Editor's Foreword

432 THE MILITARY BALANCE 2010
MSL
AAM AIM-120 AMRAAM; AIM-9B Sidewinder/AIM-9J
Sidewinder; Python III
ASM: AGM-65 Maverick
Paramilitary ε113,700 active
Border Patrol Police 41,000
Marine Police 2,200
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 135
PSO 3: 1 Srinakrin; 2 Hameln
PCC 4: 2 Chasanyabadee; 1 Yokohama; 1 Sriyanont
PCI 13: 6 Ital Thai Marine; 1 Burespadoog kit; 3 Cutlass; 3
Technautic 810-812 series
PBR 85
PB 30
National Security Volunteer Corps 45,000 –
Reserves
Police Aviation 500
AIRCRAFT
TPT 16: 2 CN-235; 1 Fokker 50; 8 PC-6 Turbo-Porter; 3
SC.7 3M Skyvan; 2 Short 330UTT
UTL 6 AU-23A Peacemaker
HELICOPTERS • UTL 67: 20 AB-212 (Bell 212); 27 Bell
205A; 14 Bell 206 Jet Ranger; 6 Bell 412 Twin Huey
Provincial Police 50,000 (incl est. 500 Special
Action Force)
Thahan Phran (Hunter Soldiers) ε20,000
Volunteer irregular force
Paramilitary 13 regt (each: 107 Paramilitary coy)
DEPLOYMENT
SUDAN
UN • UNAMID 15; 6 obs
UN • UNMIS 10 obs
Timor Leste TLS
Timorian Escudo
TPE
Population 1,040,880
2008 2009 2010
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 19% 6% 5% 3% 16% 1%
Female 18% 6% 5% 3% 16% 2%
Capabilities
ACTIVE 1,332 (Army 1,250 Naval Element 82)
ORGANISATIONS BY SERVICE
Army 1,250
Training began in Jan 2001 with the aim of deploying
1,500 full-time personnel and 1,500 reservists. Authorities
are engaged in developing security structures with
international assistance.
Inf 2 bn
Naval Element 82
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS
PB 2 Albatros
FOREIGN FORCES
Australia ISF (Operation Astute) 650; 1 bn HQ; 2 inf coy;
1 AD bty; elm 1 cbt engr regt; 1 hel det with 5 S-70A-9
(S-70A) Black Hawk; 4 OH-58 Kiowa obs hel; 3 C-130; •
UNMIT 3 obs
Bangladesh UNMIT 4 obs
Brazil UNMIT 4 obs
China, People’s Republic of UNMIT 2 obs
Fiji UNMIT 2 obs
India UNMIT 1 obs
Malaysia UNMIT 2 obs
Nepal UNMIT 1 obs
New Zealand ISF (Operation Astute) 155; 1 inf coy •
UNMIT 1 obs
Pakistan UNMIT 4 obs
Philippines UNMIT 3 obs
Portugal UNMIT 3 obs
Sierra Leone UNMIT 1 obs
Singapore UNMIT 2 obs
Vietnam VNM
Vietnamese Dong d 2008 2009 2010
GDP d 1,487tr 1,677tr
US$ 91bn 94bn
per capita US$ 1,042 1,061
Growth % 6.3 4.6
In�ation % 23.1 7.0
Def bdgt d 47.3tr ε50.0tr
US$ 2.90bn ε2.80bn
US$1=d 16,300 17,844
Population 88,576,758
Ethnic groups: Chinese 3%
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 14% 6% 5% 5% 17% 2%
Female 13% 5% 5% 4% 19% 3%
Capabilities
ACTIVE 455,000 (Army 412,000 Navy 13,000 Air
30,000) Paramilitary 40,000
Terms of service 2 years Army and Air Defence, 3 years Air
Force and Navy, specialists 3 years, some ethnic minorities
2 years