Editor's Foreword

260 ThE MiliTAry BAlANcE 2010
AD 1 comd (5-6 SAM bty with 40 PAC-2 Patriot;
5 SAM bty with 24 MIM-23B I HAWK Phase
III; 6 SAM bty with 12 Skyguard/Aspide
eQUIpment by type
AIRCRAFT 50 combat capable
FGA 39: 31 F/A-18C Hornet; 8 F/A-18D Hornet
TPT 5: 1 B-737-200; 1 DC-9; 3 L-100-30
TRG 19: 11 Hawk MK64*; 8 Tucano T MK52
HELICOPTERS
ATK 12 AH-64D Apache
ASLT 13 SA-342 Gazelle* each with HOT tactical ASM
SPT 103: 5 AS-332 Super Puma (tpt/SAR/attack); 5 SA-
330 Puma
MSL
ASM AGM-65G Maverick; AGM-84A Harpoon; AGM-
114K Hellfire
AAM AIM-7F Sparrow, AIM-9L Sidewinder; Magic 1
SAM 40 PAC-2 Patriot; 24 MIM-23B I HAWK Phase III; 12
Skyguard/Aspide
paramilitary ε7,100 active
National Guard ε6,600 active
FORCes by ROle
Armd 1 (armd car) bn
SF 1 bn
Paramilitary 3 (national guard) bn
MP 1 bn
eQUIpment by type
RECCE 20 VBL
APC (W) 92: 70 Pandur; 22 S600 (incl variants)
coast Guard 500
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 58+
PCC 10: 3 Al Shaheed; 4 Inttisar (Aust 31.5m); 3 Kassir
(Aust 22m)
PB 10 Subahi
PBR 38+
AMPHIBIOUS • CRAFT 3 LCU
FOReIGn FORCes
United Kingdom Army 35 Air Force 6 Merlin SH
United States United States Central Command: 2 AD bty
with total of 16 PAC-3 Patriot; elm 1 (APS) HBCT eqpt. set
(equipment in use)
lebanon LBN
lebanese Pound lP 2008 2009 2010
GDP LP 41.8tr 46.3tr
US$ 27.7bn 30.7bn
per capita US$ 6,983 7,642
Growth % 8.5 7.0
inflation % 11.0 2.5
Def bdgt LP 1.13tr 1.37tr
US$ 751m 911m
FMA (US) US$ 7m 90m 100m
US$1=lP 1,510 1,510
Population 4,017,095
Ethnic and religious groups: Christian 30%; Druze 6%; Armenian
4%, excl ε300,000 Syrians and ε350,000 Palestinian refugees
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 14% 4% 5% 6% 17% 3%
Female 13% 4% 5% 5% 20% 4%
capabilities
ACtIve 59,100 (Army 57,000 Navy 1,100 Air 1,000)
Paramilitary 20,000
The usual number of Lebanese troops in peacetime is
around 59,100. It can increase to 291,735 if there is a recall
of conscripts.
ORGAnIsAtIOns by seRvICe
Army 57,000
FORCes by ROle
Region 5 comd (Beirut, Bekaa Valley, Mount
Lebanon, North, South)
Armd 2 regt
Mech inf 5 bde
Mot Inf 6 bde
Mne cdo 1 regt
SF 5 regt
Cdo 1 regt
AB 1 regt
Arty 2 regt
Security 5 intervention , 2 border sy regt
Presidential Guard 1 bde
MP 1 indep bde
Engr 1 indep regt
Logistics 1 indep bde
Medical 1 indep regt
eQUIpment by type
MBT 326: 233 T-54/T-55; 93 M-48A1/M-48A5
RECCE 54 AML
APC 1,240
APC (T) 1,240: 1,164 M-113A1/M-113A2; 1 M-3VTT; 75
VAB VCT
LT VEH 379 M998 HMMVW