Military of Gabon | |
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Coat of arms of Gabon | |
Founded | 1960 |
Service branches |
Land Forces[1] Air Force Navy |
Manpower | |
Military age | 20 years of age[1] |
Expenditures | |
Budget | 70.8 million (FY01)[1] |
Percent of GDP | 1.34% (FY12) |
Industry | |
Foreign suppliers |
France United States |
Related articles | |
History |
1964 Gabon coup d'etat 2012–2013 Central African Republic conflict |
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.
Army[]
Order of battle[]
- 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 Recon 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.
Air Force[]
Order of battle[]
- Fighter Squadron 1-02 Leyou at BA02 Franceville with:
- Mirage F-1AZ
- MB-326M Impala I
- Heavy Transport Squadron at BA01 Libreville with:
- C-130 Hercules
- CN-235
- Ministerial Air Liaison Group (Groupe de Liaison Aérien Ministériel or GLAM) at BA01 Libreville with:
- 1 Falcon-900EX
- 1 Gulfstream-III
Facilities[]
- BA01 Libreville
- BA02 Franceville
- Tchibanga
Current inventory[]
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service[2] | Notes | |
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Combat aircraft | ||||||
Mirage 5 | France | sea attack | Mirage 5G | 3 | ||
Mirage F1 | France | fighter | 6[3] | |||
Transport | ||||||
ATR 42 | France | VIP | 1[4] | |||
C-130 | United States | transport | C-130H | 1 | ||
CN-235 | Spain / Indonesia | transport | 1[5] | |||
Helicopters | ||||||
AS332 | France | transport | 1 | |||
SA330 | France | transport / utility | 5[3] | |||
EC135 | France | utility | 2[3] | |||
AS350 | France | liaison | 1[3] | |||
EC120 | France | light utility | 2 | |||
Alouette III | France | light utility | 2[3] | |||
SA342 Gazelle | France | scout / attack | SA 319 | 2 | ||
Trainer Aircraft | ||||||
T-34 Mentor | United States | trainer | 4[3] | |||
Mirage 5 | France | conversion trainer | Mirage 5DG | 2[3] |
Retired aircraft[]
Previous aircraft operated by the Air Force consisted of the CM.170 Magister, C-130H Hercules, Embraer EMB 110, Fokker F28, Aérospatiale N 262, Reims C.337, and the Alouette II helicopter.[6][7]
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Equipment[]
Vessel | Origin | Type | In service | Notes |
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Kership | France | offshore patrol | 1 on order[8] | |
P400 | France | coastal patrol | 3[9] | |
BATRAL | France | landing craft | 1[9] | 2 ordered only one received |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "CIA World Fact 2015". cia.gov. 2015. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gb.html. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ World Air Forces 2016. Flightglobal International. December 2015. p. 19. https://d3fod5fkpt74ph.cloudfront.net/f5975bad82fe4e9e8d7f2e21e2e6f39e/3395ff5ac4d54a05bf6baa0c63895356.pdf. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "World Air Forces 2015 pg. 16". Flightglobal Insight. 2015. http://forms.flightglobal.com/WorldAirForces2015?product=PREM&mode=DOWNLOAD&DMDcode=FGWC4&fcid=%7B05ceef25-b72e-4bea-9a83-a7ab7d02e55a%7D_FC078_PREM_201412&fcfileext=pdf. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ "ATR42 Gabon TR-KJD". airport-data.com flightglobal.com. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/TR-KJD.html. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ World Air Forces 2014 "WAF 2014". Flightglobal Insight. 2014. http://img.en25.com/Web/flightglobal/%7B88f2f053-6c3d-4ab4-a297-0b453358a560%7D_FC055_PREM_201312.pdf?elq=&elqCampaignId= World Air Forces 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ "World Air Forces 1987 pg. 56". flightglobal.com. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%202506.html. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ "World Military Helicopter Markey 1971 pg. 577". flightglobal.com. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%202091.html. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ http://www.naval-technology.com/news/newskership-to-deliver-two-offshore-patrol-vessels-to-gabonese-navy-4427093
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Trade Registers. Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved on 29 May 2015
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