Editor's Foreword

302 The MiliTAry BAlAnce 2010
PFI 3 Zhuk†
MISC BOATS/CRAFT: various river boats
faciliTieS
Base Located at Pointe Noire
air force 1,200†
forceS by role
FGA sqn with MiG-21 Fishbed (non-op)
Tpt sqn with An-24 Coke; An-26 Curl;
B-727; N-2501 Noratlas
Trg sqn with L-39 Albatros
Hel sqn with Mi-8 Hip; AS-365 Dauphin 2;
SA-316 Alouette III; SA-318 Alouette II; Mi-24 Hind
eQuipmenT by Type†
AIRCRAFT no combat-capable ac
FTR 12 MiG-21 Fishbed (non-op)
TPT 9: 1 An-12BK; 5 An-24 Coke; 1 An-26 Curl; 1 B-727; 1
N-2501 Noratlas
TRG 4 L-39 Albatros
HELICOPTERS†
ATK 2 Mi-24 Hind (in store)
SPT 3 Mi-8 Hip (in store)
UTL 3: 1 AS-365 Dauphin 2; 1 SA-316 Alouette III; 1 SA-
318 Alouette II
MSL AAM AA-2 Atoll
paramilitary 2,000 active
Gendarmerie 2,000
Paramilitary 20 coy
Presidential Guard some
Paramilitary 1 bn
deploymenT
cenTral african republic
ECCAS • MICOPAX 60
côte d’ivoire CIV
cFA Franc BceAO fr 2008 2009 2010
GDP fr 10.3tr 10.8tr
US$ 23.1bn 24.4bn
per capita US$ 1,146 1,183
Growth % 2.3 3.7
inflation % 6.3 5.9
Def bdgt fr ε150bn ε160bn
US$ ε335m ε360m
US$1=fr 447 444
Population 20,617,068
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 20% 6% 5% 4% 14% 1%
Female 21% 6% 5% 4% 13% 1%
capabilities
acTive 17,050 (Army 6,500 navy 900 Air 700
Presidential Guard 1,350 Gendarmerie 7,600)
Paramilitary 1,500
reServe 10,000 (Joint 10,000)
organiSaTionS by Service
army 6,500
forceS by role
4 Mil Regions
Armd 1 bn
Inf 3 bn
AB 1 gp
Arty 1 bn
ADA 1 coy
Engr 1 coy
eQuipmenT by Type
MBT 10 T-55
LT TK 5 AMX-13
RECCE 34: 15 AML-60/AML-90; 13 BRDM-2; 6 ERC-90F4
Sagaie
AIFV 10 BMP-1/BMP-2
APC (W) 41: 12 M-3 Panhard; 10 Mamba; 13 VAB; 6 BTR-
80
ARTY 36+
TOWED 4+: 105mm 4 M-1950; 122mm (reported)
MRL 122mm 6 BM-21
MOR 26+: 81mm; 82mm 10 M-37; 120mm 16 AM-50
AT • MSL • MANPATS AT-14 9M133 Kornet (reported);
AT-5 9K113 Spandrel (reported)
RCL 106mm ε12 M-40A1
RL 73mm RPG-7 Knout; 89mm LRAC
AD • SAM • MANPAD SA-7 Grail (reported)
GUNS 21+
SP 20mm 6 M3 VDAA
TOWED 15+: 20mm 10; 23mm ZU-23-2; 40mm 5 L/60
AIRCRAFT • TPT 1 An-12†
navy ε900
eQuipmenT by Type
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 3
PCC 1 Intrepide (FRA Patria)
PBR 2 Rodman (fishery protection duties)
AMPHIBIOUS • 2 LCM
faciliTieS
Base Located at Locodjo (Abidjan)
air force 700
Largely non combat capable
eQuipmenT by Type
HELICOPTERS
ATK 1 Mi-24 (possible)
SPT 2 IAR-330L (SA-330L) Puma†