ALJAMEL (2004-2010)

Total Armed Forces

Active e238500
(incl e136400 conscripts)
Term of Service Army 18 months

Reserves
Army some 215000, to age 50

Army 182000
(incl e117000 conscripts)
6 Mil Regions; re-org into corps structure
- 3 Army Corps (1 mech div, 1 arm div, 2 mech inf bde or 1 indep armd bde and 1 indep mech
inf bde, 2 SSM bde)
- 2 Inf Corps (2 Inf Division + 2 Mot inf bde)
- 1 Republic Guard Cops (1 AB div (5 AB reg) + 1 Elite Bde + 1SF Bde + 2 Para/cdo Bde)
- 1 AD capitol regiment (1 AD bn, 13 AAA bn)

Equipment
MBT: 1880 T-54/-55, 500 T-62, 662 T-72/-72AG, 260 T-90S/-90SA, 54 M-60A3, 30 M-60A1
LT TK: 54 SK-105 Kuerassier
RECCE: 174 BRMD-2 (64 with AT-3 Sagger) 73 Saladin, 70 EE-9 Cascavel, 45 AML-90
AIFV: 1700 BMP-1, 289 BMP-2
APC: 480 BTR-50 / OT-62, 700 BTR-60/OT-64, 200 BTR-80, 168 M-113/A1/A3, 118 EE-11 Urutu,
20 BMD-1, 110 Fiat F-6614
Towed Arty 105mm: 90 M-101; 122mm: 88 D-74, 100 M-1931/37, 60 M-30 (M1938); 388 D-
30; 130mm: 340 M-46; 152mm: 35 ML-20 (M-1937); 155mm: 12 M-114A1, 57 M-198
SP Arty 626: 122mm: 280 2S1; 152mm: 95 2S3, 80 DANA; 155mm: 160 Palmaria, 14 M109
MRL 107mm: 300 Type 63; 122mm: 318 BM-21, 100 RM-70, 200 BM-11 ; 140mm: 48 BM-14-
16; 240mm: 30 BM-24; 300mm: 18 Smerch 9A52
MOR 81mm: 95; 82mm: 150 M-37; 107mm 78 4.2in (some SP); 120mm: 120 M-1943, 48 M-43,
18 Brandt; 160mm: 60 M-1943, 24 M-160
ATGW: AT-3 Sagger (incl BRDM SP), AT-4 Spigot, AT-5 Spandrel, 3500 Milan, 100 TOW (incl 35
M-901 ITV)
RL 89mm: 300 LRAC-89, 300 3.5in M-20;
RCL 57mm: 140 M-18; 82mm: 120 B-10; 84mm: Carl Gustav; 106mm: 290 M-40-A1; 107mm:
58 B-11
ATK guns 57mm: 156 ZIS-2; 85mm: 37 D-44; 100mm: 3 T-12, 50 SU-100 SP (in store)
AD guns 14.5mm: 80 ZPU-2/-4; 20mm: 200 M-55; 23mm: 105 ZU-23 towed, 219 ZSU-23-4 SP;
30mm: M-53/59 SP; 37mm: 145 M-1939, 15 Type-55/-65; 57mm: 70 S-60; 85mm: 20 KS-12;
100mm: 150 KS-19; 130mm: 10 KS-30
SAM SA-7/-14/-16, SA-8/-9/-13, 24 Quad Crotale, 48 RBS-70, 25 M-48 Chaparral
SURV RASIT (veh, arty)
Navy e20000
(incl Coast Guard and e2000 conscrips)

BASES Mers el Kebir, Algiers, Annaba, Jijel, Tripoli, Benghazi, Tobruk, Khums, Derna, Zuwurah,
Misonhah, Bizerte, Sfax, Kelibia

SUBMARINES 6
SSK 2 FSU Kilo with 533mm TT
SSK 2 FSU imp Kilo with 533mm TT
SSK 2 Al Bard (FSU Foxtrot) with 533 mm TT and SPF team spaces (cannibalized, retroffited and
upgraded)

PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS 5

FRIGATES 5
FFG 3 Mourad Rais (FSU Koni) with 8 x Kh-35 Uran/SS-N-25 Switchblade SSM, SA-N-4 Gecko
SAM, 4 × 76mm gun, 4 x 30mm gun, 4 x ASTT, 2 × 12 ASW RL, 20 mines
FFG 2 Al Hany (FSU Koni) with 4 x SS-N-2C Styx SSM, 2 x SA-N-4 Gecko SAM, 4 × 76mm gun, 4 x
30mm gun, 4 x ASTT, 1 x 12 ASW RL, 20 mines

PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 89

CORVETTES 16
3 Nakhoda Ragam FSG with 8 x MM-40 Exocet SSM, 16 x Seawolf SAM, 1 x 76mm gun, 2 x
30mm gun, 6 x ASTT, 1 x S-70B Seahawk
3 Rais Hamidou (FSU Nanuchka II) FSG with 16 x Kh-35 Uran/SS-N-25 Switchblade SSM, 2 x SA-
N-4 Gecko SAM, 1 x 57mm gun
4 Ean al Gazala (FSU Nanuchka II) FSG with 4 x SS-N-2C Styx SSM, 2 x SA-N-4 Gecko SAM, 1 x
57mm gun
3 Molniya Project 12418 (FSU Tarantul III) FSG with 16 x Kh-35 Uran/SS-N-25 Switchblade SSM,
2 x Igla-1M SAM, 1 x 76mm gun, 2 x 30mm gun
3 Djebel Chinoise FS with 4 x C802 SSM, 1 × 76mm gun, 2 x 40mm gun, 2 x 30mm gun

MISSILE CRAFT 50
14 Sharab (Fr Combattante II) PFM with 4 x Otomat SSM, 1 x 76mm gun
3 La Falite (Fr Combattante III) PFM with 8 x MM-38 Exocet SSM, 1 x 76mm gun
9 Osa II with 4 SS-N-2 Styx SSM, 2 x 30mm gun
6 Type 142 PFM with 4 x MM-38 Exocet SSM, 2 x 76mm gun, 2 x ASTT
15 Al Katum (FSU Osa II) PFM with 4 x SS-N-2C Styx SSM, 2 x 30mm gun
3 Bizerte (Fr P-48) PFM with 12 x HJ-10 AT SSM

PATROL CRAFT 23
COASTAL 10
13 Kebir class with 1 x 76mm gun, 2 x 14.5mm gun
COASTAL/INSHORE 13
3 Utique (mod PRC Shangai II) PCC, some 10 PCI<

MINE WARFARE 8
MINE COUNTERMEASURES 8
8 Ras al Gelais (FSU Natya) MSO with 2 x 30mm gun

AMPHIBIOUS 11
2 Kalaat beni Hammad LST: capacity 240 tps, 7 tk, hel deck
2 Ibn Ouf LST: capacity 240 tps, 11 tk, 1 SA-316B hel
4 FSU Polnochny LSM, capacity 180 tps, 6 tk
3 LCT

SUPPORT AND MISCELLANEOUS 14

1 div spt, 1 Poluchat TRV, 1 El Idrissi AGHS
1 El Temsah tpt, about 5 other ro-ro tpt, 1 Zeltin log spt; 1 diving spt
1 Salambo (US Conrad) survey/trg, 1 AGS

COAST GUARD (e2500)

Some 7 PRC Chui-E PCC, about 5 Baglietto class PCC, 16 PCI<, 1 spt, plus boats, a few patrol
craft incl in naval totals, plus armed boats, 5 (ex-GDR) Kondor I-class PCC, 4 (ex-GDR) Bremse-
class PCI<, 4 Gabes PCI<, plus some 10 other PCI< ac 5 P-6B hel 8 SA-318/SA-319

NAVAL AVIATION
EQUPMENT
7 Armed hel
HELICOPTER
7 SA-321 (Air Force assets)

Coastal Defense
1 SSC-3 Styx Bty

Air Force 36500

(incl Air Defense Command; e12700 conscripst)
e565 cbt ac, e166 armed hel (40%-50% has outdated and stored)
Flying hours up to 130

BBR 1 sqn
1 with 6 Tu-22 (refitted by PRC technical, new engines and avionics, Can carry 2 x YJ-81 or 2 x
KD-88 SSM)

FGA 11 sqn
2 with 28 Su-24M/MK
4 with 40 MiG-23BN , 28 MiG-23F, 15 MiG-23U
1 with 14 Mirage F-1AD
3 with 53 Su-20/-22
1 with 12 F-5E/F

FGA/RECCE 1 sqn
10 Su-24MK Mod
FTR 16 sqn
1 with 14 Dasault Rafale
2 with 12 Su-35, 32 Su-30
1 with 45 Mig-21, 43 MiG-21MF/bis
4 with some 75 MiG-23, 30 MiG-23B/E
3 with 104 MiG-25, 3 MiG-25U
1 with 40 MiG-29C/UB/SMT
1 with 15 Mirage F-1ED, 3 Mirage F-1BD

CCT 2 sqn
1 with 3 MB-326K, 2 MB-326L
1 with Soko J-21

RECCE 4 sqn
2 with 11 MiG-25R
1 with 6 Su-24E
1 with 4 Mirage 5DR

SURV/SIGINT 2 sqn
1 with 6 Beech 1900D
1 with 7 DHC-8

MR 2 sqn
2 with 15 Super King Air B-200T

TKR 1 sqn
1 with 10 Il-78

TPT 11 sqn
2 with 10 C-130H, 8 C-130H-30, 3 Il-76MD, 6 Il-76TD
7 with 23 An-26, 12 Lockheed (7 C-130H, 2 L-100-20, 3 L-100-30), 6 G-222, 25 Il-76, 15 L-410, 2
An-124)
2 with 7 C-130B, 1 C-130E, 2 C-130H, 1 Falcon20, 3 LET-410, 2 G-222

LIASON
2 S-208M

VIP
2 Falcon 900, 3 Gulfstream III, 3 F-27

HELICOPTERS
ATTACK 31 Mi-24, 29 Mi-25, 31 Mi-35, 30 Mi-8/17, 30 Mi-171, 5 SA-341 (attack) 10 HH-3
(ASW)
TPT 17 CH-47C, 34 Mi-8/17, 16 Mi-8, 2 AS 355 (Surv), 14 SA-316, 5 AB-206, 15 AB-205, 6 SA-
313, 10 UH-1H, 2 UH-1N

TRG 5 ac trg sqn

2 with L-39ZA
2 with ZLIN-142
1 with misc ac
3 hel trg sqn
2 with Mi-2, 1 with Mi-8/17
90 Galeb G-2
50 Mi-2
1 Tu-22
115 L-39ZO
30 SF-260/WL
5 MB-326B
12 L-59

UAV Seeker
AAM AA-2, AA-6, AA-7, AA-8, AA-10, AA-11, R-530, R-550, Aim-9J
ASM Ingwe, AS-7, AS-9, AS-10, AS-11, AS-12, AS-14, AT-2
AD GUNS 3 bde+: 725 85mm, 100mm, 130mm
SAM
3 regt with e540 SA-2, SA-3, SA-6, SA-8
4 bde with SA-5A