Editor's Foreword

366 The MiliTAry BAlAnCe 2010
GUN/MOR 120mm 12 2S9 Anona
MRL 21: 122mm 15 BM-21; 220mm 6 9P140 Uragan
MOR 120mm 54: 6 2S12; 48 M-120
AT • MSL • MANPATS 26+: 26 AT-3 9K11 Sagger; AT-4
9K111 Spigot; AT-5 9K113 Spandrel
RCL 73mm SPG-9
RL 73mm RPG-7 Knout
GUNS 100mm 18 MT-12/T-12
AD • SAM • MANPAD SA-7 Grail
GUNS 48
SP 23mm 24 ZSU-23-4
TOWED 57mm 24 S-60
Air Force 2,400
FORCES By ROLE
Tac 1 regt with L-39 Albatros ; 1 (comp avn) regt with
MiG-21 Fishbed; An-12 Cub; An-26 Curl
Ftr 1 regt with L-39 Albatros
Hel 1 regt with Mi-24 Hind; Mi-8 Hip
SAM some regt with SA-3 Goa; SA-4 Ganef; SA-2
Guideline
EQUIPmENT By TyPE
AIRCRAFT 52 combat capable
FTR 72: 48 MiG-21 Fishbed; 24 in store
TPT 4: 2 An-12 Cub; 2 An-26 Curl
TRG 28: 4 L-39 Albatros*; 24 in store
HELICOPTERS
ATK 9 Mi-24 Hind
SPT 23 Mi-8 Hip
AD • SAM
SP SA-4 Ganef
TOWED SA-2 Guideline; SA-3 Goa
Paramilitary 9,500
Border Guards 5,000 (KGZ conscripts, RUS
officers)
interior Troops 3,500
national Guard 1,000
DEPLOymENT
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
OSCE • Bosnia and Herzegovina 1
LIBERIA
UN • UNMIL 2 obs
SUDAN
UN • UNMIS 6 obs
FOREIGN FORCES
France Air Force: 1 C-135FR tkr ac
Russia Military Air Forces: 20+ Mi-8 Hip spt hel/Su-24
Fencer FGA ac/Su-25 Frogfoot FGA ac/Su-27 Flanker ftr ac;
ε500
Nepal NPL
nepalese rupee nr 2008 2009 2010
GDP NR 352bn 369bn
US$ 5.1bn 5.0bn
per capita US$ 179 174
Growth % 4.7 4.0
inflation % 7.7 13.2
Def bdgt NR 12.3bn 15.5bn
US$ 175m 209m
US$1=nr 69.7 74.2
Population 28,563,377
religious groups: Hindu 90%; Buddhist 5%; Muslim 3%
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 20% 6% 5% 4% 14% 2%
Female 19% 5% 5% 4% 14% 2%
Capabilities
ACTIVE 95,753 (Army 95,753) Paramilitary 62,000
Nepal is attempting to integrate the 23,500-strong (Maoist)
People’s Liberation Army (PLA) into the Nepalese national
army. This process has been delayed.
ORGANISATIONS By SERVICE
Army 95,753
FORCES By ROLE
Comd 6 inf div HQ; 1 (valley) comd
Inf 16 bde (total: 63 Inf bn); 32 indep coy
SF 1 bde (1 AB, 1 mech inf, 1 indep SF bn)
Ranger 1 bn
Arty 1 HQ (4 arty regt,)
AD 1 HQ (2 AD regt, 4 indep AD coy)
Engr 1 HQ (5 engr bn)
EQUIPmENT By TyPE
RECCE 40 Ferret
APC (W) 40 Casspir
ARTY 109+
TOWED 39: 75mm 6 pack; 94mm 5 3.7in (mtn trg); 105mm
28: 8 L-118 Lt Gun; 14 Pack Howitzer (6 non-operational)
MOR 70+: 81mm; 120mm 70 M-43 (est 12 op)
AD • GUNS • TOWED 32+: 14.5mm 30 Type-56 (ZPU-4);
37mm (PRC); 40mm 2 L/60
Air Wing 320
AIRCRAFT • TPT 5: 1 BAe-748; 2 M-28 Skytruck; 2 BN2T
Islander
HELICOPTERS
SPT 6: 1 SA 330J Super Puma; 2 AS-350 Ecureuil B2/B3;
3 Mi-17 1V & V5
UTL 6: 1 ALH Dhruv; 2 Lancer (SA 316); 1 HAL SA-
315B Cheetah; 2 SA-316B Alouette III
Paramilitary 62,000
Armed Police Force 15,000
Ministry of Home Affairs