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The '''Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea''' ({{lang-es|Fuerzas Armadas de Guinea Ecuatorial}}; {{lang-fr|Forces armées de la Guinée équatoriale}}; {{lang-pt|Forças Armadas da Guiné Equatorial}}) consists of approximately 2,500 service members. The army has almost 1,400 soldiers, the navy 200 service members, and the air force about 120 members.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}} There is also a [[gendarmerie]], but the number of members is unknown. The Gendarmerie is a new branch of the service in which training and education is being supported by the French Military Cooperation in Equatorial Guinea.<ref name="Equatorial Guinea">{{cite web |url= http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30337:equatorial-guinea&catid=119:african-militaries|title = Equatorial Guinea |publisher= Flightglobal Insight |access-date= 20 June 2015}}</ref> Military appointments are all reviewed by President [[Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo|Teodoro Obiang]], and few of the native militiamen come from outside of Obiang's [[Mongomo]]-based Esangui clan. Obiang was a general when he overthrew his uncle, [[Francisco Macías Nguema]].
==History==
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In 2002, an [[International Consortium of Investigative Journalists]] report said:
{{Blockquote|"The oil companies do not view Equatorial Guinea's military – a product of decades of brutal dictatorial rule – with much confidence. The army is believed to have only about 1,320 men under arms, the navy 120, and the air force 100. Seven of the army's nine generals are relatives of the president; the other two are from his tribe. There is no clear command structure, the level of discipline is low, and professionalism and training are almost non-existent, according to locals and foreign oil workers. Even the presidential guard – an indication of the lack of trust in the country's forces – is composed of 350 Moroccan troops."<ref>[[Sunday Dare]], [http://projects.publicintegrity.org/bow/report.aspx?aid=151 The Curious Bonds of Oil Diplomacy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613100332/http://projects.publicintegrity.org/bow/report.aspx?aid=151 |date=13 June 2010 }}, Center for Public Integrity, 6 November 2002</ref>}}
== Equipment ==
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| [[BRDM-2]]
| [[Soviet Union]]
| [[Scout car|Armored scout car]]
| 6<ref name=IISS/>
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| [[Infantry fighting vehicle]]
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| Acquired from the [[Czech Republic]] in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php|title=Trade Registers|website=armstrade.sipri.org}}</ref>
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| [[BTR-152]]
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|[[RPD machine gun|RPD]]
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===Aircraft===
The Equatorial Guinea Air Corps was founded in 1979 with mainly French and Spanish air frames. In 2005, 4 Su 25s including 2 Su-25UB combat trainers were delivered to the Equatorial Guinea Air Corps.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}} The current status of the aircraft is unknown.<ref>"[http://www.scramble.nl/gq.htm Equatorial Guinea National Guard]". ''Scramble.nl''. Retrieved: 3 January 2009. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021053453/http://www.scramble.nl/gq.htm|date=21 October 2008}}</ref> In 2015 two [[CASA C-295]] (one transport and one surveillance) aircraft were ordered for delivery from September 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/equatorial-guinea-orders-two-c295-transports-421503/|title=Equatorial Guinea orders two C295 transports|last1=Stevenson|first1=Beth|date=2 February 2016|website=Flightglobal|accessdate=2 February 2016}}</ref>
[[File:Antonov_An-72P,_Equatorial_Guinea_-_Air_Force_AN1593110.jpg|thumb|An Antonov An-72P on lift off]]
=== Current inventory ===
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|[[Sukhoi Su-25]]
|[[Russia]]
|[[Attack aircraft|attack]]
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|4<ref name="World Air Forces 2023">{{cite web |last = |first = |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=90688|title = World Air Forces 2023|work= |publisher= Flightglobal Insight|year= 2023 |doi = |accessdate= 7 December 2022|url-access=registration}}</ref>
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|[[Ilyushin Il-76]]
|[[Soviet Union]]
|heavy transport
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|[[Antonov AN-12]]
|[[Soviet Union]]
|heavy transport
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|1<ref name="World Air Forces 2023"/>
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|[[Kamov Ka-27]]
|[[Russia]]
|[[Utility helicopter|utility]]
|[[Kamov Ka-27#Variants|Ka-29]]
|1<ref name="World Air Forces 2023"/>
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|[[Mil Mi-26]]
|[[Russia]]
|utility / [[Military transport helicopter|transport]]
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|[[
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|utility
|Z-9WE
|2<ref>[https://www.defensa.com/africa-asia-pacifico/fuerzas-armadas-guinea-ecuatorial-dotan-dos-helicopteros-chinos Las Fuerzas Armadas de Guinea Ecuatorial se dotan con dos helicópteros chinos Harbin Z-9]</ref>
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|[[Aero L-39 Albatros|Aero L-39]]
|[[Czech Republic]]
|[[jet trainer]]
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