Editor's Foreword

274 ThE MiliTAry BAlANcE 2010
tunisia TUN
Tunisian Dinar D 2008 2009 2010
GDP D 51bn 51bn
US$ 41.6bn 39.9bn
per capita US$ 4,000 3,800
Growth % 4.6 3.0
inflation % 5.1 3.5
Def bdgt D 657m
US$ 534m
FMA (US) US$ 8.3m 12m 15m
US$1=D 1.23 1.29
Population 10,486,339
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 13% 5% 5% 5% 19% 3%
Female 12% 5% 5% 5% 19% 3%
capabilities
ACtIve 35,800 (Army 27,000 Navy 4,800 Air 4,000)
Paramilitary 12,000
Terms of service 12 months selective
ORGAnIsAtIOns by seRvICe
Army 5,000; 22,000 conscript (total 27,000)
FORCes by ROle
Mech 3 bde (each: 1 armd regt, 2 mech inf regt, 1 arty regt,
1 AD regt)
SF 1 (Sahara) bde; 1 bde
Engr 1 regt
eQUIpment by type
MBT 84: 30 M-60A1; 54 M-60A3
LT TK 48 SK-105 Kuerassier
RECCE 60: 40 AML-90; 20 Saladin
APC 268
APC (T) 140 M-113A1/M-113A2
APC (W) 128: 18 EE-11 Urutu; 110 Fiat 6614
ARTY 276
TOWED 115: 105mm 48 M-101A1/M-101A2; 155mm 67:
12 M-114A1; 55 M-198
MOR 161: 81mm 95; 107mm 48 (some SP); 120mm 18
Brandt
AT • MSL 590
SP 35 M-901 ITV TOW
MANPATS 555: 500 Milan; 55 TOW
RL 89mm 600: 300 LRAC; 300 M-20
AD • SAM 86
SP 26 M-48 Chaparral
MANPAD 60 RBS-70
GUNS 127
SP 40mm 12 M-42
TOWED 115: 20mm 100 M-55; 37mm 15 Type-55 (M-
1939)/Type-65
RADAR • LAND RASIT (veh, arty)
navy ε4,800
eQUIpment by type
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 25
PFM 12:
3 Bizerte (FRA P-48) each with 8 SS 12M tactical SSM
3 La Galite (FRA Combattante III) each with 2 Mk 140
Harpoon quad (8 eff.) each with MM-40 Exocet tactical
SSM, 1 76mm gun
6 Albatros (GER Type 143B) with 2 x 76mm gun, 2
twin launcher (4 eff.) for MM-38 Exocet SSM, 2 single
533mm TT
PCC 3 Utique (mod PRC Haizhui II)
PCI 10 (less than 100 tonnes)
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 6:
AWT 1
AGS 1
ABU 3
TRG 1 Salambo (US Conrad, survey)
FACIlItIes
Bases Located at Bizerte, Sfax, Kelibia
Air Force 4,000
FORCes by ROle
FGA 1 sqn with F-5E/F-5F Tiger II
CCT 1 sqn with MB-326K; MB-326L
Tpt 1 sqn with C-130B Hercules; C-130E Hercules;
C-130H Hercules; Falcon 20; G-222; L-410 Turbolet
Liaison 1 sqn with S-208A
Tpt/utl 2 sqn with AS-350B Ecureuil; AS-365 Dauphin 2;
hel AB-205 (Bell 205); SA-313; SA-316 Alouette III; UH-
1H Iroquois; UH-1N Iroquois; 1 sqn with HH-3E
Trg 2 sqn with L-59 Albatros*; MB-326B; SF-260
eQUIpment by type
AIRCRAFT 27 combat capable
FTR 12 F-5E Tiger II/F-5F Tiger II
FGA 3 MB-326K
TPT 20: 8 C-130B Hercules; 1 C-130E Hercules; 2 C-130H
Hercules; 1 Falcon 20; 5G-222; 3 L-410 Turbolet
UTL 2 S-208A
TRG 33: 12 L-59 Albatros*; 4 MB-326B; 3 MB-326L; 14
SF-260
HELICOPTERS
SPT 6 AS-350B Ecureuil
UTL 37: 15 AB-205 (Bell 205); 11 HH-3; 1 AS-365
Dauphin 2; 6 SA-313; 3 SA-316 Alouette III; 10 UH-1H
Iroquois; 2 UH-1N Iroquois
MSL • AAM AIM-9J Sidewinder
paramilitary 12,000
National Guard 12,000
Ministry of Interior
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 30
PCC 6 Kondor I (GDR)
PCI 24: 5 Bremse (GDR); 4 Gabes; 4 Rodman; 2 Socomena;
All units less than 100 tonnes
HELICOPTERS • UTL 8 SA-318 Alouette II/SA-319
Alouette III