Army 135,000 personnel. 4 Mil Regional Commands (Northern, Western, Central,and Eastern) each acting as corps HQ and one functional (Support) Command; strategic reserve of 4 divs and 6 specialist bdes centred on Addis Ababa. Army 4 corps HQ (each: 1 mech div, 4-6 inf div)

ETHIOPIAN ARMY AIR CORPS • Army Air Wing

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
(incl Army Air Defence Units)

• AIRCRAFT No Armed capable. Total 3 Aircraft.

Light Transport 3 Lt Tpt ac:
2 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300;
1 Cessna 401 Utiliner

• HELICOPTER No Armed capable. Total 5 Helicopters

Transport & Utility 5 Tpt/Utl hel:
5 Bell 205 Iroquois (Bell Helicopter Textron UH-1H Huey)


Army Air Defence Systems
AD • 4 corps Army HQ

SAM 870
TOWED
300 SA-2 Guideline 5V27/SA-3B Goa
MANPAD
570 Strela-2/SA-7 Grail

GUNS
SP
23mm ZSU-23-4
TOWED
23mm ZU-23;
37mm M-1939;
57mm S-60


• FACILITIES
  Ethiopian Army Main Headquarters:
  HQ Located at Addis Ababa
 
  Ethiopian Army Aviation Airfield and Airbase Organisation (Current Order of Battle):
  Bases: Addis-Abeba, Bishoftou, Debre Zeit, Dire Dawa
  Army Aviation Squadron: DHC-6; Cessna 401; Bell 205

Special Forces Command
AGAZI Commando 'Division' (only one Presidential protection Battalion with limited HRU) - Based in Addis Ababa
205th Commando Brigade - Eritrean border area
206th Commando Brigade - Eritrean border area

Notes: Ethiopian Army Current order of battle:
MBT 446+: 200 T-72M1; 246+ T-54/T-55/T-62: RECCE/AIFV/APC (W) 450 BRDM/BMP/BTR-60/BTR-152/Type 89
ARTY 460+ (SP 10+: 122mm 2S1 Carnation; 152mm 10 2S19 Farm: TOWED 400+: 76mm ZIS-3 M-1942; 122mm 400 D-30/(M-30) M-1938; 130mm M-46: MRL 122mm ε50 BM-21: MOR 81mm M-1/M-29; 82mm M-1937; 120mm M-1944)
AT • MSL • MANPATS AT-3 9K11 Sagger; AT-4 9K111 Spigot: RCL 82mm B-10; 107mm B-11: GUNS 85mm D-44
ATGW 2000 Combat Anti-tank missile (For T-72 tanks; designation uncertain); 500 9M14M/AT-3 Sagger Anti-tank missile(Incl for BMP-1 IFVs)