Editor's Foreword

96 The MiLiTAry BALAnCe 2010
SF 1 trg centre
Arty 1 Strategic Reserve regt; 5 Field Arty gp
Engr 1 (1 st ) bde (2 engr bn)
Cbt engr 4 bn
AD 1 gp
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
MBT 15 TI-67
LT TK 38: 16 M-24 Chaffee; 22 M-41A1UR
RECCE 110: 15 EE-9 Cascavel; 48 GAZ-39371 Vodnik; 47 OT-
93;
AIFV 18 BMP-1
APC 133:
APC (T) 29: 24 M-113A1UR; 3 M-93 (MT-LB); 2 PTS
APC (W) 94: 54 Condor; 40 MOWAG Piranha
ARTY 185
SP 122mm 6 2S1 Carnation
TOWED 44: 105mm 36: 28 M-101A1; 8 M-102; 155mm 8
M-114A1
MOR 135: 81mm 91: 35 M1, 56 LN; 120mm 44 SL
AT
MSL • MANPATS 15 Milan
RCL 69: 106mm 69 M-40A1
UAV • TACTICAL 1 Charrua
AD • GUNS • TOWED 14: 20mm 14: 6 M-167 Vulcan;
8TCM-20 (w/ Elta M-2016 radar)
Navy 5,403 (incl 1,800 Prefectura Naval Coast
Guard)
FORCES By ROLE
Navy HQ located at Montevideo
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS • FRIGATES
FFG 2:
2 Uruguay (PRT Joao Belo) with 2 triple 550mm ASTT (6
eff.) each with L3 HWT, 2 single, 2 100mm gun
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 25
PCC 2 (FRA Vigilante 42m)
PCI 3: 2 Colonia less than 100 tonnes (US Cape); 1
Paysandu less than 100 tonnes
PBR 20: 4 UPF-Class; 16 Vigilante 27’
MINE WARFARE • MINE COUNTERMEASURES
MSC 3 Temerario (Kondor II)
AMPHIBIOUS 4: 2 LCVP; 2 LCM
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 7:
ARS 1 Vanguardia
AR 1 Artigas (GER, Freiburg, general spt ship) with HB-
355 med hel
AG 1 Maldonado
AGHS 2: 1 Helgoland; 1 Triestre
ABU 1 Sirius
TRG • AXS 1
FACILITIES
Bases Located at Montevideo (main base), Fray
Bentos, Rio Negro (river)
Naval airbases Located at La Paloma, Laguna del
Sauce
naval Aviation 211
FORCES By ROLE
ASW flt with 1 Beech 200T Maritime Patrol* ; 2
BAe Jetstream MK2
Utl / SAR 1 sqn with 1 Wessex MK60/HC2; 6 Bo-105
M; 1 Esquilo AS 350 B2
Trg/Liaison flt with 2 T-34C Turbo Mentor
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
AIRCRAFT 5 combat capable
ASW / MP 3: 2 BAe Jetstream MK2; 1 Beech 200T
Maritime Patrol*
TRG 2 T-34C Turbo Mentor
HELICOPTERS
UTL 8: 1 Wessex HC2/MK60; 6 Bo-105 M; 1 Esquilo AS
350 B2
naval infantry 450
Marine 1 bn (under strength)
Coast Guard 1,800
Prefectura Naval (PNN) is part of the Navy
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 14
PCC 2
MISC BOATS/CRAFT 12: 9 Type-44; 3 Type-PS
Air Force 2,984
Flying hours 120 hrs/year
FORCES By ROLE
FGA 1 sqn with A-37B Dragonfly, 1 sqn with IA-58B
Pucará
Tpt 1 sqn with C–130B Hércules; EMB–110C
Bandeirante; EMB–120 Brasilia; CASA C-212
Aviocar
Liaison sqn Cessna 206H; T– 41D; L–21 Piper
Survey 1 flt with EMB–110 Bandeirante
Trg some sqn with PC- 7U Turbo Trainer; SF–260 EU;
UB 58 Baron
Hel 1 sqn with AS–365 Dauphin; Bell 212; UH–1H
Iroquois
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
FGA 16: 11 A–37B Dragonfly; 5 IA–58 B Pucará
TPT 8: 2 C–130B Hércules; 3 CASA C–212 Aviocar; 2 EMB–
110C Bandeirante; 1 EMB-120 Brasilia
SURVEY 1 EMB–110 Bandeirante
LIAISON 16: 4 T–41D; 11 Cessna 206H; 1 L–21 Piper
TRG 19: 5 PC-7U Turbo Trainer; 12 SF-260 EU; 2 UB-58
Baron
HELICOPTERS • UTL 11: 1 AS–365 Dauphin; 4 Bell 212; 6
UH–1H Iroquois
Paramilitary 920
Guardia de Coraceros 368 (under Interior
Ministry)
Guardia de Granaderos 450