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Armies of the world. Sri Lanka

Population: 18 976 thousand people. The military budget is 700 million dollars (2000). The regular forces are 118 000 people. The reserve - 4 200 people, including land forces -1 100, air force - 2000, naval forces - 1 100. Militarized formations - 88 600 people, including the police - 60 600, the National Guard - 15 000, the self-defense - 13 000. Recruitment for the army is voluntary. Mobilization resources - 5,2 million people, including 4,1 million able-bodied men.

Land forces: 95 000 people, 10 divisions, 29 brigades (3 motorized infantry, 1 airborne, 23 infantry, 1 detached special, 1 commandos), 12 regiments (1 tank, 3 reconnaissane, 4 field artillery, 4 engineer regiments).

Arms: 65 tanks T-55, 47 armoured reconnaissance vehicles, 52 infantry fighting vehicles, more than 160 armored troop carriers, over 85 field artillery guns, 16 122 mm MLRS, more than 410 mortars, 49 recoilless guns, 27 anti-aircraft guns, pilotless vehicles Siker.

Air force: 10 000 people, 26 war-planes, 19 combat helicopters. Planes and helicopters: 4 MiG-27, 4 F-7M, FT-7, 2 FT-5, 13 Kfir-H2 and -TH2, 8 SF-260TP, 2 IA-58A, 3 ВАе-748, 2 C-130C, Cessna 421H, Super King R, Y-8, 7 Y-12, 4 An-24, 7 An-32B, Cessna 150, 11 Bell 212, 6 Mi-24B, 2 Mi-35, 3 Mi-17 (6 more mothballed), 3 Bell 412, 9 Bell 206, 5 pilotless vehicles Super Hawk.

Naval forces: 18 000 people, more than 50 patrol vessels (including Husin, 6 Shanghai-2, 3 Haizhui, 9 Dvora and Super Dvora), small storm-boats pr. 074, 9 storm-boats (including air cushion boats).





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