Editor's Foreword

300 The MiliTAry BAlAnce 2010
eQuipmenT by Type
AIRCRAFT • TPT 9: 1 C-130; 6 AL-60; 1 Cessna 337
Skymaster; 1 Mystère 20 (Falcon 20)
HELICOPTERS
SPT 1 AS-350 Ecureuil; 2 Mi-8 Hip
UTL 1 SE 3130 Alouette II
paramilitary
Gendarmerie ε1,000
3 Regional legions, 8 bde
foreign forceS
All forces part of MINURCAT unless otherwise stated.
MINURCAT numbers represent total forces deployed in
the Central African Republic and Chad unless stated.
Albania 63; 1 HQ coy
Austria 131; elm 1 tpt coy
Bangladesh 5; 2 obs
Brazil 3 obs
Cameroon MICOPAX 120
Chad MICOPAX 121
Congo MICOPAX 60
Croatia 17
Democratic Republic of Congo 1
Egypt 1; 2 obs
Ethiopia 13
Equatorial Guinea MICOPAX 60
Finland 74; elm 1 inf bn
France 308; elm 1 inf coy; 1 engr coy; 1 log bn; elm 1 tpt
coy • Operation Boali 240; 1 inf coy; 1 spt det
Gabon 1 obs • MICOPAX 139
Ghana 219; 1 obs; 1 mech inf bn
Ireland 427; elm 1 inf bn
Kenya 4
Malawi 5
Mongolia 1
Namibia 4
Nepal 302; 1 obs; 1 inf bn; 1 MP pl
Nigeria 15; 2 obs
Norway 177; 1 med coy
Pakistan 5
Poland 311; elm 1 inf bn
Russia 117; 1 avn bn
Rwanda 1 obs
Senegal 13; 1 obs
South Africa Operation Vimbezela 54
Togo 457; 1 HQ coy; elm 1 inf coy
United States 2
Yemen, Republic of 2
chad CHA
cFA Franc BeAc fr 2008 2009 2010
GDP fr 3.64tr
US$ 8.1bn
per capita US$ 806
Growth % -0.2 1.6
inflation % 8.3 6.5
Def bdgt fr 64.8bn 67.1bn 63.7bn
US$ 145m 151m
US$1=fr 447 444
Population 10,329,208
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 24% 5% 4% 4% 10% 1%
Female 24% 5% 4% 4% 12% 2%
capabilities
acTive 25,350 (Army 17,000–20,000 Air 350
republican Guard 5,000) Paramilitary 9,500
Terms of service conscription authorised
organiSaTionS by Service
army ε17,000–20,000 (being re-organised)
forceS by role
7 Mil Regions
Armd 1 bn
Inf 7 bn
Arty 1 bn
Engr 1 bn
eQuipmenT by Type
MBT 60 T-55
RECCE 256: 132 AML-60/AML-90; ε100 BRDM-2; 20 EE-9
Cascavel; 4 ERC-90F Sagaie
AIFV 89: 80 BMP-1; 9 LAV-150 Commando (with 90mm gun)
APC (W) 52: 24 BTR-8; 8 BTR-3E; ε20 BTR-60
ARTY 7+
SP 122mm 2 2S1 Carnation
TOWED 105mm 5 M-2
MOR 81mm some; 120mm AM-50
AT • MSL • MANPATS Eryx; Milan
RCL 106mm M-40A1
RL 112mm APILAS; 73mm RPG-7 Knout; 89mm LRAC
AD • GUNS • TOWED 14.5mm ZPU-1/ZPU-2/ZPU-4;
23mm ZU-23
air force 350
forceS by role†
COIN Unit with Su-25 Frogfoot; PC-7; PC-9; SF-260M
Warrior
Tpt sqn with An-26 Curl; C-130 Hercules; Mi-17 (Mi-8MT)
Hip H; Presidential Flt with Beech 1900, 1 DC-9-87
Hel sqn with Mi-24V Hind; SA-316 Alouette III*