Republic of Sierra Leone Army
- Republic of Sierra Leone Army
The Republic of Sierra Leone Army (RSA) is the oldest and by far the largest of the three branches of the Sierra Leone Armed Forces and is mainly responsible for protection of the the countries borders, the security of administered territories and defending the national interests of Sierra Leone within the framework of its international obligations.
The Army is modelled on the United Kingdom armed forces and came into existence after independence in 1961. It has an active force of about 13,300 personnel. The military service age eligibility is from 18-49 years.
Equipment
Sierra Leone's military equipment is limited. It should be noted though, that the black market network in the country offers a wide variety of foreign illegally imported arms. The Army's current equipment includes:
* T-72 main battle tank - 2, acquired from Poland;
* OT-64 SKOT APCs - unknown number;
* BMP-2 - few
* 9K32 Strela-2 MANPADS
* AK-47
* RPG-7
ources and links
*IISS Military Balance 2007, p.290-91
*http://www.rslaf.org/ - official site
*http://www.army.mod.uk/deployments/sierra_leone/index.htm - British led IMATT SL
* [http://www.middlebrook-miller.com/assets/Security%20Sector%20PER%20-%20Sierra%20Leone%20-%20Middlebrook%20&%20Miller%20-%20Final.pdf - Sierra Leone Expenditure Review]
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