Military of Gabon
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| Military of Gabon |
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 National flag of Gabon |
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| Founded | 1960 |
| Service branches | Army, Navy, Air Force, Presidential (Republican) Guard (charged with protecting the president and other senior officials), National Gendarmerie, National Police |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 20 years of age |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | 70.8 million (FY01)(CIA) |
| Percent of GDP | 2% (FY01)(CIA) |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers |  France United States |
| Related articles | |
| History | 1964 Gabon coup d'etat 2012–2013 Central African Republic conflict |
The African country of Gabon has a small, professional military of about 5,000 personnel, divided into army, navy, air force, gendarmerie, and national police. Gabonese forces are oriented to the defense of the country and have not been trained for an offensive role. A well-trained, well-equipped 1,800-member guard provides security for the president.
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Army [edit]
Major Units [edit]
- 1 Republican Guard Battalion group - Libreville[citation needed] with:
- 1 Light Armored Recon. Squad;
- 3 Infantry Coys;
- 1 Artillery Battery;
- 1 Air Defense Battery.
- 1 Airborne Regiment with:
- 3 Airborne Coys;
- 1 Recon and Support Coy;
- 1 Command Coy.
- 1 Light Armored Reecon Battalion with:
- 1 Logistic and Command Coy;
- 2 Armored Sqds.
- 1 Support Command Regiment with:
- 1 Artillery Battery;
- 1 Mortar Battery;
- 1 MRLS Battery;
- 1 Engineer Coy;
- Logistic Units.
- 7xMilitary Regions with:
- 1 Motorized Infantry Battalion or Coy-each.
Army Aircraft Inventory [edit]
| Aircraft | Type | Versions | In service[1] | Notes |
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| Aérospatiale SA 342 Gazelle | attack\ scout helicopter | SA-342L (with MBDA HOT missiles) | 8 | |
| Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma | transport helicopter | SA-330 | 7 |
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Ships [edit]
Fast Attack Craft [edit]
- 1 La Combattante III Fast Attack Craft with MBDA MM-40 Exocet SSMs
Patrol Craft [edit]
- 2 P400 class patrol vessel with SS-12M SSMs
- 4 small costal PCs (from Spain)
- 1 Swift ships Type 205 class patrol craft
- 1 Omar Bongo class FAC with SS-12M SSMs
Landing Craft [edit]
- 1 BATRAL class landing ship
- 1 Landing Craft - Mechanized
Weapons [edit]
- MBDA Exocet SSMs - 4 Launchers
- Nord Aviation SS.12M SSMs - 16 Launchers
- Oerlikon-Buhrle 20x128mm AAG
Air Force [edit]
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This section does not cite any references or sources. (May 2012) |
The Air Force operates 33 aircraft, including 4 combat jets and 5 helicopters. In addition to the Air Force, the Army operates its own fleet of 8 helicopters.
Aircraft Inventory [edit]
| Aircraft | Type | Versions | In service[2] | Notes |
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| Aérospatiale SA 316 Alouette III | utility helicopter | SA 316B | 3 | 6 delivered |
| ATR-42 | passenger transport | ATR 42 | 1 | |
| Eurocopter AS350 | light helicopter | AS350B | 2x AS-350B Ecureuil | |
| Eurocopter AS355 | light helicopter | AS355 | 1 | |
| Beechcraft T-34 Mentor | trainer | T-34C | 4 | |
| Bell 205 | utility helicopter | Iroquois | 1 | |
| Bell 412 | transport helicopter | 412SP | 1 | |
| Bell 212 | transport helicopter | 1 | 2 delivered. | |
| Douglas DC-8 | VIP transport | DC-8 | 1 | |
| CASA CN-235 | tactical transport | CN-235-200M | 1 | |
| Reims F152 | utility | 1 | ||
| Reims F337 | light attack | G Super Skymaster | 4 | |
| Reims F404 | utility aircraft | Titan-1 | 1 | |
| Dassault Falcon 20 | VIP jet transport | 2 delivered. | ||
| Dassault Falcon 900 | VIP transport | 1 | 2 delivered. | |
| Dassault Mirage F1 | ground attack | F1AZ | 8 Ordered, 6 Received, 2 Outstanding [2] | ex-SAAF |
| Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet | trainer
fighter |
SM-2 | 6 reported. | |
| Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante | transport & maritime patrol | EMB-110P1
EMB-111A |
3
1 |
in total 1xEMB-111A+4xEMB-110P-1 were delivered. |
| Eurocopter SA 332 Super Puma | transport helicopter | SA-332F | 1[2] | |
| Fouga Magister | trainer | CM 170 | 4 | built by Valmet. A total of 8x CM-170 were delivered. |
| Gulfstream II | VIP- jet | 1 | ||
| Gulfstream III | VIP-jet | 1 | ||
| Gulfstream IV | VIP-jet | SP | 1 | |
| Lockheed C-130 Hercules | tactical transport | C-130H
L-100-20 L-100-30 |
1
1 1 |
A total of 4 C-130s were delivered (1xC-130H, 1xC-130-20, 2x C-130-30) |
Missile Inventory [edit]
Aircraft sensors [edit]
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- AN\APS-128 MP radar for EBM-111MP x1
- AN\ALR-93
Air Bases [edit]
- Chilbanga
- Franceville
- Libreville
Air Force Units [edit]
- 1 Fighter Squadron 1-02 Leyou at BA02 Franceville with:
- Mirage F-1;
- Mirage M-5;
- CM-170;
- Alpha Jet(?).
- 1 Light Transport Squadron at BAO1 Libreville with:
- EMB-110;
- EMB-111;
- SA-316.
- 1 Heavy Transport Squadron at BA01 Libreville with:
- C-130 Hercules;
- CN-235.
- 1 Ministral Air Liaison Group at BA01 Libreville with:
- DC-8;
- Falcon-900EX;
- Gulfstream-III.
Historical Aircraft [edit]
- 4 Aero L-29 Delfin -?? reported (world air forces website)
- 1 Bell G-47 Sioux
- 5 Douglas C-47 Dakota
- 1 Douglas DC-6B
- 1 Fokker F-28-1000C Fellowship
- 1 Grumman Mallard
- 5 Max Holste HM.1521M Broussard
- 1 MFI-9B Bolkow Junior
- 2 NAMC YS-11A
- 3 Nord-2051 Noratlas
- 6 North American AT-6 Texan
- 1 Piper PA-18 Super-Cub
- 1 PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- 3 Aérospatiale Alouette II
- 1 SNIAS Caravelle GR
- 3 SNIAS Fregate N-262C
- 1 British Aerospace 125 HS.125 Series 400
- 9 Douglas Aircraft Company Douglas Douglas A-1 Skyraider A-1 Skyraider
- 13 Dassault Mirage V trainer fighter >Mirage 5DG Mirage 5G the total order was for 13 Mirage Vs. (4xMirage V-DG, 2x Mirage V-RG-not delivered, 3xMirage V-G and 4xMirage V-G-II) status unknown
References [edit]
- ^ "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.
- ^ a b c Gabonese military aviation OrBat
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