Zambian Defence Force
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| Military of Zambia |
|
|---|---|
| Manpower | |
| Military age | n/a |
| Available for military service |
2,477,494, age 15–49 (2004 est.) |
| Fit for military service |
1,310,814, age 15–49 (2004 est.) |
| Reaching military age annually |
NA (2004 est.) |
| Active personnel | 15,100 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | $42.6 million (2003) |
| Percent of GDP | 0.9% (2003) |
The Zambian Defence Force (ZDF) consists of the Zambia Army, the Air Force, and Zambian National Service (ZNS). The ZDF is designed primarily for internal defence in Zambia. Being a landlocked country, Zambia has no navy.
Contents
Army
- 3 x brigades
- 1 x Armoured regiment composed of a Tank Battalion and 1 Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion. U.S. State Department International Military Education and Training records from FY-2006 indicate a Zambian officer attended from 64 Armoured Regiment at Mikongo Barracks, east Lusaka.[1]
- 9 x Infantry battalions (including 3 reserve battalions)
- 1 x Artillery Regiment (1 MRL battalion and 2 Field Artillery battalions)
- 1 x Engineer Regiment
Equipment
Small Arms
- RPG-7[2]
- FN FAL[2]
- Heckler & Koch G3[2]
- AKM[2]
- AK-47[2]
- Sterling submachine gun[2]
- DShK[2]
- PK machine gun[2]
Vehicles and Towed Artillery
| Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-54/55 |  Soviet Union |
Main Battle Tank | 25[3] | Deliveries in 1976 and 1981. | |
| PT-76 | Soviet Union |
Light tank | 50[3] | ||
| BTR-70 | Soviet Union |
Armoured Personnel Carrier | 20[3] | ||
| BTR-60 | Soviet Union |
Armoured Personnel Carrier | 13[3] | ||
| WZ551 |  China |
Armoured Personnel Carrier | 6X6 WZ551B variant.[3] | 20 | |
| Buffel |  South Africa |
Armoured Personnel Carrier | Rhino variant. | 1[3] | |
| Ratel | South Africa |
Infantry Fighting Vehicle | 14[4] | ||
| Ferret |  United Kingdom |
Armoured car | 28 | Inherited from Northern Rhodesian security forces.[3] | |
| BRDM-2 | Soviet Union |
Scout car | 44 | Acquired in 1981.[3] | |
| BRDM-1 | Soviet Union |
Scout car | 44 | Acquired in 1980.[3] | |
| D-30 | Soviet Union |
Howitzer | 24[3] | ||
| M-46 | China |
Howitzer | Type 59. | 18[3] | |
| BM-21 | Soviet Union |
MLRS | 50[3] |
Air Force
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The Zambian Air Force is a small air force equipped with Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21MFs and Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19S in addition to a range of transport aircraft and helicopters.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.state.gov/t/pm/rls/rpt/fmtrpt/2007/92084.htm
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ SA Ratels in Libya spur DA to call for investigation
