The military of Swaziland is used primarily during domestic protests and has never been involved in a foreign conflict. Voluntary military service is open to all between the ages of 18 and 30. The army has struggled with high rates of HIV

HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...

 infection.

The army is commanded by Major General Stanley Dlamini

Stanley Dlamini

Major-General Stanley S. Dlamini is the commander of the Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force. He has held this post since August 2000; he joined the USDF in 1977. He is married with three children.-References:...

; the deputy commander is Brigadier General Patrick Motsa

Patrick Motsa

Patrick Motsa is the deputy commander of the Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force. He was appointed to this post in 2000; he was previously Director of Army Staff. He joined the USDF in 1973.-References:...

, and the formation commander is Brigadier General Jeffry S. Tshabalala.

Active manpower:
3000 (2005 est.)

Military branches:
Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force (Army), Royal Swaziland Police Force, Air force and Navy

Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49:
284,530 (2003 est.), 253,510 (2002 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49:
165,005 (2003 est.), 146,805 (2002 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$20 million (FY01/02)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
4.75% (FY00/01)

Small Arms

• SIG SG 540
  SIG SG 540
  The SG 540 is a 5.56mm assault rifle developed in the early 1970s by Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft based out of Neuhausen, Switzerland as a private venture primarily destined for export markets and as a potential replacement for the 7.5mm SG 510 automatic rifle known as the Stgw 57 in...
  
  
• IMI Galil
  IMI Galil
  The Galil is a family of Israeli small arms designed by Yisrael Galil and Yaacov Lior in the late 1960s and produced by Israel Military Industries Ltd of Ramat HaSharon...
  
   
• FN MAG
  FN MAG
  The FN MAG is a Belgian 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, designed in the early 1950s at Fabrique Nationale by Ernest Vervier. It has been used by more than 80 countries, and it has been made under licence in countries such as Argentina, Egypt, India, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the...
  
    BelgiumLMG

Air Force

Swaziland

Swaziland

Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...

 also maintains a small air wing, part of the Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force.

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| IAI Arava

IAI Arava

|-See also:-References:* Cohen, Irvine J. "Arava: Israel's first-born bids for world market". Air Enthusiast International, February 1974, Vol 6, No 2. pp. 55–61, 92–93....

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| Transport
| IAI 202
| 1
| 3 delivered, one crashed in the 1980s and the other in 2004
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| Cessna 337

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| Utility aircraft

| Super Skymaster

| 1

| Status Unknown

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| Canadair Global Express

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| VIP-Jet
| Global-Express

| 1

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| Alouette III
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| Utility helicopter

Utility helicopter

A Utility Helicopter is a multi-purpose helicopter. A utility military helicopter can fill roles such as ground attack, air assault, cargo, surveillance and troop transport. Their size is generally between cargo helicopters and light observation helicopters....

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| 3
| Received from South Africa in 2000

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| Piper PA-28

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| Utility aircraft

| PA-28-140 Cherokee

| 1

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Retired Aircraft

• 1 Learjet 35 
• 1 Cessna Stationair 

An Arava 201 was lost in 2004, after bad weather caused the pilots to miss the runway and crash into a sugar cane field. Although no injuries were reported, the incident was reported to leave the air force with just one Arava.