Military of Angola

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Angolan Armed Forces
Service branches	Angolan Army Angolan Navy People's Air and Air Defence Force of Angola
Leadership
Minister of Defense	Kundy Pahiama
Manpower
Conscription	Universal compulsory service for 24 months plus training
Available for military service	2,548,455 males, age 17 to 49, 2,462,601 females, age 17 to 49
Fit for military service	1,282,195 males, age 17 to 49, 1,256,390 females, age 17 to 49
Reaching military age annually	126,694 males, 123,586 females
Active personnel	110,000
Deployed personnel	Small numbers
Expenditures
Budget	$183.58 million (2004)
Percent of GDP	8.8% (2005)

Angola's military is called the FAA, the Portuguese acronym for Angolan Armed Forces, headed by a Chief of Staff who reports to the Minister of Defense.

There are three divisions--the Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), and Air and Air Defense Forces (FAPA). Total manpower is about 110,000. The army is by far the largest of the services with about 100,000 men and women. The Navy numbers about 3,000 and operates several small patrol craft and barges. Air force personnel total about 7,000; its equipment includes Russian-manufactured fighters and transport planes.

A small number of FAA personnel are stationed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) and the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville).

[edit] Equipment

Armour

• T-80/T-84 - some
• T-72 - 50
• T-62 - 50
• T-54/T-55 - about 200
• BRDM-2 - 600
• BMD-3 - some
• BMP-1/BMP-2 - 250
• BTR-152/BTR-20/BTR-80 - 170

Field Artillery

• D-30 122mm - 500
• M-46 130mm - 48
• D-20 152mm - 4
• 2S1 Carnation 122mm SP - some
• 2S3 152mm SP - 4
• 2S7 203mm SP - some
• BM-21 122mm MRL - 50
• RM-70 Dana 122mm MRL - 40
• MB-24 240mm MRL - some
• 82mm Motar - 250
• 120mm Motar - 500

Air Defence Artillery

• SA-14 Gremlin/SA-16 Gimlet/SA-7 Grail AA SAMs - 500
• ZPU-4 14.5mm & ZU-23-2 23mm AA Guns - 450+
• M-1939 37mm SP AAA
• S-60 57mm SP AAA

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• This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. 2005
• This article contains material from the US Department of State's Background Notes which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.

2003