Army 9,800; 25,000 conscript (total 34,800 personnel)

BOLIVIAN ARMY AVIATION • Aviación del Ejercito Boliviano

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
(Avn 2 coy / incl Army AD units)

• AIRCRAFT No combat capable. Total 12 Aircrafts.

Utility 4 Utl ac:
4 Cessna 210 Centurion;
2 Cessna U206G Stationair;
1 Cessna 340A

Staff Transport 3 VIP Tpt ac:
1 Cessna 421B Golden Eagle;
1 Beech King Air 200;
1 Beech King Air C90;

Communicaton 3 Comm ac:
1 Cessna 210 Centurion
1 Embraer EMB-810 (Piper PA-34 Seneca);
1 Cessna A152 Aerobat;

Transport 3 Tpt ac:
1 CASA C-212-200 Aviocar;
1 CASA C-212-300M Aviocar;
1 Fokker 27-200 Friendship


• HELICOPTER No armed capable. 17 Transport Helicopters.

Medium Lift Transport 8+ Tpt hel:
7 Mil Mi-8T Hip-C

Search and Rescue 4 SAR hel:
2 Aérospatiale SA-315B Lama (HB-315B Helibras/Gaviaio version; Bolivian designation Gaviln)

Army Air Defence Systems
AD •
GUNS • TOWED 18:
37mm 18 Type-65


• FACILITIES
  Bolivian Amy Aviation Main Headquarters:  HQ Located at La Paz

  Bolivian Army Aviation Airfields and Airbases Organisation:
  (Current Order of Battle):

  La Paz Airbase / El Alto IAP (Base Aérea Walter Arze):
  1st Army Air Squadron (The Compañía de Aviacion del Ejército No.1)
  "Lopez" Squadron: Beech C90/200, Cessna 421B   

  Santa Cruz Airbase (Base Aérea El Trompillo):
  2nd Army Air Squadron (The Compañía de Aviacion del Ejército No.2):
  CASA C-212, Fokker 27, PA-34, Cessna A150/210


Organisations by Service Notes:
Army Forces by Role (Current order of battle):
HQ: 6 Military Regions, 10 Div org and composition varies
Armd 1 bn, Cav 1 (aslt) gp; 5 (horsed) gp, Mech Inf 2 regt, Inf/Presidential Guard 1 regt, Inf 21 bn, Mech Cav 1 regt, SF 3 regt, AB 2 regt (bn), Mot Cav 1 gp, Mot Inf 3 regt, Arty 6 regt (bn), ADA 1 regt, Engr 6 bn, Avn 2 coy
Bolivian Army Inventory Equipment Notes:
LT TK 54 (36 SK-105A1 Kuerassier; 18 SK-105A2 Kuerassier): RECCE 24 EE-9 Cascavel
APC 115+ (APC (T) 91+: 4 4K-4FA-SB20 Greif; 50+ M-113, 37 M9 halftrack: APC (W) 61: 24 EE-11 Urutu; 22 MOWAG Roland; 15 V-100 Commando;  LT VEH 10: 10 Koyak
ARTY 311+(TOWED 61: 105mm 25 M-101A1; 122mm 36 (M-30) M-1938: MOR 250+: 60mm M-224: 81mm 250 M-29; Type-W87; 107mm M-30; 120mm M-120)
AT • (MSL• MANPATS 50+ HJ-8 (2 SP on Koyak); RCL 106mm M-40A1; 90mm M-67: RL 200+: 66mm M-72 LAW; 73mm RPG-7V Knout; 89mm 200+ M-20)

Official website: http://www.ejercito.mil.bo/ejercito/