Armed Forces of Djibouti
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Commander in Chief : |
President Ismail Omar Guelleh |
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Headquarters: | Djibouti | ||
Military strength | |||
Active soldiers: | 16,962 soldiers. | ||
Reservists: | 15,234 | ||
Conscription: | no | ||
Eligibility for military service: | 18–49 years | ||
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Military budget: | $ 0.369 billion (2011) | ||
Share of gross domestic product : | 3.7% (2011) | ||
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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
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 |
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T-72 | Main battle tank | Soviet Union | - | Ordered in Yemen . |
AMX-13 | Light tank | France | 60 | Uncertain readiness for action. |
BTR-80 | Personnel carriers | Soviet Union | 8th | |
BTR-60 | Personnel carriers | Soviet Union | 10 | BTR-60PB . |
puma | Personnel carriers | Italy | 6th | |
Ratel -90 | Armored personnel carriers | South Africa | 9 | 12 shipped. |
Casspir | wheeled armored vehicle | South Africa | 9 | Casspir III variant |
Cougar | wheeled armored vehicle | United States | 10 | |
Panhard AML | Armored vehicles | France | 20th | 24 shipped. |
BRDM-2 | spotter | Soviet Union | 12 | Uncertain readiness for action. |
Véhicule Blindé Léger | spotter | France | 10 | |
Humvee | Off-road vehicle | United States | 14th | |
Land Rover Defender | Off-road vehicle | United Kingdom | 13 | |
M35 | truck | United States | 10 | |
Mercedes-Benz G-Class | Off-road vehicle | Germany | 4th | |
Mercedes-Benz Unimog | Artillery tractor | Germany | 4th | |
Toyota Land Cruiser | Off-road vehicle | Japan | 26th | |
Urals-4320 | Artillery tractor | Soviet Union | 3 | |
VLRA | Liaison vehicle | France | 4th | |
BM-21 degrees | Rocket launcher | Soviet Union | 12 | |
M109 | Self-propelled howitzer | United States | 10 | |
120 mm RT-61 mortar | Heavy mortar | France | 20th | Acquired in 1981. |
122mm howitzer D-30 (2A18) | howitzer | Soviet Union | 6th | |
105mm howitzer M56 | howitzer | 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
The Force Aérienne du Djibouti (FAdD) has:
- Transport aircraft (1 Cessna 208 , 1 Let L-410 , 1 Xi'an MA60 , 2 Y-12 , 2 Short 330 )
- Helicopter (1 Eurocopter AS 355 , 2 Mil Mi-8/17 , 2 Mil Mi-35 ).
Gendarmerie
The Gendarmerie Nationale Djiboutienne is one of the armed forces of Djibouti, but mainly has police tasks.
Ranks and Rank Badges
Officers
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Rank | General de division | General de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant-Colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous lieutenant | ||||
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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 |
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NATO rank code | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 |
NCOs and men
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c The World Factbook . Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ↑ BBC News: France backing Djibouti in 'war'
- ^ Defense talk . In: defencetalk . 2003. Retrieved October 14, 2003.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Trade Registers . Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ a b c d Djibouti
- ↑ a b Jane's: Djibouti parades new armor
- ^ Army Recognition . In: EquipmentInsight . 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ↑ Djibouti armed forces receive 26 donated land cruisers
- ↑ Weaponsystems . In: Weaponsystems . 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ↑ Djibouti Air Force gets two Y-12s; Dauphin helicopters , Defense Web, July 19, 2016
- ↑ World Air Forces 2015 pg. 14 . Flightglobal Insight. 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.