Military of Gabon
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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.
Military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Presidential (Republican) Guard (charged with protecting the president and other senior officials), National Gendarmerie, National Police
Military manpower - military age: 20 years of age
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 284,358 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 146,908 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 11,304 (2002 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $70.8 million (FY01)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 2% (FY01)
[edit] Aircraft inventory
The Air Force operates 33 aircraft, including 9 combat jets and 5 helicopters.
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service[1] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aérospatiale Alouette III |  France |
utility helicopter | SA 316B | 3 | |
| ATR | France
 Italy |
passenger transport | ATR 42 | 1 | |
| Beechcraft T-34 Mentor |  United States |
trainer | T-34C | 4 | |
| Bell 412 | United States |
transport helicopter | 412SP | 1 | |
| CASA CN-235 |  Spain |
tactical transport | CN-235-200M | 1 | |
| Cessna 152 | United States |
utility | 1 | ||
| Dassault Falcon 900 | France |
VIP transport | 1 | ||
| Dassault Mirage 5 | France |
fighter
trainer fighter fighter |
total Mirage 5
Mirage 5DG Mirage 5G Mirage 5G-2 |
9
2 3 4 |
|
| Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante |  Brazil |
transport
maritime patrol |
EMB-110P1
EMB-111A |
3
1 |
|
| Eurocopter Cougar | France |
transport helicopter | SA 332F | 1 | |
| Fouga Magister |  Finland |
trainer | CM 170 | 4 | built by Valmet |
| Lockheed C-130 Hercules | United States |
tactical transport | C-130H
L-100-20 L-100-30 |
1
1 1 |
In addition to the Air Force, the Army operates its own fleet of 8 helicopters.
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service[1] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aérospatiale Gazelle | France |
scout helicopter | SA 342L | 5 | |
| Aérospatiale Puma | France |
transport helicopter | SA 330 | 3 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.
[edit] See also
Algeria · Angola · Benin · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Cape Verde · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Republic of the Congo · Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) · Djibouti · Egypt · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Gabon · The Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Morocco · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Rwanda · São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · Sudan · Swaziland · Tanzania · Togo · Tunisia · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe
Dependencies and other territories
Ceuta · Mayotte · Melilla · Puntland · Réunion · St. Helena · Somaliland · Western Sahara (SADR)
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