Editor's Foreword

308 The MiliTAry BAlAnce 2010
Tpt sqns with AN-12 Cub; C-130B Hercules; DHC-6
Twin Otter; Y-12; YAK-40 Codling (VIP); Mi-6 Hook
Atk hel sqn with Mi-24/Mi-35 Hind; Mi-14 Haze
Spt hel sqn with Mi-17 (Mi-8MT) Hip H/Mi-8 Hip
Trg sqn with L-39 Albatros; SF-260
eQuipmenT by Type
AIRCRAFT 42 combat capable
FTR 26: 11 Su-27 Flanker; 15 MiG-21MF Fishbed J
FGA 14: 2 Su-25T Frogfoot; 12 MiG-23BN Flogger H
TPT 17: 9 An-12 Cub; 3 C-130B Hercules; 2 DHC-6 Twin
Otter; 2 Y-12; 1 YAK-40 Codling (VIP)
TRG 18: 12 L-39 Albatros; 4 SF-260; 2 Su-25UB Frogfoot
B*
HELICOPTERS
ATK 20: 15 Mi-24 Hind; 3 Mi-35 Hind; 2 Mi-14 Haze
SPT 12 Mi-17 (Mi-8MT) Hip H/Mi-8 Hip
UTL 18: 10 Mi-6 Hook; 8 SA316 Alouette III
deploymenT
cenTral african republic/chad
UN • MINURCAT 13
coTe d’ivoire
UN • UNOCI 2 obs
liberia
UN • UNMIL 872; 12 obs; 1 inf bn
Sudan
UN • UNAMID 1,763; 9 obs; 1 inf bn; 1 recce coy; 1 tpt coy
gabon GAB
cFA Franc BeAc fr 2008 2009 2010
GDP fr 6.72tr 5.39tr
US$ 15.0bn 12.2bn
per capita US$ 10,121 8,026
Growth % 2.3 -1.0
inflation % 5.1 2.6
Def bdgt fr ε60bn
US$ ε134m
US$1=fr 447 444
Population 1,514,993
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 21% 6% 4% 3% 13% 2%
Female 21% 6% 4% 4% 13% 2%
capabilities
acTive 4,700 (Army 3,200 navy 500 Air 1,000)
Paramilitary 2,000
organiSaTionS by Service
army 3,200
forceS by role
Inf 8 coy
Cdo/AB 1 coy
Engr 1 coy
Presidential 1 (bn) gp (under direct presidential control)
Guard (1 ADA bty, 1 arty bty, 1 armd/recce coy, 3
inf coy)
eQuipmenT by Type
RECCE 70: 24 AML-60/AML-90; 12 EE-3 Jararaca; 14 EE-9
Cascavel; 6 ERC-90F4 Sagaie; 14 VBL
AIFV 12 EE-11 Urutu (with 20mm gun)
APC (W) 28+: 9 LAV-150 Commando; 6 Type-92 (reported);
12 VXB-170; M-3 Panhard; 1 Pandur (Testing)
ARTY 51
TOWED 105mm 4 M-101
MRL 140mm 8 Teruel
MOR 39: 81mm 35; 120mm 4 Brandt
AT • MSL • MANPATS 4 Milan
RCL 106mm M-40A1
RL 89mm LRAC
AD • GUNS 41
SP 20mm 4 ERC-20
TOWED 37: 23mm 24 ZU-23-2; 37mm 10 M-1939; 40mm
3 L/70
navy ε500
forceS by role
Navy 1 HQ located at Port Gentil
eQuipmenT by Type
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 9
PFM 1 Patra
PCO 2 General Ba’Oumar (FRA P-400)
PB 6 Rodman (all less than 100 tonnes)
AMPHIBIOUS
LS • LST 1 President Omar Bongo (FRA Batral) (capacity
1 LCVP; 7 MBT; 140 troops) with 1 hel landing platform
for a medium sized hel
CRAFT 1 LCM
faciliTieS
Base Located at Port Gentil
air force 1,000
forceS by role
FGA 1 sqn with Mirage 5G/5DG; Mirage 5E2; Mirage F1-
AZ
MP 1 sqn with EMB-111*
CCT 1 (Presidential Guard) sqn with CM-170 Magister;
T-34 Turbo Mentor
Tpt 1 (Presidential Guard) sqn with ATR-42F; EMB-110
Bandeirante; Falcon 900; AS-332 Super Puma; sqn with
C-130H Hercules; CN-235; EMB-110 Bandeirante; YS-
11A
Hel 1 sqn with SA-342 Gazelle*; SA-330C Puma/SA-330H
Puma; SA-316 Alouette III/SA-319 Alouette III; AB-412
(Bell 412) Twin Huey