Military of Togo

The Military of Togo, in French FAT (Forces armées togolaises, "Togolese armed forces"), consists of the army, navy, air force, and gendarmerie. Total military expenditures during the fiscal year of 2005 totaled 1.6% of the country's GDP.^[1] Military bases exist in Lomé, Temedja, Kara, Niamtougou, and Dapaong.^[2] The current Chief of the General Staff is Brigadier General Titikpina Atcha Mohamed, who took office on May 19th 2009.^[3]

Army

The current chief of staff of the army is Colonel Blakimwé Wiyao Balli.^[4]

See fr:Armée de terre togolaise

Composition and effectives

The Togolese Army se décompose comme suit :

• Centre d’Entraînement de Troupes Aéroportés (CETAP) : 204
• Centre National d’Instruction (CNI) : 126
• Collège Militaire de Tchitchao (CMT) : 297
• École de Formation des Officiers des FAT (EFOFAT) 99
• École de Formation de Sous-Officiers des FAT (EFSOFAT): 17
• Force d’Intervention Rapide (FIR) : 753
• Togolese National Gendarmerie : 2 710*
• Régiment Commando de la Garde Présidentielle (RCGP) : 1 990
• Régiment de Soutien et d’Appui (RSA) : 1 878
• Régiment Para Commando (RPC) : 1 406
• Régiments Inter Armes (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th) (RI) : 2 559
• Sous-Groupement Blindé (SGB) ('Armoured Group') : 377

Equipment

• 7 T-34\85 main battle tank  Soviet Union via  Egypt -status unknown
• 4 T-55 main battle tanks  Soviet Union^[5]
• 57 BRM, a reconnaissance variant of the BMP-1  Soviet Union^[6]
• 12-20 FV101 Scorpion  United Kingdom^[5]
• 20 BMP-2 Infantry fighting vehicles  Soviet Union  Russia^[5]
• 36 Engesa EE-9 Cascavel  Brazil^[5]
• 10 Panhard AML: 7 AML-90 + 3 AML-60  France^[5]
• 6 M8 Greyhound  United States^[5]
• 3 M20 Armored Utility Car  United States^[5]
• 11 Véhicule Blindé Léger  France^[5]
• 30 UR-416 armoured personnel carrier  Germany^[5]
• 6 Petit Véhicule Protégé  France^[5]
• 100 TC-54 Panhard light trucks France^[5]
• 4 M101 A2 105mm towed howitzer  United States^[5]
• 6 2S1 Gvozdika 122mm self-propelled howitzer  Soviet Union^[5]
• 6 Panhard M3 4x4 APC  France
• 4 BM-21 Grad 122mm MRLs(? Soviet Union)
• 20 M-43 82mm medium mortars  Soviet Union
• 12 Type-52 75mm RCL  China
• 12 Type-56 75mm RCL  China
• 10 Type-65\B-10 82mm RCL  Soviet Union China
• 5 Zis-2 57mm ATG  Soviet Union
• 40 RPG-7V 40mm\85mm warhead Light ATRLs  Soviet Union
• 50 Larc-89\Strim 89mm Light ATRLs  France
• 38-40 ZPU-4 4x14.5mm AAG\HMG  Soviet Union
• 16 M693(76-T-1 Centaure AA mount 20mm  France)
• 5 M-1939 37mm AAGs  Soviet Union

Handguns

• Walther PP pistol (.32 ACP)  Germany
• Sig Sauer P.230 pistol  Austria
• MAS-35-S pistol (7.65mm Longue)  France
• Browning HP pistol (9mm)  Belgium
• MAB PA-15 pistol (9mm)  France
• MAC PA-1950 pistol (9mm)  France
• S&W Model 10 revolver (.38 Special)  United States
• Manurhin MR-73G revolver (.357 Magnum)  France

SMGs

• IMI Uzi  Israel
• MAT-49  France

Rifles

• SG-540  Swiss
• MAS-36  France
• MAS-49\56  France
• Kalashnikov AK-47\Type-56\Type-68  Soviet Union  China
• 2,000 AKM\M-63  Soviet Union  Yugoslavia
• 1,000 H&K G-3A-3  Germany
• Type68  China
• Styer SSG-69  Austria
• Romram PL 7.62
• Hakim AG-42B  Egypt

MGs

• 14 AA-52 Char No.1 (for AML-60\90 ARVs)  France
• FM-24\29  France
• RPD  Soviet Union
• MG-3  Germany
• 9-12 FN MAG 60-00 Coxail (for Alvis FV-101\90 Scorpion LTs)  Belgium
• 15 PKMT (for BMP-2 AIFVs  Soviet Union)
• 200 PKS  Soviet Union
• PKT (for T-55M\T-54 MBTs)  Soviet Union
• RP-46  Soviet Union
• Browning M-2HB  United States
• DSHMK (for T-55M\T-54 MBTs)  Soviet Union
• 160 KPV (for ZPU-4 quad AAGs  Soviet Union)

Air Force

Togolese Air Force
Founded	1960
Country	Togo
Size	30 aircraft
Insignia
Identification symbol	Image:Roundel of the Togolese Air Force.svg
Aircraft flown
Attack	Aermacchi EMB-326Dassault Alpha Jet
Helicopter	Aérospatiale SA 316 Alouette IIIEurocopter AS 332 Super Puma
Trainer	Aerospatiale Epsilon
Transport	de Havilland Canada DHC-5 BuffaloBeechcraft 200 King AirBoeing 707-320BCessna 336 SkymasterFokker F28 Fellowship

The Togolese Air Force (French: Force Aérienne Togolaise) was established after independence in 1960, and a French influence remains on the aircraft used both in its history and now. Since 2005, the air force's chief of staff is Colonel Bouraïma Bonfoh.^[7] The two air force bases are located in Niamtougou in the north of Togo and in Lomé, the capital.^[8]

The C-47 Skytrain was the first aircraft used; it was part of the force from 1960 to 1976. Replacing the C-47s were two DHC-5D Buffalo STOL transports in 1976. Also in the same year Togo acquired five ex-Luftwaffe Fouga Magister armed jet trainers and seven EMB.326GBs from Brazil to form the Escadrille de Chasse. Togos armed jet trainer fleet was upgraded in 1981 by the deliveries of five Alpha jets and by three piston engined Aerospatiale TB-30 Epsilons in 1986. The Fouga Magisters were returned to France in 1985.

The current TAF consists of the following aircraft:

• Escadrille de Transport (Transport Squadron).
  

  The Togolese Air Force's roundel is based on the Flag of Togo.
  • 2 de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo
  • 3 Aérospatiale SA 316 Alouette III utility helicopter
• Escadrille de Chasse (attack squadron/strike squadron)
  • 4 Aérospatiale Epsilon armed trainers
  • 6 Dassault Alpha Jet ground attack aircraft
  • 6 Aermacchi EMB-326 ground attack aircraft
• Escadrille de Liaison (VIP transport and presidential aircraft)
  • 2 Beechcraft 200 King Air
  • 1 Boeing 707-320B presidential airliner
  • 3 Cessna 336 Skymaster communications aircraft
  • 1 Fokker F28 Fellowship for government transport
  • 1 Eurocopter AS 332 Super Puma for government transport

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo	Canada	transport		2	Received from Canada in 1976
Aérospatiale SA 316 Alouette	France	utility		3
Aérospatiale Epsilon	France	Trainer		3	Acquired in 1985 [9]
Dassault Alpha Jet	France	trainer/ light combat		6
Aermacchi EMB-326	Italy  Brazil	light attack		6	Acquired in 1977 [9]
Beechcraft 200 King Air	United States	Utility		2
Boeing 707-320B	United States	Long ranged VIP transport		1
Cessna 336 Skymaster	United States	Communications		1
Fokker F28 Fellowship	Netherlands	transport		2
Eurocopter AS 332 Super Puma	France	Transport helicopter		1	Acquired in 1990 [9]

Navy

The Togolese navy was created on May 1st 1976 to guard the roughly 55 kilometers of Togolese coast and the seaport of Lomé. It currently has 2 patrol boats, the Kara  France} and the Mono, with 40 Nord SS-12M SSMs  France..^[10] Currently, the navy's chief of staff is ship captain Atiogbé Ametsipe.^[11]

References

• Aircraft information files Brightstar publishing File 338 sheet 4

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