Joint 25,170 (Centrally controlled units and MoD staff). Belarus Army 29,600 Personnel.

BELARUSIAN ARMY AIR DEFENCE AND SSM UNITS

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type

MoD Comd Tps. SSM 2 bde.North Western Op Comd (MRL 1 regt, SAM 1 bde).Western Op Comd (MRL 1 regt,SAM 1 bde)

Belarusian Army Air Defence Systems

AD • SAM • SP

350 SA-11 Gadfly/SA-12A Gladiator/ SA-12B Giant (Twin)/SA-13 Gopher/SA-8 Gecko (700–2,100 eff.)

• RADAR • LAND

GS-13 Long Eye/SNAR-1 Long Trough/ SNAR-2/-6 Pork Trough (arty);

some Small Fred/Small Yawn/ SNAR-10 Big Fred (veh, arty)

Belarusian Army SSM Systems

• SSM MISSILES • TACTICAL SSM 96:

36 FROG/SS-21 Scarab (Tochka);

60 Scud

• FACILITIES

  Belarusian Army Main Headquarters: HQ Located at Minsk

Organisations by Service Notes:

Army Forces by Role (Current order of battle):

MoD Comd Tps SF 1 bde, SSM 2 bde, Sigs 2 bde,

Ground Forces Arty 1 gp (5 bde), Cbt Engr 1 bde, Engr Bridging 1 bde, NBC 1 regt, Mob 1 bde

North Western Op Comd Mech 1 indep bde, Mob 2 bde, Arty 2 regt, MRL 1 regt, SAM 1 bde,

Western Op Comd Mech 1 indep bde, Mob 2 bde, Arty 2 regt, MRL 1 regt, Engr 1 regt, SAM 1 bde

Army Inventory Equipment Notes:

MBT 1,586: 92 T-80; 1,465 T-72; 29 T-55

AIFV 1,588: 154 BMD-1; 109 BMP-1; 1,164 BMP-2; 161 BRM

APC 916 APC (T) 88: 22 BTR-D; 66 MT-LB APC (W) 828: 188 BTR-60; 446 BTR-70; 194 BTR-80

ARTY 1,499 SP 578: 122mm 246 2S1 Carnation; 152mm 296: 13 2S19 Farm; 163 2S3; 120 2S5; 203mm 36 2S7 TOWED 452: 122mm 202 D-30; 152mm 250: 50 2A36; 136 2A65; 58 D-20; 6 M-1943 GUN/MOR 120mm 54 2S9 NONA MRL 338: 122mm 213: 5 9P138; 208 BM-21; 132mm 1 BM- 13; 220mm 84 9P140 Uragan; 300mm 40 9A52 Smerch MOR 120mm 77 2S12

AT • MSL • MANPATS 480 AT-4 9K11 Spigot/AT-5 9K111 Spandrel/AT-6 9K114 Spiral/AT-7 9K115 Saxhorn (some SP)