war. It is probable that all
surviving units will be merged under one force structure.
FOrCEs by rOLE
Navy 1 HQ located at Tbilisi
EQUIPMEnT by TyPE
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 4
PCC 4: 2 Dilos; 1 Turk; 1 Akhneta
AMPHIBIOUS 1 LCU
FACILITIEs
Bases Located at Tbilisi, Poti
Air Force 1,310 (incl 290 conscript)
1 avn base, 1 hel air base
AIRCRAFT 11 combat capable
FGA 10: 3 Su-25 Frogfoot; 7 Su-25K Frogfoot A
TPT 9: 6 An-2 Colt; 1 Tu-134A Crusty (VIP); 2 Yak-40
Codling
TRG 10: 9 L-29 Delfin; 1 Su-25UB Frogfoot B*
HELICOPTERS
SPT 16 Mi-8T Hip
UTL 7 UH-1H Iroquois
AD • SAM 1-2 bn Buk-MI (SA-11), 8 Osa-AK (SA-8B) (two
bty), 6-10 Osa-AKM updated SAM systems.
national guard 1,578 active reservists opcon
Army
MRR 1 bde (plus trg centre)
Paramilitary 11,700
Border Guard 5,400