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.)[citation needed]
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 146,908 (2002 est.)[citation needed]
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)[citation needed]
[edit] Equipment
APC: 1x Pandur II 8X8 (in testing), EE-3 Jararaca, EE-11 Urutu
[edit] Aircraft Inventory
The Air Force operates 33 aircraft, including 9 combat jets and 5 helicopters. In addition to the Air Force, the Army operates its own fleet of 8 helicopters.
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service[1] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aérospatiale SA 316 Alouette III |  France |
utility helicopter | SA 316B | 3 | |
| ATR-42 | 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 | |
| Douglas DC-8 | United States |
VIP transport | 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 F1 | France |
ground attack | F1AZ | 8 [2] | ex SAAF |
| Dassault Mirage V | France |
trainer
fighter |
>Mirage 5DG
Mirage 5G |
2
7[3] |
Might be withdrawn from use[4] |
| Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante |  Brazil |
transport
maritime patrol |
EMB-110P1
EMB-111A |
3
1 |
|
| Eurocopter SA 332 Super Puma | France Germany Spain |
transport helicopter | SA-332F | 1[5] | |
| 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 |
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service[6] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aérospatiale SA 342 Gazelle | France |
scout helicopter | SA-342L | 5 | |
| Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma | France |
transport helicopter | SA-330 | 3 |
[edit] References
- ^ Gabonese military aviation OrBat
- ^ Gabonese military aviation OrBat
- ^ Gabonese military aviation OrBat
- ^ Gabonese military aviation OrBat
- ^ Gabonese military aviation OrBat
- ^ "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.
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