Gabonese Army 3,200 personnel

GABON ARMY LIGHT AVIATION (AdTG) • Aviation Legere des Armees (ALA)

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
(1 sqn with Hel)

• HELICOPTER 5 armed capable. Total 12 Helicopters.

Anti-Armour Attack sqn with 5 Atk hel:
5 Aérospatiale SA-342 Gazelle (Utility)

Support sqn with 7 Spt hel:
3 Aérospatiale SA-330C Puma;
1 Bell 412SP Twin Huey     
1 Bell 212
1 Aérospatiale SA-316B Alouette III;
1 Aérospatiale SA-319 Alouette III;

• MISSILES
  ASM MBDA HOT


Gabon Army Air Defence Systems
AD • 1 ADA bty
GUNS 48
SP 9:
20 mm 4 Panhard ERC-20 SP-AAG; 5 Aspic mount chassis
TOWED 37:
23mm 24 ZU-23-2;
37mm 12 M-1939 (61-K);
40mm 3 Bofors L-70

SAM • MANPATS 60 MSLs:
60 Mistral Portable SAM

• FACILITIES
  Gabon Army Main Headquarters: HQ (Commandement de l'Armée de Terre) at Libreville
  Gabonese Army Aviation Airfield and Airbase Organisation (Current Order of Battle):

Leyou at BA.02 Franceville Air Base:
Light Transport Squadron (Groupement d'Aviation Légère); SA-330C/342L, Bell 212/214, Alouette III

Note:
Gabonese Army Forces by Role (Current order of battle):
Armée de Terre Gabonaise (Inf 8 coy; Cdo/AB 1 coy; Engr 1 coy; Presidential Guard 1 (bn) gp (under direct presidential control) (1 ADA bty, 1 arty bty, 1 armd/recce coy, 3 inf coy))
Gabonese Army Inventory Equipment Note:
RECCE 70: AIFV 12: APC (W) 28+: ARTY 51 (TOWED 4; MRL 8; MOR 39): AT (MSL • MANPATS 4: RCL; RL)
ATGW 40 MILAN  Anti-tank missile (Deal incl also 4 launchers)

Gabonese Navy Forces by Role (Current order of battle):
500 Peersonnel. Navy 1 HQ located at Port Gentil
Gabonese Navy Inventory Equipment Note:
Patrol and Coastal Combatants 9 (PFM 1 Patra; PCO 2 General Ba’Oumar (FRA P-400); PB 6 Rodman (all less than 100 tonnes))
Amphibious (LS • LST 1 President Omar Bongo (FRA Batral) (capacity 1 LCVP; 7 MBT; 140 troops) with 1 hel landing platform for a medium sized hel; CRAFT 1 LCM)
SSM 4 Launchers 10 MBDA Exocet Anti-ship missile (For Omar Bongo FAC); 16 Launchers Nord Aviation SS.12M SSMs; SS-12M
AD Oerlikon-Buhrle 20x128mm AAG Weapons
Navy Facilities: Base Located at Port Gentil