Population: 6 869 thousand people. The military budget is 499 million dollar (2001). The regular forces are 100 240 people. The reserve - 35 000 people, including land forces - 30 000. Militarized formations (National army) - 35 000 people. Recruitment for the army is voluntary. Mobilization resources - 1,7 million people, including 859 thousand able-bodied men.
Land forces: 84 700 people, 4 divisions (2 armoured, 2 motorized infantry), 3 detached brigades (the royal guard, SAS, field artillery). The Southern military district: 4 battalions (1 reconnaissance and 3 infantry). Arms: 1 076 tanks (78 M-48 mothballed, 305 M-60, 274 Chiften, 281 Centurion, 120 Challenger, 19 Scorpion), 26 BMP-2, 1 130 armored troop carriers (1 080 M113, 50 BTR-80), 113 105, 155 and 203 mm towed guns, 418 self-propelled guns, 800 mortars (81, 107 and 120 mm), 640 antitank missile systems, 4800 106 mm recoilless guns, 416 antiaircraft guns, 250 portable surface-to-air missile systems Red-Eye, 50 surface-to-air missile systems Osa, 50 surface-to-air missile systems Strela-10.
Air force: 15 000 people, 93 war-planes, 166 helicopters. Tactical elements: 3 fighter and bomber air squadrons, 3 air defence fighter squadrons, 2 transport air squadrons, 3 helicopter squadrons, 4 training air squadrons, 14 SAM batteries. Planes and helicopters: 50 F-5E and F, 16 F-16 (A and B), 27 Mirage- F.I, 8 C-130B and Н, 4 C-212A, 2 Gulf Stream-3, 16 Bulldog, 15 C-101, 12 PA-28-161, 6 PA-34-200, L-1011, 24 AH-18, 9 AS-332M, 3 BO-105, 8 Hughs 500D, 8 UH-60, 3 S-70, SA-319, 80 surface-to-air guided missile systems Advanced Hawk.
Naval forces: 540 people, 10 patrol boats.
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