Editor's Foreword

294 The MiliTAry BAlAnce 2010
angola ANG
new Angolan
Kwanza AOA
2008 2009 2010
GDP AOA 5.95tr 6.65tr
US$ 79.4bn 77.7bn
per capita US$ 6,335 6,074
Growth % 132.2 0.2
inflation % 12.1 14.0
Def bdgt AOA 181bn 237bn
US$ 2.43bn 2.77bn
USD1=AOA 75.0 85.6
Population 12,799,293
ethnic groups: Ovimbundu 37%; Kimbundu 25%; Bakongo 13%
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 22% 5% 4% 4% 14% 1%
Female 22% 5% 4% 4% 13% 2%
capabilities
acTive 107,000 (Army 100,000 navy 1,000 Air
6,000) Paramilitary 10,000
organiSaTionS by Service
army 100,000
forceS by role
Armd/Inf 42 regt (dets/gps – strength varies)
Inf 16 indep bde
eQuipmenT by Type †
MBT 300+: ε200 T-54/T-55; 50 T-62; 50 T-72; T-80/T-84
(reported)
RECCE 600 BRDM-2
AIFV 250+ : 250 BMP-1/BMP-2; BMD-3
APC (W) ε170 BTR-152/BTR-60/BTR-80
ARTY 1,408+
SP 16+: 122mm 2S1 Carnation; 152mm 4 2S3; 203mm 12
2S7
TOWED 552: 122mm 500 D-30; 130mm 48 M-46; 152mm
4 D-20
MRL 90+: 122mm 90: 50 BM-21; 40 RM-70 Dana; 240mm
BM-24
MOR 750: 82mm 250; 120mm 500
AT • MSL • MANPATS AT-3 9K11 Sagger
RCL 500: 400 82mm B-10/107mm B-11 †; 106mm 100†
RL 73mm RPG-7 Knout†
GUNS • SP 100mm SU-100†
AD • SAM • MANPAD 500 SA-7 Grail/SA-14 Gremlin/
SA-16 Gimlet
GUNS • TOWED 450+: 14.5mm ZPU-4; 23mm ZU-23-2;
37mm M-1939; 57mm S-60
navy ε1,000
forceS by role
Navy 1 HQ located at Luanda
eQuipmenT by Type
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 9
PCI 7: 4 Mandume†; 3 Patrulheiro†
PBI 2 Namacurra
faciliTieS
Base Located at Luanda
coastal Defence
MSL • TACTICAL • SSM SS-C-1B Sepal (at Luanda base)
air force/air defence 6,000
forceS by role
Ftr sqn with MiG-21bis /MiG-21MF Fishbed; Su-
27 Flanker; 2 sqn with MiG-23ML Flogger
FGA sqn with MiG-23 Flogger; Su-25 Frogfoot; Su-
24 Fencer; SU-22 (Su-17M-2) Fitter D
MP sqn with F-27 MK 200MPA;
CASA 212 Aviocar
Tpt sqn with EMB-135BJ Legacy 600 (VIP); An-
12 Cub; An-24 Coke; An-26 Curl; An-32 Cline;
An-72 Coaler; C-130 Hercules; CASA 212
Aviocar; IL-62 Classic; IL-76TD Candid; PC-6B
Turbo Porter; PC-7 Turbo Trainer/PC-9*
Atk hel sqn with Mi-24 Hind/Mi-35 Hind; SA-342M
Gazelle (HOT)
Trg sqn with EMB-312 Tucano; L-29 Delfin
Hel units with Bell 212; AS-565; Mi-17 (Mi-8MT)
Hip H/Mi-8 Hip; IAR-316 (SA-316) Alouette III
(incl trg)
SAM 5 bn; 10 bty each with 12 SA-3 Goa;
10 SA-13 Gopher†; 25 SA-6 Gainful; 15 SA-8
Gecko; 20 SA-9 Gaskin; 40 SA-2 Guideline
eQuipmenT by Type
AIRCRAFT 85 combat capable
FTR ε34: up to 14 Su-27 Flanker; 20 MiG-21bis /MiG-
21MF Fishbed; 18 MiG-23ML Flogger
FGA 42: 8 Su-25 Frogfoot; 12 Su-24 Fencer; 8 MiG-23BN
Flogger; 14 Su-22 (Su-17M-2) Fitter D
MP 8: 1 F-27 MK 200MPA; 7 CASA 212 Aviocar
TPT 44: 1 EMB-135BJ Legacy 600 (VIP); 6 An-12 Cub; 2
An-24 Coke; 12 An-26 Curl; 3 An-32 Cline; 8 An-72 Coaler;
1 C-130 Hercules; 5 CASA 212 Aviocar; 1 IL-62 Classic; 1
IL-76TD Candid; 4 PC-6B Turbo Porter
TRG 25: 9 PC-7 Turbo Trainer/PC-9*; 8 EMB-312 Tucano;
6 L-29 Delfin; 2 L-39C Albatros
HELICOPTERS
ATK 16: 14 Mi-24 Hind/Mi-35 Hind; 2 SA-342M Gazelle
(HOT)
SPT 27 Mi-17 (Mi-8MT) Hip H/Mi-8 Hip
UTL 26: 8 Bell 212; 10 IAR-316 (SA-316) Alouette III (incl
trg); 8 AS-565
AD • SAM 122
SP 70: 10 SA-13 Gopher†; 25 SA-6 Gainful; 15 SA-8 Gecko;
20 SA-9 Gaskin
TOWED 52: 40 SA-2 Guideline; 12 SA-3 Goa
MSL
ASM AS-9 Kyle; AT-2 Swatter; HOT
AAM AA-2 Atoll; AA-6 Acrid; AA-7 Apex; AA-8 Aphid