Editor's Foreword

322 The MiliTAry BAlAnce 2010
HELICOPTERS
ATK 5–7 Mi-24V Hind E
SPT 8–12 Mi-17MD (Mi-8MTV5) Hip H
paramilitary
local Defence Forces ε2,000
deploymenT
cenTral african republic/chad
UN • MINURCAT 1 obs
Sudan
UN • UNMIS 256; 10 obs; 1 inf bn
UN • UNAMID 3,228 ; 7 obs; 4 inf bn
Senegal SEN
cFA Franc BceAO fr 2008 2009 2010
GDP fr 5.82tr 5.99tr
US$ 13.0bn 13.5bn
per capita US$ 976 985
Growth % 2.5 1.5
inflation % 5.8 -0.9
Def bdgt fr 97.2bn
US$ 217m
US$1=fr 447 444
Population 13,711,597
ethnic groups: Wolof 36%; Fulani 17%; Serer 17%; Toucouleur 9%;
Man-dingo 9%; Diola 9% (of which 30-60% in Casamance)
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 21% 6% 5% 4% 13% 1%
Female 20% 6% 5% 4% 14% 2%
capabilities
acTive 13,620 (Army 11,900 navy 950 Air 770)
Paramilitary 5,000
Terms of service conscription, 2 years selective
organiSaTionS by Service
army 11,900 (incl conscripts)
forceS by role
4 Mil Zone HQ
Armd 3 bn
Inf 6 bn
Cdo/AB 1 bn
Arty 1 bn
Engr 1 bn
Presidential Guard 1 bn (horsed)
Construction 3 coy
eQuipmenT by Type
RECCE 118: 30 AML-60; 74 AML-90; 10 M-8; 4 M-20
APC 36+
APC (T) 12 M-3 half-track
APC (W) 24: 16 M-3 Panhard; 8 Casspir
ARTY 28
TOWED 12: 105mm 6 HM-2/M-101; 155mm ε6
Model-50
MOR 16: 81mm 8 Brandt; 120mm 8 Brandt
AT • MSL • MANPATS 4 Milan
RL 89mm 31 LRAC
AD • GUNS • TOWED 33: 20mm 21 M-693; 40mm 12
L/60
navy 950
eQuipmenT by Type
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 9
PCO 6: 1 Fouta (DNK Osprey); 1 Njambour (FRA SFCN
59m); 2 Saint Louis (PR-48); 2 VCSM Class
PFI 1 Senegal II
PCI 2 Alioune Samb
AMPHIBIOUS • LCT 2 Edic 700
faciliTieS
Bases Located at Dakar and Casamance
air force 770
forceS by role
MP/SAR sqn with C-212; UH-1H
Surv 1 unit with BN-2T Islander (anti-smuggling
patrols)
Tpt 1 sqn with B-727-200 (VIP); F-27-400M
Troopship
Trg sqn with Rallye 235 Guerrier*; TB30 Epsilon
Hel sqn with Mi-35P Hind; SA-318C Alouette II;
S355F Ecureuil; Bell 206
eQuipmenT by Type
AIRCRAFT 1 combat capable
SURV 2 BN-2T Islander (govt owned, mil op)
TPT 8: 1 B-727-200 (VIP); 6 F-27-400M Troopship; 1 C-212
TRG 3: 1 Rallye 235 Guerrier*; 2 TB30 Epsilon
HELICOPTERS
ATK 2 Mi-35P Hind
SPT 2 Mi-171 Hip;
UTL 6: 2 Mi-2; 2 SA-318C Alouette II; 1 AS355F Ecureuil;
12 Bell 206; 1 UH-1H
paramilitary 5,000
Gendarmerie 5,000
APC (W) 12 VXB-170
customs
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 2 PCI less
than 100 tonnes
deploymenT
burundi
UN • BINUB 1 obs