Niger

Capital: Niamey

Numerous military coups and Tuareg rebellions.

Niger sent 400 soldiers to Iraq during the 1991 U.S. led Operation Desert Storm.

Forecs Armees Nigeriennes (FAN)

Approximately 12,000 active duty personnel

Air Force

Su-25 attack aircraft (2)

C-130 transport aircraft (1)

Dornier Do 228 transport aircraft (1)

Dornier Do 28 transport aircraft (1)

Boeing 737 aircraft used for VIP transport (1)

ULM Tetras reconnaissance? (4)?

Mi-24 attack helicopters (2)?

Mi-17 transport helicopters (2)

Army

Panhard AML-90 armored reconnaissance vehicles (125)

Panhard VBL armored personnel carriers (7)

Panhard M3 armored personnel carriers (22)
ZSL-93 or WZ523 armored personnel carriers

Brandt mle 27/31 mortars

RPG-7 anti-tank rocket launchers

Browning M2HB machine guns

FN MAG machine guns

AKM assault rifles

M14 assault rifles

Uzi sub-machine guns

Airborne

National Guard

GNN

National Gendarmerie

National Police

Forces Nigerienne d'Internale Securite (FNIS)

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