Djibouti

Djibouti

Djibouti

Capital: Djibouti City

U.S. soldiers stationed in Djibouti- Approximately 3,500 deployed at Camp Lemonnier

French soldiers in Djibouti

Japanese soldiers- Approximately 100 personnel based in Djibouti to help fight piracy.

Camp Lemonnier

Chabelley Airfield used by the US as a base for unmanned aerial vehicles. Chabelley is about 6 miles (9.5km) southwest of Djibouti City.

French forces in Djibouti

Airbase 188 Colonel Emile Massart (BA188) used by French forces.

Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft

C-160 transport aircraft

SA 330 Puma helicopters

AS555 Fennec helicopters

Mistral surface-to-air missiles

20mm anti-aircraft guns

The Port of Djibouti is used by French naval vessels.

13e Demi-Brigade de la Legion Etrangere (13 DBLE)

Bataillon de l'aviation legere de l'armee de Terre (BATALAT)

5e Regiment Interarmes d'Outre-Mer (5e RIAOM)

Conflicts with Eritrea.

Djibouti Armed Forces

Forces Armess Djiboutiennes (FAD)

13,000 active duty military personnel

2,000 reserve personnel

200 personnel deployed in Somalia?

Djibouti Air Force

Aerienne du Djibouti

250 personnel

Ambouli Air Base at airport

CASA C-212 transport aircraft (1)

Let L-410 transport aircraft (3)

SOCATA Rallye trainer aircraft (1)

Dassault Falcon 20 business jet (1)

Dassault Falcon 50 business jet (1)

Cessna 206 (1)

Cessna 208 (1)

Cessna 402 used for corporate transport (1)

Mi-35 Hind attack helicopters (3)

Mi-8 transport helicopters (4)

Mi-2 transport helicopters (6)

Mi-17 transport helicopters (2)

AS.355 helicopters (4)

Bell 412 helicopters (3)

Boeing 737 airliner (1)

Boeing 727 airliner (1)

Antonov An-28 short range airliner (1)

 

 

Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles

Djibouti Air Force personnel

Djibouti Navy

More than 314km of coastline

Gulf of Aden and Bab al-Mandab Strait

Patrol Boats (5)

Army

T-72 tanks (42 on order)

Ratel infantry fighting vehicles

Panhard AML 90

BTR-80 armored personnel carriers

BTR-70 armored personnel carriers

BTR-60 armored personnel carriers

Casspir armored personnel carriers

HMMWV 4x4 wheeled utility vehicles

VBL 4x4 wheeled vehicles
Land Rover Defenders (13)

Toyota Land Cruisers (14)
VLRA trucks

Unimog trucks(4)
M35 trucks

BM-21 122mm multiple rocket launchers

Type 63 107mm multiple rocket launchers

M109 self propelled 155mm howitzers

D-30 (2A18) towed 122mm howitzers

Oto Melara Mod 56 105mm pack howitzers

Mortier 120mm Raye Tracte Modele F1

Brandt MO-81 81mm mortars

Brandt MO-60 60mm mortars

RPG-7 shoulder fired anti-tank rocket launchers

APILAS shoulder fired anti-tank rocket launchers

LRAC 89 shoulder fired anti-tank rocket launchers

M40 recoilless guns

Mk 19 automatic grenade launchers

M203 under barrel grenade launchers

NSV machine guns

KPV machine guns

Browning M2 machine guns

Type 85 machine guns

AA-52 machine guns

FN MAG machine guns

PKM machine guns

RPK machine guns

RPD machine guns

M24 sniper rifles

FAMAS assault rifles

AK-47/AKM assault rifles

Type 56 assault rifles

FN FAL assault rifles

G3 assault rifles

Galil assault rifles

Steyr AUG assault rifles

M16 assault rifles

SG 540 assault rifles

M4 carbines

MAT-49 sub-machine guns

Beretta 92 pistols

MAC Mle 1950 pistols

PA-15 pistols

Air Defense

Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns

ZU-23-2 towed 23mm anti-aircraft guns

M-693 with twin 53 T2 Tarasque 20mm guns

National Gendarmerie

Police

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