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Population
Defence budget 2010
GDP 2009
Land area
Capital
Life expectancy
Population growth rate |
40 million
Euros 11.9 billion (US$14.5 billion)
Euros 1,033 billion (US$1,256 billion)
499,400 sq kms (192,078 sq miles)
Madrid (Population 5 million)
79 years
0.1 per cent |
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| Total Armed
Forces |
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Army
Navy
Air Force
Joint MoD
Guardia Civil |
80,000 (plus about 200,000 reserves
– possibly 20,000 ready reserves)
17,500 (plus about 5,000 reserves)
21,000 (plus about 5,000 reserves)
About 9,000
About 70,000 |
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| MINISTRY OF
DEFENCE |
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Contact Details
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Ministry of Defence
Paseo de la Castellana 109
28071 Madrid
Spain
Tel: +34 1 555 26 00
Fax: +34 1 556 55 72
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Army Strength: 80,000 (plus about
200,000 reserves – possibly 20,000 ready reserves).
Outline Army Structure:
Land Forces HQ
Logistic Support Command
4 x Territorial Commands
2 x Divisional Type Formations with 8 x Deployable Brigades
Special Forces Command
Field Artillery Command
Air Defence Artillery Command
Coastal Artillery Command
Engineer Command
Army Aviation Command
Signals Brigade
NATO Rapid Deployment Corps HQ (NATO RDC)
SPANISH
ARMY OUTLINE STRUCTURE
Note:
NATO RDC
(Rapid Deployment Corps HQ).
LAND FORCES COMMAND OUTLINE STRUCTURE
HEAVY
FORCES OUTLINE STRUCTURE
Note:
1 Land Forces Command is
otherwise known as 1 Mechanised Division.
LIGHT
FORCES OUTLINE STRUCTURE
Note: This formation is otherwise
known as the FAR (Rapid Reaction Force).
EU Battlegroups: Spain provides 1 x complete Battlegroup from
its own resources, takes part in the French-German Battlegroup and
provides is a major contributor to the Spanish-Italian Amphibious
Battlegroup.
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Main Battle Tanks (MBT) |
239 x
Leopard 2E (possibly operational) |
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50 x
M-60A3 (in reserve) |
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Reconnaissance (Recce) |
80 x B-1 Centauro (Wheeled) |
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90 x Pegaso
VEC-M1 (Wheeled) |
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185 x IVECO LAV
- Panther (Wheeled) |
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Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle (AIFV) |
212 x Pizarro
(Tracked) |
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Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) |
400 M-113
(Tracked) Estimate in service-being replaced by Pizarro |
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500 x
BMR-600/600M1 possibly (Wheeled) |
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100 x RG-31
Nyala (wheeled – mine resistant) |
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Towed Artillery (Arty) |
58 x 105 mm
L-118 Light Gun |
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150 x 105 mm
Model 56 Pack How (many in store) |
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18 x 155 mm SBT-1 |
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70 x 155 mm SBT-1 (on order) |
| Self Propelled
Artillery (SP Arty) |
96 x 155 mm M-109A5 |
| Coastal Artillery |
6 x 155 mm; 3 x
Vickers 305 mm; 3 x 381 mm; 30 x Vickers 152 mm (some inactive) |
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Multi Rocket
Launchers (MRL) |
14 x 140 mm
Teruel |
| Mortars (Mor) |
1000 x 81 mm
ECIA L65/81 (possibly 500 SP) |
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400 x 120 mm ECIA
L65/120 (possibly 100 SP) |
| Anti-Tank (Atk) |
100 x Milan ATGW
SP |
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60 x TOW ATGW SP |
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260 x SPIKE ATGW |
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275 x Milan ATGW |
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130 x TOW ATGW |
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Low Level Air Defence (LLAD) |
18 x Roland SAM
SP |
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36 x I Hawk SAM
(Towed) |
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12 x Skyguard/Aspide
SAM (Towed) |
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8 x MIM-104
Patriot 2 (towed) |
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160 x Mistral
SAM (MANPAD) |
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8 x 8 x NASAMS |
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150 x 20 mm
GAI-BO1 AAA |
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90 x 35 mm
GDF-005 |
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Army Aviation |
AAS-665 Tiger
Attack (24 on order) |
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9 x OH-58 Kiowa
Liaison |
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17 x CH-47
Chinook (Transport) |
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16 x AS-332
Super Puma (Transport) |
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27 x Bo-105
(Utility) |
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6 x Bell 212
(Utility) |
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12 x AS532UC
Cougar (Utility) |
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20 x UH-1H (Utility) |
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45 x NH90 planned (for all three
services) |
Navy Strength:
17,500 (plus about 5,000 reserves)
Principal Units:
4 x Submarines
1 x Aircraft Carrier
11 x Frigates
7 x Mine Warfare Vessels
SPANISH
NAVY OUTLINE STRUCTURE
Note:
Special Operations Command includes the
Special Operations Group and the Combat Diver Group. The Special
Operations Group is trained in maritime counter-terrorism, combat
diving and swimming, coastal infiltration, ship boarding, direct
action, and special reconnaissance. The Combat Diver Group is
trained in underwater demolitions and hydrographic reconnaissance.
FLEET HEADQUARTERS OUTLINE STRUCTURE
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Submarines Tactical (SSK) |
4 x S-70 Galerna
Class (4 x S-80 Class on order - first delivery probably early
2014)) |
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Aircraft Carrier |
1 x R-11
Príncipe de Asturias |
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Frigates |
5 x F-100 Álvaro
de Bazán Class (2 more on order) |
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6 x
F-80
Santa María Class |
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Mine Countermeasures (MCM) |
6 x
M-30 Segura Class Minehunters |
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1 x
Modified Descubierta Class MCM support ship |
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Patrol and Coastal Combatants (PCC) |
4 x Serviola
(PCO) |
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3 x Alboran
(PCO) |
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4 x
Descubierta (PCO) |
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9 x Anaga (PCO) |
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4 x BAM (PCO) |
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5 x Coastal
Patrol Craft |
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2 x River
Patrol Craft |
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Amphibious (Amphib) |
2 x L-50
Galicia
Class LPD (450 troops) |
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1 x
L-40
Newport
Class LST |
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1 x Juan Carlos
Class LHD (700 troops) |
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Miscellaneous |
1 x
Replenishment Ship |
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1 x Fleet Oiler |
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1 x Logistic
Ship |
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2 x Cargo Ships |
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1 x EW Support
Ship |
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1 x Submarine
Rescue Vessel |
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1 x Salvage Tug |
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1 x Polar
Research Vessels |
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7 x Hydrographic
Vessels |
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Naval Aviation |
16 x AV-8B
Harrier 2/Harrier 2 Plus (Attack) |
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7 x P-3 Orion
(Maritime Patrol) |
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3 x Citation 2
(Transport) |
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12 x SH-60B
Seahawk ASW |
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3 x SH-3D AEW |
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9 x SH-3 AEW |
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6 x Bell 212
(Utility) |
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9 x Hughes 500MD |
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Air Launched
Missiles (ALM) |
Maverick (ASM) |
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Penguin (ASM) |
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AMRAAM (AAM) |
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Sidewinder (AAM) |
Air Force Strength: 21,000 personnel (plus about 5,000 reserves)
SPANISH
AIR FORCE OUTLINE STRUCTURE
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SPANISH AIR BASES |
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Madrid-Torrejón Air Base |
McDonnel Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
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Canadair CL-215 |
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Airbus A310 |
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Dassault Falcon 900 |
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Dassault Falcon 20 |
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Boeing 707 Transport/Tanker |
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CASA C.212 Aviocar |
| Madrid – Getafe Air Base |
CASA CN-235 |
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CASA C-295 |
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Beechcraft Bonanza |
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Madrid – Cuatro Vientoos Air Base |
Puma (Hel) |
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Cougar (Hel) |
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CASA C.212 Aviocar |
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Cessna Citation V |
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Salamanca – Matacan Air Base |
CASA C-101 |
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CASA C.212 Aviocar |
| Valladolid – Villanubla Air Base |
CASA C.212 Aviocar |
| Albacete – Los Llanos Air Base |
Dassault Mirage F1 |
| Seville – Moron Air Base |
Eurofighter Typhoon |
| Badajoz – Talavera
Air Base |
20 x F-5B Freedom Fighter (Trainer) |
| Murcia –
Alcantarilla Air Base |
CASA C.212
Aviocar (Parachute School) |
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Granada - Armilla Air Base |
S-76 (Hel) |
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EC 120 Colibri
(Hel) |
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Murcia – San Javier Air Base |
T-35C |
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D0 27 |
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CASA C-101 |
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CASA C.212
Aviocar |
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Zaragoza Air Base |
McDonnell
Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
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Lockheed C-130
Hercules |
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Mallorca – San Juan Air Base |
CASA C.212
Aviocar |
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Puma (Hel) |
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Las Palmas – Gando Air Base |
McDonnell
Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
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Fokker F27
Maritime |
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Cougar (Hel) |
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Note: MACEN – Central Air Command |
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MAJOR
AIR FORCE EQUIPMENT |
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Fighters (FTR) |
30 x Typhoon (87
on order – 71 x single seat and 16 x dual seat) |
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36 x Mirage F1M |
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3 x Mirage F1BM |
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Fighter Ground
Attack (FGA) |
88 x
FA-18A/FA-18B |
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67 x EF-18s being
upgraded (MLU) |
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Maritime Patrol (MP) |
7 x P-3 (2 x A,
2 x B and 3 x M) |
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6 x CN 235 |
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Transport (Tpt) |
6 x C-130H
Hercules |
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3 x A-310-314 |
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2 x Boeing 707 |
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35 x CASA 212 Avoicar (estimate in service) |
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5 x Falcon 900 |
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12 x CN 235 |
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12 x CN 295 |
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27 x Airbus
A-400M (on order) |
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Reconnaissance
(Recce) |
2 x Cessna
Citation V (Cartography) |
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1 x IAI Boeing
707 |
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Tanker (Tkr) |
5 x KC-130H
Hercules |
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3 x Boeing 707 |
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Training (Trg) |
20 x F-5B
Freedom Fighter (Lead in trainer) |
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25 x F33 Bonanza |
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35 x T-35 |
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45 x CASA C-101
(Estimate in service) |
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14 x CL-215
(Fire fighting) |
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3 x CL-415 (Fire
fighting) |
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Helicopters (Hel) |
4 x SA-330 Puma
(support) |
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11 x AS-332
Super Puma (support) |
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8 x S76-C Spirit
(utility) |
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2 x AS-532
(utility) |
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15 x EC-120
Colibri (utility) |
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Air Defence |
Mistral SAM |
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Skyguard/Aspide |
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Air Launched Missiles (ALM) |
AGM-84C/D
Harpoon ASM |
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AGM-65A/G
Maverick ASM |
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AGM-88A HARM ARM |
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AIM-7F Sparrow
AAM |
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AIM-120B/C
AMRAAM ASM |
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AIM-9L/M/N/P
Sidewinder AAM |
CURRENT UNIT DEPLOYMENTS
(over platoon strength – 30 personnel. These are approximate
figures)
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NATO (ISAF) Afghanistan |
1,050 |
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EUFOR Bosnia |
300 |
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UNIFIL – Lebanon |
1,000 |
