Yemen
Yemen
Capital: Aden
Second largest military in the Arabian Peninsula behind Saudi Arabia.
1962-1970 North Yemen civil war. Royalists verses Republican forces.
1994 civil war between north and south Yemen.
2011 civil protests and uprising
2015- Currently being bombed and occupied by Saudi led forces
About 89,500 total military personnel
2015- Currently being bombed and occupied by Saudi led forces
About 89,500 total military personnel
Ballistic Missiles
Hwasong-5 missiles?
SS-1 Scud C missiles
Borkan 1 ballistic missile
Borkan 2 ballistic missiles
SS-21 (OTR-21 Tochka)
Qaher-M2 ballistic missiles
Qaher-M2 ballistic missiles
Qaher-1 short range surface-to-surface ballistic missiles. Appear to be modified S-75 Dvina (SA-2 Guideline) surface-to-air missiles.
FROG-7 rockets?
Samoud rockets. Yemeni made.
Badr 1 rockets. Yemeni made.
Hidden underground rocket launchers.
Zilzal 2 rockets. Yemeni made.
Zilzal 1 rockets
Air Force
5,000 personnel (2007 estimate)
MiG-29 fighter aircraft (10)
Su-22 fighter bomber aircraft (30)
F-5E Tiger II fighter aircraft (12)
L-39 Albatros trainer/light attack aircraft
Yak-11 Moose trainer aircraft
Zlin Z 142 trainer aircraft
C-130 transport aircraft
An-12 transport aircraft
An-26 transport aircraft
Yak-40 transport aircraft
Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters (8)
Mi-8 transport/attack helicopters
Kamov Ka-27 Helix helicopters
Mi-14 helicopters
Agusta Bell AB204/AB205 helicopters
Agusta Bell AB206 helicopters
Agusta Bell AB212 helicopters
Agusta Bell AB214 helicopters
Raqib (Rival) unmanned aerial vehicles
Rashed (Surveyor) unmanned aerial vehicles
Qasef (Striker) unmanned aerial vehicles
Navy
7,000 personnel (2007 estimate)
Main naval bases at Aden and Al Hudaydah. Also bases at Al Mukalla, Perim Island, and Socotra.
Corvettes (2)
Missiles Boats (18)
Gunboats (8)
Patrol Boats (13)
Mine Warfare vessels (3)
German made Barbe Class Landing Craft, Utility (11)
Amphibious Warfare ships (7)
Polnocny Class landing ship (1)
Patrol boats include Yemeni made Sana'a Class patrol boats
2601 Sana'a
2602 Aden
Patrol boats include Yemeni made Sana'a Class patrol boats
2601 Sana'a
2602 Aden
Yemeni Naval Personnel
Marines
Al Mandab 1 anti-ship missiles
Army
66,000 personnel (2007 estimate)
2 airborne commando brigades
Special Forces brigade
T-80 tanks (31)
T-72 tanks (70)
T-62 tanks (250)
M60 Patton tanks (240)
T-54/55 tanks (700)
T-34 tanks (100)
BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles (334)
BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles (420)
Panhard AML (185)
Ratel armored vehicles
Ratel armored vehicles
Alvis Saladin
M113 armored personnel carriers (670)
BTR-152 (250)
BTR-40 (670)BTR-60 (500)
Reva III- South African made mine resistant armored personnel carriers
BRDM-2 (50)
HMMWV utility vehicles
“Technicals” and guntrucks
RM-70 multiple rocket launchers
BM-21 multiple rocket launchers (280?)
BM-14 multiple rocket launchers (30)
BM-13 multiple rocket launchers (30)
BM-27 multiple rocket launchers (13)
BM-24 multiple rocket launchers
2S1 self propelled howitzers (25)
S-23 180mm towed guns (20)
M114 155mm towed howitzers
M-46 (70)
D-20 (190)
M-43 120mm mortars
L16 81mm mortars
BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missiles
MILAN anti-tank guided missiles
AT-5 anti-tank guided missiles
AT-4 anti-tank guided missiles
AT-3 anti-tank guided missiles
AT-2 (3M11 Falanga) anti-tank guided missiles
FGM-77 Dragon anti-tank guided missiles
RPG-7 shoulder fired anti-tank rocket launchers
RPG-2 shoulder fired anti-tank rocket launchers
KPV machine guns
SG-43 Goryunov machine guns
Locally manufactured copies of the Vickers machine guns
RPD machine guns
Type 99 light machine guns
DS-39 machine guns
Dragunov sniper rifles
AK-47/AKM assault rifles
Locally manufactured copies of the Gewhr 43 rifle
Locally manufactured copies of the Karabiner 98k rifle
Mosin-Nagant rifles
M4 carbines
SVT-40 rifles
AVS-36 rifles
Locally manufactured copies of the MP 18
Locally manufactured copies of the MP 40
PPSh-41 sub-machine guns
PPS sub-machine guns
PPD-40 sub-machine guns
Makarov PM pistols
Air Defense
SA-2 surface-to-air missiles
9K22 Tunguska (SA-19) surface-to-air missiles
SA-15 Gauntlet surface-to-air missiles
SA-9 surface-to-air missiles
SA-6 surface-to-air missiles
SA-3 surface-to-air missiles
S-60 57mm anti-aircraft guns (120)
ZSU-23-4 self propelled 23mm anti-aircraft guns (40)
Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns
M1939 (61-K) 37mm anti-aircraft guns
R27 air-to-air missiles configured to fire as surface-to-air missiles
R27 air-to-air missiles configured to fire as surface-to-air missiles
Counter-Terrorism Unit
Republican Guard (Disbanded in 2013?)
Maroon berets
Military Police
Red berets
Maroon berets
Military Police
Red berets
20,000 tribal militia forces
Ministry of the Interior
Central Security Organization
50,000 personnel?
Coast Guard
1,200 personnel
Intelligence
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