Army 47,000 Personnel; .80,000 conscript (total 127,000)

ALGERIAN ARMY AIR DEFENCE UNITS

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type 

Algerian Army Air Defence Systems

AD • 1163+ AD Systems

SAM 288+

SP 68:

48 SA-8 Gecko; .20 SA-9 Gaskin

MANPAD 220+:

220 SA-7A Grail/SA-7B Grail; SA-14 Gremlin/SA-16 Gimlet;

GUNS 875

SP 225 ZSU-23-4

TOWED .650:
14.5mm 100: 60 ZPU-2; 40 ZPU-4;
20mm 100; 23mm 100 ZU-23;
37mm 100 M-1939;
57mm 70 S-60;
85mm 20 M-1939 KS-12;
100mm 150 KS-19;
130mm 10 KS-30

• FACILITIES

  Army Staff Heaquarters: HQ Located at Algeria

Organisations by Service

Army 47,000; .80,000 conscript (total 127,000)

Forces by Role: 6 Mil Regions; re-org into div structure on hold Armd 2 div (each: 3 tk regt, 1 mech regt); 1 indep bde, Mech 3 div (each: 1 tk regt, 3 mech regt), Mech Inf/Mot Inf 5 indep bde, AB/SF 1 (Rapid Reaction) div with (5 (18th SF, and 1st, 4th, 5th 12th) para regt), Arty 7 regt, AD 5 bn, Engr 4 indep bn

Equipment by Type:

MBT 1,082: 187 T-90S; 325 T-72; 300 T-62; 270 T-54/T-55

Recce 90: 26 BRDM-2; 64 BRDM-2 (upgrade) each with AT-5 9M113 Kornet E

AIFV 1,040: 100 BMP-3; 260 BMP-2 (upgrade) each with AT-5 9M113 Kornet E; 680 BMP-1

APC (W) 750: 300 BTR-60; 150 BTR-80; 150 OT-64; 50 M-3 Panhard; 100 TH 390 Fahd

ARTY 1,019 SP 170: 122mm 140 2S1 Carnation; 152mm 30 2S3 TOWED 375: 122mm 160 D-30; 25D-74; 100 M-1931/37; 60 M-30 M-1938; 130mm 10 M-46; 152mm 20 ML-20 M-1937 MRL 144: 122mm 48 BM-21; 140mm 48 BM-14/16; 240mm 30 BM-24; 300mm 18 9A52 Smerch MOR 330: 82mm 150 M-37; 120mm 120 M-1943; 160mm 60 M-1943