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Army
Air Force
Navy
Miscellaneous news and information.

Army

Personel: 110,000

Organization:
1 Army
4 Army Corps
2 Special Commands

Equipment:

MAIN BATTLE TANKS (CFE ceiling: 1,735): 1,730
Included in the above number are:
Leopard 1A3GR/1A5/1V, M60A3/A1, M48A5/MOLF/A3.

INFANTRY COMBAT VEHICLES: 2,600
Included in the above number are:
Leonidas 1/2, BMP-1, M113A1/A2, AMX-10P, M-8.

S/P ARTILLERY (CFE ceiling: 1,878): 420
Included in the above number are:
M110A2, M107, M109A1/A2, M52.

ROCKET LAUNCHERS: 130
Included in the above number are:
MLRS, RM-70.

TOWED ARTILLERY: 730
Included in the above number are:
M-115, M-114, M-101, Model 56.

A/A ARTILLERY: 1200
Included in the above number are:
M-1/L60, M42, ARTEMIS, ZU-23-2, RH-202, M55.

A/A MISSILE SYSTEMS: 2,200
Included in the above number are:
MIM-23B I-HAWK, SA-8B "Gecko", FIM-92RMP "Stinger".

A/T WEAPONS: 37650
Included in the above number are:
ACL-89 STRIM, AT-4, M-72, M/EM-67, M-40A1, MILAN, TOW I/II, M901 TUA, M113 TOW/ITV, Hellfire, RPG-18.

MORTARS: 2900s
Included in the above number are:
M106, M19, M2, M-19, M1/M29, M-30, M-125.

ARMY AVIATION: 230
Included in the above number are:
AH-64A "Apache", CH-47DG, UH-1H/AB-205D/H, AB-206B, AB-212, NH-300, C-12C, U-17A.

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Air Force

Personel: 24,000

Organization:
1 Tactical Air Command
1 Materiel Command
1 Air Training command

Equipment:

FIGHTERS (CFE ceiling: 650): 350
Included in the above number are:
F-16CG/DG, Mirage 2000EGM/BGM, F-1CG, F-4E, A-7E/TA-7C, A-7H, TA-7H, F-5A/B, NF-5A/B.

RECONAISSANCE: 30
Included in the above number are:
RF-4E, RF-5A.

TRANSPORT: 30
Included in the above number are:
C-130B/H, Gulfstream I, C-47D, Do.28D-2, YS-11A.

TRAINING: 120
Included in the above number are:
T-2E, T-33A, T-37B/C, T-41A.

HELICOPTERS: 16
Included in the above number are:
AB-212, AB-205, AB-206.

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Navy

Personel: 20,000

Equipment:

SUBMARINES: 12
Included in the above number are:
Type 209 (Glaukos and Poseidon classes).

DESTROYERS/FRIGATES: 14
Included in the above number are:
Charles F. Adams class, MEKO 200H (Hydra class), Kortenaer (Elli class), Knox.

CORVETTES: 5
Included in the above number are:
Thetis class.

MISSILE/TORPEDO/PATROL BOATS: 40
Included in the above number are:
Osprey 55, Pyrpoletes, La Combattante II/III/IIIa, Tiger(Type S148), Esterel, Jaguar, Nasty, Asheville, Klasse-148.

TRANSPORTS/AMPHIBIAN WARFARE VESSELS: 95
Included in the above number are:
LSD (Naukratoussa class), LST (Terrebone Parish and Rodos classes), LSM (Ypoploiarxos Gregoropoulos class), LCU (Type 520), LCM (Type 521), LCM, LCVP, LCP, LCA.

MINE WARFARE VESSELS: 22
Included in the above number are:
Ambrakia class, MSC294, Adjutant class

SUPPORT VESSELS: 50

NAVAL AVIATION: 24
Included in the above number are:
S-70B6 "Aegean Hawk", AB212ASW/ESM,SA319B, P-3 Orion.

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