Armed Forces of Djibouti

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Forces Armées Djiboutiennes
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guide
Commander in Chief : President
Ismail Omar Guelleh
Headquarters: Djibouti
Military strength
Active soldiers: 16,962 soldiers.
Reservists: 15,234
Conscription: no
Eligibility for military service: 18–49 years
household
Military budget: $ 0.369 billion (2011)
Share of gross domestic product : 3.7% (2011)
history
Founding: 1977

The armed forces of Djibouti ( French Forces armées djiboutiennes ) are the military of the Republic of Djibouti, which has been independent since 1977 .

history

The French Afar and Issa Territories gained independence on June 27, 1977 under the name of Djibouti. Relations between the Afar and Somali ethnic groups have been strained from the start. Hassan Gouled Aptidon made the RPP the only allowed unity party in 1981 . Afar, who felt they were disadvantaged, founded the rebel organization Front pour la Restauration de l'Unité et de la Démocratie (FRUD), which fought with the government army from 1991-1994. This Djiboutian civil war helped re-establish a multi-party system in 1992. However, the RPP - which the FRUD largely joined after the peace treaty - continues to dominate politics. In mid-2008, Djiboutian troops clashed with Eritrean troops several times in the disputed border area around Ras Doumeira . The US and the United Nations Security Council accused Eritrea of military aggression against Djibouti.

organization

The armed forces of Djibouti are under the command of President Ismail Omar Guelleh and have a total troop strength of 16,962 soldiers.

army

Panhard AML during a parade 2003
Soldiers during Operation Able Dart in Ali Sabieh

The land forces as the largest contingent consist of approx. 8,000 soldiers, who are divided into seven regiments . You have the following inventory:

Surname Type origin In service Remarks
T-72 Main battle tank Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union - Ordered in Yemen .
AMX-13 Light tank FranceFrance France 60 Uncertain readiness for action.
BTR-80 Personnel carriers Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union 8th
BTR-60 Personnel carriers Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union 10 BTR-60PB .
puma Personnel carriers ItalyItaly Italy 6th
Ratel -90 Armored personnel carriers South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 9 12 shipped.
Casspir wheeled armored vehicle South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 9 Casspir III variant
Cougar wheeled armored vehicle United StatesUnited States United States 10
Panhard AML Armored vehicles FranceFrance France 20th 24 shipped.
BRDM-2 spotter Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union 12 Uncertain readiness for action.
Véhicule Blindé Léger spotter FranceFrance France 10
Humvee Off-road vehicle United StatesUnited States United States 14th
Land Rover Defender Off-road vehicle United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 13
M35 truck United StatesUnited States United States 10
Mercedes-Benz G-Class Off-road vehicle GermanyGermany Germany 4th
Mercedes-Benz Unimog Artillery tractor GermanyGermany Germany 4th
Toyota Land Cruiser Off-road vehicle JapanJapan Japan 26th
Urals-4320 Artillery tractor Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union 3
VLRA Liaison vehicle FranceFrance France 4th
BM-21 degrees Rocket launcher Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union 12
M109 Self-propelled howitzer United StatesUnited States United States 10
120 mm RT-61 mortar Heavy mortar FranceFrance France 20th Acquired in 1981.
122mm howitzer D-30 (2A18) howitzer Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union 6th
105mm howitzer M56 howitzer Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Yugoslavia

marine

The naval forces Djibutis have six patrol boats of Swari class . There are also two patrol boats of the Metal Shark 28 class and an EDIC landing craft. The Coast Guard has eight other boats.

Air Force

Mi-35P Hind

The Force Aérienne du Djibouti (FAdD) has:

Gendarmerie

The Gendarmerie Nationale Djiboutienne is one of the armed forces of Djibouti, but mainly has police tasks.

Ranks and Rank Badges

Officers

Rank group Generals Staff officers Subaltern officers
Land, air and naval forces
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Rank General de division General de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous lieutenant
Rank
(Bundeswehr)
Major general Brigadier General
Flotilla Admiral
Colonel
sea ​​captain
Lieutenant Colonel
frigate captain
Major
Corvette Captain
Captain
Lieutenant
Oberleutnant
Oberleutnant zur See
Lieutenant
at sea
NATO rank code OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1

NCOs and men

Rank group NCOs Teams
Land and Air Forces
Shoulder pieces
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Rank Adjudant chief Adjudant Sergent chief Sergent Caporal chief Caporal Soldier première soldier
Rank
(Bundeswehr)
Sergeant Major Staff Sergeant Oberfeldwebel / Feldwebel Staff NCO / NCO Oberstabsgefreiter / Stabsgefreiter Hauptgefreiter / Obergefreiter Private soldier
Naval forces
Shoulder pieces
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Rank Maitre principal Premier maitre Maitre Second maitre Quartier-maitre se 1st class Quartier-maitre se 2nd class Matelot brevet Matelot
Rank
(Bundeswehr)
Chief of Staff Staff Captain Captain / Boatswain Chief Mate / Mate Oberstabsgefreiter / Stabsgefreiter Hauptgefreiter / Obergefreiter Private sailor
NATO rank code OR-9 OR-8 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1

Foreign contingents

In addition to the troops of Djibouti, foreign contingents are stationed in the country, including the 5th Régiment interarmes d'outre-mer (5th RIAOM) of the French Army de Terre . In addition to France, as part of the Forces françaises stationnées à Djibouti (FFDj) (with around 2,000 soldiers; 2012) and the USA ( Camp Lemonier ), Germany maintains a permanent base known as the German Liaison and Support Group . The German Navy is currently deploying around 230 soldiers in the Horn of Africa as part of Operation Atalanta . The units will each be relocated to the Bab al-Mandab for several months in order to monitor shipping traffic from the southern Red Sea via the Gulf of Aden to the Gulf of Oman .

Web links

Commons : Djibouti's Armed Forces  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c The World Factbook . Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. BBC News: France backing Djibouti in 'war'
  3. ^ Defense talk . In: defencetalk . 2003. Retrieved October 14, 2003.
  4. a b c d e f g Trade Registers . Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  5. a b c d e f g h i j k l Djibouti Army . Defense & Civil Database. unidentified. Archived from the original on February 17, 2018. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 25, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dc-database.com
  6. a b c d Djibouti
  7. a b Jane's: Djibouti parades new armor
  8. ^ Army Recognition . In: EquipmentInsight . 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  9. Djibouti armed forces receive 26 donated land cruisers
  10. Weaponsystems . In: Weaponsystems . 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  11. Djibouti Air Force gets two Y-12s; Dauphin helicopters , Defense Web, July 19, 2016
  12. World Air Forces 2015 pg. 14 . Flightglobal Insight. 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.