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Benin




Benin


Benin
Capital: Porto Novo




Won independence from France in 1960.

Benin Armed Forces
FAB

Benin Peoples Air Force
Force Aerienne Populaire de Benin (FAPB)

Boeing 727 aircraft used for VIP transport (1)
DHC-6 Twin Otter transport aircraft (1)
Dornier Do 28 transport aircraft (2)
C-47 transport aircraft (2)
BAe HS.748 transport aircraft (1)
Aero Commander aircraft (1)
LH-10 Ellipse kit planes used for pelatihan or surveillance (2)

Agusta A109 scout/attack helicopters (2)
AS.350 Ecureuil helicopter (1)

Benin Naval Force
Forces Navales Beninois (FNB)

Patrol boats

Army
Armee de Terre
4,800 personnel

PT-76 light tanks (18)
BRDM-2 (14)
VBL (10)
M8 Greyhound (7)
M-113 armored personnel carriers (22)
L118 light guns (12)
M101 towed 105mm howitzers (4)

Brandt 60mm LR gun/mortar

RPG-7 shoulder fired anti-tank rocket launcher

Browning M2HB machine guns
DShK machine guns
RPD machine guns
AA-52 machine guns
Degtyarev machine guns
Type 56 assault rifles
AK-47/AKM assault rifles
MAS-49 assault rifles
SKS carbines
MAT 49 sub-machine guns
TT pistols

Special Forces




National Gendarmerie



Police


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