Editor's Foreword

84 The MiLiTAry BALAnCe 2010
Trg some sqn with Cessna R172K Hawk XP; T-35B
Hel 1 sqn with Bell 206 Jet Ranger; Bell 212
(armed); Bell 412 Twin Huey (armed); UH-1H
Iroquois
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
AIRCRAFT 9 combat capable
FGA 2 A-37B Dragonfly; 2 PC-7 Turbo Trainer (6 EMB-314
Super Tucano on order)
TPT 14: 4 Basler Turbo-67; 1 Beech 100 King Air; 1 Beech
90 King Air; 1 Cessna 310; 2 F-27 Friendship; 4 IAI-201
Arava; 1 PA-31 Navajo; 1 CE-208B
UTL 2 Cessna 206
TRG 15: 5 Cessna R172K Hawk XP; 5 PC-7 Turbo Trainer*;
4 T-35B Pillan
HELICOPTERS
UTL 20: 9 Bell 206 Jet Ranger; 7 Bell 212 (armed); 1 Bell
412 Twin Huey (armed); 3 UH-1H Iroquois
Tactical Security Group
Air Military Police
Armd 1 sqn
CCT 3 coy
AD 1 bty (army units for air-base sy)
Paramilitary 19,000 active (incl. Treasury
Police)
national Police 16,500
Army 1 (integrated task force) unit (incl mil and
treasury police)
SF 1 bn
Paramilitary 21 (departments) region
HELICOPTERS
UTL 4 UH-1P Huey 2 (on lease 2008-2010)
Treasury Police 2,500
DEPLOyMENT
CôTE D’IVOIRE
UN • UNOCI 5 obs
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONgO
UN • MONUC 150; 4 obs
HAITI
UN • MINUSTAH 118; 1 MP coy
LEBANON
UN • UNIFIL 2
NEPAL
UN • UNMIN 1 obs
SUDAN
UN • UNAMID 2
UN • UNMIS 1; 2 obs
guyana GUY
Guyanese Dollar G$ 2008 2009 2010
GDP G$ 236bn
US$ 1.2bn
per capita US$ 1,534
Growth % 3.0 2.0
inflation % 8.1 2.9
Def bdgt G$ 13.7bn
US$ 67m
US$1=G$ 203 200
Population 752,940
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 13% 5% 5% 5% 19% 2%
Female 13% 5% 5% 5% 20% 3%
Capabilities
ACTIVE 1,100 (Army 900 navy 100 Air 100)
Paramilitary 1,500
Active numbers combined Guyana Defence Force
RESERVE 670 (Army 500 navy 170)
ORgANISATIONS By SERVICE
Army 900
FORCES By ROLE
Inf 1 bn
SF 1 coy
Engr 1 coy
Spt 1 (spt wpn) coy
Presidential Guard 1 bn
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
RECCE 9: 6 EE-9 Cascavel (reported); 3 S52 Shorland
ARTY 54
TOWED 130mm 6 M-46†
MOR 48: 81mm 12 L16A1; 82mm18 M-43; 120mm 18
M-43
Navy 100
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 5
PCC 1 Orwell (ex-UK)
MISC BOATS/CRAFT 4
FACILITIES
Bases Located at Georgetown (HQ), Benab,
Morawhanna
Air Force 100
FORCES By ROLE
Tpt unit with; 1 Y-12 1 Bell 412 Twin Huey; 1 Rotorway
162F