FOREIGN AIR FORCES
Foreign Forces - Military Air Arms
All under ISAF comd unless otherwise specified. ISAF
HQ resembles a static HQ with contributing NATO countries filling identified
posts. (2010)
Albania 250;
1 inf coy; 1 inf pl
Australia 1,350;
1 inf BG with (1 mot inf coy; 1 armd recce sqn); 1 cdo
BG (elm 2 cdo bn); elm 1 arty regt; 1 hel gp with 2 CH-47D; 1 UAV det with
Scaneagle; 25 Bushmaster IMV LFV; 3 C-130J Hercules • UNAMA 1 obs
Austria 4
Azerbaijan 90
Bangladesh
UNAMA 1 obs
Belgium 530;
6 F-16 (reinforce Dutch F-16s)
Bosnia –
Herzegovina 10
Bulgaria 460;
1 mech inf coy
Canada (Op
Athena) 2,830;
1 lt inf BG with (3 lt inf coy; 1 armd sqn; 1 armd
recce sqn; 1 arty bty; 1 UAV flt; 1 cbt engr sqn); 1 MP coy; 20 Leopard C2 MBT;
some LAV III Kodiak; some LAV-25 Coyote; 6 M-777; 6 CH-147 Chinook; 8 CH-146
Griffon; CU-170 Heron • Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan (Op Archer) 12
• UNAMA (Op Accius) 2 obs
Croatia 290
Czech Republic 480;
19 IVECO DV LMV Panther • Operation Enduring Freedom -
Afghanistan up to 100 • UNAMA 1 obs
Denmark 690;
1 mech inf BG with (2 mech inf coy; 1 tk pl; 1 hel
det) • UNAMA 1 obs
Estonia 150;
1 mech inf coy with 14 XA-180 Sisu; 1 mor det with 3
81mm
Finland 165
France (Operation Pamir) 3,095;
1 bde HQ; 1 (Marine) inf BG; 1 (Foreign Legion) inf
BG; 6 Mirage 2000D/SEM; 1 cbt hel bn with (3 AS-665 Tiger; 2 AS-532 Cougar; 3
EC-725; 3 Gazelle) • Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan (Op Epidote) 35
Georgia 1
Germany 4,365;
1 bde HQ; 1 air mob inf regt Army: 100 APV-2 Dingo II
APC (W); some CH-53G Stallion spt hel Air Force: 6 Tornado ECR SEAD ac; C-160
Transall tpt ac • UNAMA 1 obs
Greece 145;
1 engr coy; 1 C-130 Hercules tpt ac
Hungary 360; 1 lt inf coy;
Ireland 7
Italy 2,795;
1 AB bde HQ; 3 para regt; some Dardo AIFV; 6 A-129
Mangusta; 3 CH-47; 2 RQ-1 Predator Air Force: 2
C-27J at Herat; some C-130
Jordan 7
Korea, Republic of UNAMA 1 obs
Latvia 175
Lithuania 250
Luxembourg 8
Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of 165
Netherlands 2,160;
Army: 1 air aslt bde HQ; 1 armd inf BG; 40 Bushmaster
IMV LFV; some YPR-675; 3 Pzh SP; 12
Fennek; some Sperwer UAV Air Force: 4-8 F-16 Fighting Falcon;
6 AH-64D Apache; 5 AS-532U2 Cougar; some C-130
New Zealand 300
(PRT Bamiyan) • UNAMA 1 obs
Norway 480;
1 mech inf coy; 1 spt coy • UNAMA 2 obs
Paraguay
UNAMA 1 obs
Poland 1,910;
1 mtn inf bde HQ; 1 mtn inf BG; 1 air cav bde HQ with
(elm 2 hel bn); 35 Rosomak AIFV; 68 IFV; 6 Mi-24; 4 Mi-17
Portugal 145
• UNAMA 1 obs
Romania 990;
1 mtn inf bde HQ; 1 inf bn; some TAB-77; some TAB-79;
some Piranha IIIC • Op Enduring Freedom- Afghanistan 37 • UNAMA 1 obs
Singapore 9
Slovakia 245
Slovenia 130
Spain 1,000;
1 inf bn
Sweden 430
• UNAMA 1 obs
Turkey 720;
1 inf bn
Ukraine 10
United Arab
Emirates 25
United Kingdom 9,000;
Army: 1 div HQ (6th); 1 lt inf bde HQ (11th) with (5
lt inf bn; 1 armd recce regt; 1 fd arty regt; 1 engr regt); 1 GMLRS tp; 1 UAV
bty; 1 EOD tp; 1 spt bn; 1 theatre log spt gp; 1 medical bn; 29 Warrior; 130
Mastiff; 12 L-118; 4 GMLRS; 8 AH-64D Apache; 5 Lynx; some Hermes 450; some
Predator B; some Desert Hawk Navy: 55 Viking; 6 Sea King HC MK 4 Air Force: 8
Tornado GR4; 4 C-130 Hercules; 8 CH-47 Chinook; 6 HC Mk3 Merlin; 4 Shadow R1 (Beechcraft
King Air 350) • UNAMA 1 obs
United States 34,800;
Army: 1 AB div HQ; 1 mech inf SBCT; 2 lt inf IBCT; 1
AB IBCT; 2 cbt avn bde Marines: 1 MEB with (1 RCT) • Operation Enduring Freedom
– Afghanistan 31,129 Army: 1 AB IBCT (trg role); 1 ARNG lt inf IBCT (trg role);
some AH-64 Apache; some OH-58 Kiowa; some CH-47 Chinook; some Stryker; some
M-ATV; 3,200 MRAP; some M119; some M198 Navy; some EA-6B Prowler Air Force: some
F-15E Strike Eagle; some A-10 Thunderbolt II; some EC-130H Compass Call; some C-130
Hercules; some HH-60 Pave Hawk; some MQ-1 Predator; some MQ-9 Reaper (Equipment
includes both and OEF-A forces) USMC: some MV-22B Osprey; some AV-8B Harrier;
some AH-1W Cobra; some CH- 53 Sea Stallion; some UH-1N Iroquois; some RQ-7B
Shadow
Uruguay
UNAMA
1 obs