Military of Togo
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The Military of Togo
, in French FAT (Forces armées togolaises, "Togolese armed forces"), consists of the army, navy, air force, and gendarmerie
. Total military expenditures during the fiscal year of 2005 totaled 1.6% of the country's GDP. Military bases exist in Lomé
, Temedja, Kara, Niamtougou
, and Dapaong
. The current Chief of the General Staff
is Brigadier General Titikpina Atcha Mohamed, who took office on May 19th 2009.
See :fr:Armée de terre togolaise
in the north of Togo and in Lomé
, the capital.
The C-47 Skytrain
was the first aircraft used; it was part of the force from 1960 to 1976. Replacing the C-47s were two DHC-5D Buffalo STOL transports in 1976. Also in the same year Togo acquired five ex-Luftwaffe
Fouga Magister
armed jet trainers and seven EMB.326GBs from Brazil to form the Escadrille de Chasse. Togos armed jet trainer fleet was upgraded in 1981 by the deliveries of five Alpha jets and by three piston engined Aerospatiale TB-30 Epsilons in 1986. The Fouga Magisters were returned to France in 1985.
The current TAF consists of the following aircraft:
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| de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo
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Canada
| transport
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| 2
| Received from Canada
in
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| Aérospatiale SA 316 Alouette
|
| utility
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| 3
|
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| Aérospatiale Epsilon
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| Trainer
|
| 3
| Acquired in 1985
|-----
| Dassault Alpha Jet
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| trainer/ light combat
|
| 6
|
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| Aermacchi EMB-326
|
Brazil
| light attack
|
| 6
| Acquired in 1977
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| Beechcraft 200 King Air
|
| Utility
|
| 2
|
|-----
| Boeing 707-320B
|
| Long ranged VIP transport
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| 1
|
|-----
| Cessna 336 Skymaster
|
| Communications
|
| 1
|
|-----
| Fokker F28 Fellowship
|
Netherlands
| transport
|
| 2
|
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| Eurocopter AS 332 Super Puma
|
| Transport helicopter
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| 1
| Acquired in 1990
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SS-12M SSMs .. Currently, the navy's chief of staff is ship captain
Atiogbé Ametsipe.
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
, in French FAT (Forces armées togolaises, "Togolese armed forces"), consists of the army, navy, air force, and gendarmerie
Gendarmerie
A gendarmerie or gendarmery is a military force charged with police duties among civilian populations. Members of such a force are typically called "gendarmes". The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary describes a gendarme as "a soldier who is employed on police duties" and a "gendarmery, -erie" as...
. Total military expenditures during the fiscal year of 2005 totaled 1.6% of the country's GDP. Military bases exist in Lomé
Lomé
Lomé, with an estimated population of 737,751, is the capital and largest city of Togo. Located on the Gulf of Guinea, Lomé is the country's administrative and industrial center and its chief port. The city exports coffee, cocoa, copra, and palm kernels...
, Temedja, Kara, Niamtougou
Niamtougou
Niamtougou is a market town in Doufelgou District , Kara Region, Togo. It is located north of Kara on the nation's main North-South road, the Route Nationale No. 1. It is also the district capital and houses facilities of the Interior, Education, and Rural Development Ministries. There is a modest...
, and Dapaong
Dapaong
Dapaong is a city in northern Togo and prefecture seat of Tône in the Savanes Region. It is situated 638 km north of the capital Lomé, near the border with Burkina Faso. It is a market town and has a small museum....
. The current Chief of the General Staff
Chief of the General Staff
The Chief of the General Staff is a post in many armed forces , the head of the military staff.See also:*Chief of the General Staff *Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces...
is Brigadier General Titikpina Atcha Mohamed, who took office on May 19th 2009.
Army
The current chief of staff of the army is Colonel Blakimwé Wiyao Balli.See :fr:Armée de terre togolaise
Composition and effectives
The Togolese Army se décompose comme suit :- Centre d’Entraînement de Troupes Aéroportés (CETAP) : 204
- Centre National d’Instruction (CNI) : 126
- Collège Militaire de Tchitchao (CMT) : 297
- École de Formation des Officiers des FAT (EFOFAT) 99
- École de Formation de Sous-Officiers des FAT (EFSOFAT): 17
- Force d’Intervention Rapide (FIR) : 753
- Togolese National Gendarmerie : 2 710*
- Régiment Commando de la Garde Présidentielle (RCGP) : 1 990
- Régiment de Soutien et d’Appui (RSA) : 1 878
- Régiment Para Commando (RPC) : 1 406
- Régiments Inter Armes (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th) (RI) : 2 559
- Sous-Groupement Blindé (SGB) ('Armoured Group') : 377
Equipment
- 7 T-34T-34The T-34 was a Soviet medium tank produced from 1940 to 1958. Although its armour and armament were surpassed by later tanks of the era, it has been often credited as the most effective, efficient and influential design of World War II...
\85 main battle tankMain battle tankA main battle tank , also known as a battle tank or universal tank, is a tank that fills the heavy direct fire role of many modern armies. They were originally conceived to replace the light, medium, heavy and super-heavy tanks. Development was spurred onwards in the Cold War with the development...
via
Egypt -status unknown - 4 T-55 main battle tankMain battle tankA main battle tank , also known as a battle tank or universal tank, is a tank that fills the heavy direct fire role of many modern armies. They were originally conceived to replace the light, medium, heavy and super-heavy tanks. Development was spurred onwards in the Cold War with the development...
s - 57 BRM, a reconnaissance variant of the BMP-1BMP-1The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty 1 , meaning "infantry fighting vehicle". The BMP-1 was the world's first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle...
- 12-20 FV101 ScorpionFV101 ScorpionThe FV101 Scorpion is a British armoured reconnaissance vehicle. It was the lead vehicle and the fire support type in the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance , CVR, family of seven armoured vehicles...
- 20 BMP-2BMP-2The BMP-2 is a second-generation, amphibious infantry fighting vehicle introduced in the 1980s in the Soviet Union, following the BMP-1 of the 1960s....
Infantry fighting vehicleInfantry fighting vehicleAn infantry fighting vehicle , also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle , is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide fire support for them...
s
Russia - 36 Engesa EE-9 CascavelEE-9 CascavelThe EE-9 Cascavel is a 6 x 6 armoured car developed in the 1970s by Engesa of Brazil. It used as many commercially available parts as possible. It also shares many components with the EE-11 Urutu APC...
Brazil - 10 Panhard AML: 7 AML-90 + 3 AML-60
Early Modern France - 6 M8 GreyhoundM8 GreyhoundThe M8 Light Armored Car was a 6x6 armored car produced by the Ford Motor Company during World War II. It was used by the U.S. and British troops in Europe and the Far East until the end of the war. The vehicle was widely exported and as of 2006 still remains in service with some third world...
- 3 M20 Armored Utility Car
- 11 Véhicule Blindé Léger Early Modern France
- 30 UR-416Thyssen Henschel UR-416The Thyssen Henschel UR-416 is a German armoured personnel carrier, introduced in 1969 built from the same body as the Mercedes-Benz Unimog light truck.-Development:...
armoured personnel carrier
Germany - 6 Petit Véhicule ProtégéPetit Véhicule ProtégéThe Petit Véhicule Protégé is a light, general-purpose armoured 4-wheel drive vehicle used by the French Army. It is also designated as Auverland A4 AVL . Built by Auverland, it is the successor to the Peugeot P4...
Early Modern France - 100 TC-54 PanhardPanhardPanhard is currently a French manufacturer of light tactical and military vehicles. Its current incarnation was formed by the acquisition of Panhard by Auverland in 2005. Panhard had been under Citroën ownership, then PSA , for 40 years...
light trucks Early Modern France - 4 M101 A2M101 howitzerThe 105 mm M2A1 howitzer was the standard light field howitzer for the United States in World War II, seeing action in both European and Pacific theaters. Entering production in 1941, it quickly entered the war against the Imperial Japanese Army in the Pacific, where it gained a reputation...
105mm towed howitzerHowitzerA howitzer is a type of artillery piece characterized by a relatively short barrel and the use of comparatively small propellant charges to propel projectiles at relatively high trajectories, with a steep angle of descent...
- 6 2S1 Gvozdika 122mm self-propelled howitzer
- 6 Panhard M3Panhard M3The Panhard M3 VTT , armoured personnel carrier was designed as a private venture with the first prototype completed in 1969. The prototype had a single door in each side of the hull and twin doors in the hull rear...
4x4 APC Early Modern France - 4 BM-21 Grad 122mm MRLs(?)
- 20 M-43 82mm medium mortars
- 12 Type-52 75mm RCL
Mainland China - 12 Type-56 75mm RCL Mainland China
- 10 Type-65\B-10 82mm RCL Mainland China
- 5 Zis-2 57mm ATG
- 40 RPG-7V 40mm\85mm warhead Light ATRLs
- 50 Larc-89\Strim 89mm Light ATRLs Early Modern France
- 38-40 ZPU-4 4x14.5mm AAG\HMG
- 16 M693(76-T-1 Centaure AA mount 20mm Early Modern France)
- 5 M-1939 37mm AAGs
Handguns
- Walther PP pistol (.32 ACP) Germany
- Sig Sauer P.230 pistol
Austria - MAS-35-S pistol (7.65mm Longue) Early Modern France
- Browning HP pistol (9mm)
Belgium - MAB PA-15 pistol (9mm) Early Modern France
- MAC PA-1950 pistol (9mm) Early Modern France
- S&W Model 10 revolver (.38 Special)
- Manurhin MR-73G revolver (.357 Magnum) Early Modern France
Rifles
- SG-540
- MAS-36 Early Modern France
- MAS-49\56 Early Modern France
- Kalashnikov AK-47\Type-56\Type-68 Mainland China
- 2,000 AKM\M-63
Kingdom of Yugoslavia - 1,000 H&K G-3A-3 Germany
- Type68 Mainland China
- Styer SSG-69 Austria
- Romram PL 7.62
- Hakim AG-42B Egypt
MGs
- 14 AA-52 Char No.1 (for AML-60\90 ARVs) Early Modern France
- FM-24\29 Early Modern France
- RPD
- MG-3 Germany
- 9-12 FN MAG 60-00 Coxail (for Alvis FV-101\90 Scorpion LTs) Belgium
- 15 PKMT (for BMP-2 AIFVs )
- 200 PKS
- PKT (for T-55M\T-54 MBTs)
- RP-46
- Browning M-2HB
- DSHMK (for T-55M\T-54 MBTs)
- 160 KPV (for ZPU-4 quad AAGs )
Air Force
The Togolese Air Force (French: Force Aérienne Togolaise) was established after independence in 1960, and a French influence remains on the aircraft used both in its history and now. Since 2005, the air force's chief of staff is Colonel Bouraïma Bonfoh. The two air force bases are located in NiamtougouNiamtougou
Niamtougou is a market town in Doufelgou District , Kara Region, Togo. It is located north of Kara on the nation's main North-South road, the Route Nationale No. 1. It is also the district capital and houses facilities of the Interior, Education, and Rural Development Ministries. There is a modest...
in the north of Togo and in Lomé
Lomé
Lomé, with an estimated population of 737,751, is the capital and largest city of Togo. Located on the Gulf of Guinea, Lomé is the country's administrative and industrial center and its chief port. The city exports coffee, cocoa, copra, and palm kernels...
, the capital.
The C-47 Skytrain
C-47 Skytrain
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport aircraft that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained in front line operations through the 1950s with a few remaining in operation to this day.-Design and...
was the first aircraft used; it was part of the force from 1960 to 1976. Replacing the C-47s were two DHC-5D Buffalo STOL transports in 1976. Also in the same year Togo acquired five ex-Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
Fouga Magister
Fouga Magister
The Fouga Magister is a 1950s French two-seat jet trainer. The related CM.175 Zéphyr was a carrier-capable version for the French Navy....
armed jet trainers and seven EMB.326GBs from Brazil to form the Escadrille de Chasse. Togos armed jet trainer fleet was upgraded in 1981 by the deliveries of five Alpha jets and by three piston engined Aerospatiale TB-30 Epsilons in 1986. The Fouga Magisters were returned to France in 1985.
The current TAF consists of the following aircraft:
- Escadrille de Transport (Transport Squadron).
- 2 de Havilland Canada DHC-5 BuffaloDe Havilland Canada DHC-5 BuffaloThe de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo is a short takeoff and landing utility transport, a turboprop aircraft developed from the earlier piston-powered DHC-4 Caribou...
- 3 Aérospatiale SA 316 Alouette IIIAérospatiale Alouette IIIThe Aérospatiale Alouette III is a single-engine, light utility helicopter developed by Sud Aviation. It was manufactured by Aérospatiale of France, and under licence by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in India as Hal Chetak and Industria Aeronautică Română in Romania.The Alouette III is the...
utility helicopter
- 2 de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo
- Escadrille de Chasse (attack squadron/strike squadron)
- 4 Aérospatiale EpsilonAérospatiale Epsilon|-See also:...
armed trainers - 6 Dassault Alpha Jet ground attack aircraft
- 6 Aermacchi EMB-326Aermacchi MB-326The Aermacchi or Macchi MB-326 is a light military jet aircraft designed in Italy. Originally conceived as a two-seat trainer, there have also been single and two-seat light attack versions produced. It is one of the most commercially successful aircraft of its type, being bought by more than 10...
ground attack aircraft
- 4 Aérospatiale Epsilon
- Escadrille de Liaison (VIP transport and presidential aircraft)
- 2 Beechcraft 200 King AirBeechcraft Super King AirThe Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation . The King Air line comprises a number of model series that fall into two families: the Model 90 series, Model 100 series , Model 200 series and Model 300 series...
- 1 Boeing 707-320BBoeing 707The Boeing 707 is a four-engine narrow-body commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Its name is most commonly pronounced as "Seven Oh Seven". The first airline to operate the 707 was Pan American World Airways, inaugurating the type's first commercial flight on...
presidential airliner - 3 Cessna 336 SkymasterCessna SkymasterThe Cessna Skymaster is a United States twin-engine civil utility aircraft built in a push-pull configuration. Its engines are mounted in the nose and rear of its pod-style fuselage. Twin booms extend aft of the wings to the vertical stabilizers, with the rear engine between them. The horizontal...
communications aircraft - 1 Fokker F28 FellowshipFokker F28The Fokker F28 Fellowship is a short range jet airliner designed and built by defunct Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.-Design and development:...
for government transport - 1 Eurocopter AS 332 Super PumaEurocopter Super PumaThe Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-size utility helicopter marketed for both civil and military use. Originally designed and built by Aérospatiale, it is an enlarged and re-engined version of the original Aérospatiale Puma...
for government transport
- 2 Beechcraft 200 King Air
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| de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo
De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo
The de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo is a short takeoff and landing utility transport, a turboprop aircraft developed from the earlier piston-powered DHC-4 Caribou...
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Canada| transport
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| 2
| Received from Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in
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| Aérospatiale SA 316 Alouette
Aérospatiale Alouette III
The Aérospatiale Alouette III is a single-engine, light utility helicopter developed by Sud Aviation. It was manufactured by Aérospatiale of France, and under licence by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in India as Hal Chetak and Industria Aeronautică Română in Romania.The Alouette III is the...
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| utility
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| 3
|
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| Aérospatiale Epsilon
Aérospatiale Epsilon
|-See also:...
|
| Trainer
|
| 3
| Acquired in 1985
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| Dassault Alpha Jet
|
| trainer/ light combat
|
| 6
|
|-----
| Aermacchi EMB-326
Aermacchi MB-326
The Aermacchi or Macchi MB-326 is a light military jet aircraft designed in Italy. Originally conceived as a two-seat trainer, there have also been single and two-seat light attack versions produced. It is one of the most commercially successful aircraft of its type, being bought by more than 10...
|
Brazil| light attack
|
| 6
| Acquired in 1977
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| Beechcraft 200 King Air
Beechcraft Super King Air
The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation . The King Air line comprises a number of model series that fall into two families: the Model 90 series, Model 100 series , Model 200 series and Model 300 series...
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| Utility
Utility
In economics, utility is a measure of customer satisfaction, referring to the total satisfaction received by a consumer from consuming a good or service....
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| 2
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| Boeing 707-320B
Boeing 707
The Boeing 707 is a four-engine narrow-body commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Its name is most commonly pronounced as "Seven Oh Seven". The first airline to operate the 707 was Pan American World Airways, inaugurating the type's first commercial flight on...
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| Long ranged VIP transport
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| 1
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| Cessna 336 Skymaster
Cessna Skymaster
The Cessna Skymaster is a United States twin-engine civil utility aircraft built in a push-pull configuration. Its engines are mounted in the nose and rear of its pod-style fuselage. Twin booms extend aft of the wings to the vertical stabilizers, with the rear engine between them. The horizontal...
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| Communications
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| 1
|
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| Fokker F28 Fellowship
Fokker F28
The Fokker F28 Fellowship is a short range jet airliner designed and built by defunct Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.-Design and development:...
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Netherlands| transport
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| 2
|
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| Eurocopter AS 332 Super Puma
Eurocopter Super Puma
The Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-size utility helicopter marketed for both civil and military use. Originally designed and built by Aérospatiale, it is an enlarged and re-engined version of the original Aérospatiale Puma...
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| Transport helicopter
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| 1
| Acquired in 1990
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Navy
The Togolese navy was created on May 1st 1976 to guard the roughly 55 kilometers of Togolese coast and the seaport of Lomé. It currently has 2 patrol boats, the Kara } and the Mono, with 40 NordNord
Nord may refer to:Places:* Nord, California, an unincorporated community in Butte County, California* Nord , a department in northern France* Nord Department , a department in northern Haiti...
SS-12M SSMs .. Currently, the navy's chief of staff is ship captain
Ship-of-the-Line Captain
Ship-of-the-line captain is a rank that appears in several navies...
Atiogbé Ametsipe.