- Military of Burundi
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Military of Burundi Service branches Army
GendarmerieLeadership Commander-in-Chief Pres. Pierre Nkurunziza Minister of National Defense & War Veterans Lt. Gen. Germain Niyoyankana Expenditures Percent of GDP 12.6% (FY93) The Military of Burundi consists of the Army and the Gendarmerie. The naval and air units are incorporated within the Army.
Army equipment includes BTR-40, Panhard AML, Shorland armoured car, and Walid armoured vehicles, ZPUair defence guns, and Heckler & Koch G3 and FN MAG small arms.
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Small Arms
Model Origin Type Browning M-1900 Belgium Pistol Browning HP Belgium Pistol MAT-49 France Sub-machine gun FN FAL Belgium Battle Rifle AKM Soviet Union AR H&K G3 Germany Battle Rifle FN FALO Belgium Light Machine Gun variant of the FAL rifle.
FN FAL 50-00 Belgium SAR. RPD Soviet Union Ligth Machine Gun FN MAG Belgium General Purpose Machine Gun Browning M1919A4 USA General Purpose Machine Gun Browning M2 HB USA Heavy Machine Gun Anti-tank weapons
Model Origin Type RL-83 Blindicide Belgium Rocket launcher RPG-7 Soviet Union Rocket launcher M20 Super Bazooka USA Rocket launcher MILAN France\ Germany Anti-tank Guided Missile Vehicles
Model Type Origin Count Panhard M3 Armored Personnel Carrier France 9 T-55 100mm with upgrade armour MBT Soviet Union 10 GAZ BTR-80 Armored Personnel Carrier Russia 10 Panhard AML 90- Lynx Armored Car France 24 Panhard AML 60 Armored Car France 6 BRDM-2 Reconnaissance Vehicle USSR 30 BTR-40 Armored Personnel Carrier USSR 40 Shorland S-52 Armored Car UK 7 Walid Armored Personnel Carrier Egypt 6 RG-31 Armored Personnel Carrier South Africa 12 Casspir-MK-III Armored Personnel Carrier South Africa 10 M8 Greyhound Armored Car USA 7 Artillery
- 12 BM-21 Grad 122mm MRLS Soviet Union
- 18 D-30 122mm towed-howitzer Soviet Union
- 15 M-37\43 82mm medium-mortar Soviet Union
- 75 Brandt 120mm heavy mortar France
Anti-aircraft weapons
- 30 SA-7B Grail MANPADS Launchers\303 missile4s Soviet Union
- 15 ZPU 14.5mm AAG Soviet Union
- 150 ZU-23\2 23mm twin-gun AAG Soviet Union
- 35 M-1939\Type-55 37mm AAG{ Soviet Union China
Aircraft inventory
The Burundi Army's air unit operates 16 aircraft, including 2 combat aircraft and 7 helicopters.
Aircraft Origin Type Versions In service[1] Notes Aérospatiale SA 316 Alouette III France utility helicopter SA 316B 3 Aérospatiale SA 342 Gazelle France utility helicopter SA 342L 2 Mil Mi-8 Hip Soviet Union utility helicopter Mi-8 4 Cessna 150 United States liaison 3 Dassault Falcon 50 France VIP transport 1 Dornier Do 27 Germany liaison Do 27Q 1 Mil Mi-24 Hind Hind-E Soviet Union attack helicopter 3 SIAI-Marchetti SF 260 Italy trainer
light attackSF.260TP
SF.260W2
2SIAI-Marachetti SF 260 Italy trainer SF-260P 2 Eurocopter AS-350B Ecureuil France Light helicopter 1 Douglas C-47 Dakota United States Transport aircraft 2 References and links
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