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1.1  Equipment  



1.1.1  Armor  









2 Air Force  



2.1  Aircraft  



2.1.1  Current inventory  









3 Navy  



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| branches = {{ill|Togolese Army|fr|}}<br>{{ill|Togolese Air Force f|fr|Armée de l'air togolaise|lt=Togolese Air Force}}<br>{{ill|Togolese Navy|fr|Marine togolaise}}<br>[[Gendarmerie Nationale Togolaise|Togolese National Gendarmerie]]

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| commander-in-chief = [[President of Togo|President]] [[Faure Gnassingbé]]

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| minister = [[Essozimna Marguerite Gnakade]]

| minister = [[Essozimna Marguerite Gnakade]]

| minister_title = Minister of Defense

| minister_title = Minister of Defense

| commander = Brigadier General Dadja Maganawe

| commander = Brigadier General Dimini Allaharé

| commander_title = Chief of Defence Staff

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The '''Togolese Armed Forces''' (French: ''Forces Armées Togolaises'', '''FAT''') is the national military of the [[Republic of Togo]] which consists of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and the [[Gendarmerie Nationale Togolaise|National Gendarmerie]]. The total military expenditure during the [[fiscal year]] of 2005 was 1.6% of the country's [[GDP]].<ref name="cia_world_factbook">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/togo/|title=CIA World Factbook|publisher=www.cia.gov|access-date=2011-04-15}}</ref> Military bases exist in [[Lomé]], [[Temedja]], [[Kara, Togo|Kara]], [[Niamtougou]], and [[Dapaong]].<ref name="fat_organisation">{{cite web|url=http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=33|title=Organisation des Forces Armées|publisher=www.forcesarmees.tg|access-date=2011-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316193353/http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=33|archive-date=2011-03-16|url-status=live}}</ref> The current Chief of the [[Staff (military)|General Staff]] is [[Lingerie|Brigadier General Dadja Maganawe]], who took office on December 6, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://defense.gouv.tg/chef-detat-major-general/|title=Chef d'Etat Major General|access-date=2021-11-28}}</ref>

The '''Togolese Armed Forces''' ({{lang-fr|Forces Armées Togolaises}}, '''FAT''') is the national military of the [[Republic of Togo]] which consists of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and the [[Gendarmerie Nationale Togolaise|National Gendarmerie]]. The total military expenditure during the [[fiscal year]] of 2005 was 1.6% of the country's [[GDP]].<ref name="cia_world_factbook">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/togo/|title=CIA World Factbook|publisher=www.cia.gov|access-date=2011-04-15}}</ref> Military bases exist in [[Lomé]], [[Temedja]], [[Kara, Togo|Kara]], [[Niamtougou]], and [[Dapaong]].<ref name="fat_organisation">{{cite web|url=http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=33|title=Organisation des Forces Armées|publisher=www.forcesarmees.tg|access-date=2011-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316193353/http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=33|archive-date=2011-03-16|url-status=live}}</ref> The current Chief of the [[Staff (military)|General Staff]] is Brigadier General Dimini Allaharé, who took office on May 28, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1572140/politique/au-togo-un-nouveau-patron-pour-larmee/|title=Au Togo, un nouveau patron pour l’armée|access-date=2024-05-28}}</ref>



== Army ==

== Army ==

The current chief of staff of the army is Colonel [[Twerking|Blakimwé Wiyao Balli.]]<ref name="armeedeterre_chefdetatmajor">{{cite web|url=http://www.forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=47|title=Le Chef d'Etat Major de l'armée de terre|publisher=www.forcesarmees.tg|access-date=2011-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316194238/http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=47|archive-date=2011-03-16|url-status=live}}</ref> The elite presidential bodyguards of the [[Republic of Togo]] Armed Forces are reportedly trained by [[Benjamin Yeaten]], an internationally wanted [[Liberia]]n military commander and war criminal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.liberianobserver.com/news/yeaten-helping-jammeh/|title=Yeaten Helping Jammeh?|author=Thomas T. Johnson|work=[[Liberian Observer]]|date=9 January 2017|access-date=31 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112175438/http://liberianobserver.com/news/yeaten-helping-jammeh|archive-date=12 January 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201506231088.html|title=Liberia: FBI Dragnet Closes On Yeaten|work=AllAfrica|date=22 June 2015|access-date=31 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509112706/http://allafrica.com/stories/201506231088.html|archive-date=9 May 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The current chief of staff of the army is Colonel Blakimwé Wiyao Balli.<ref name="armeedeterre_chefdetatmajor">{{cite web|url=http://www.forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=47|title=Le Chef d'Etat Major de l'armée de terre|publisher=www.forcesarmees.tg|access-date=2011-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316194238/http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=47|archive-date=2011-03-16|url-status=live}}</ref> The elite presidential bodyguards of the [[Republic of Togo]] Armed Forces are reportedly trained by [[Benjamin Yeaten]], an internationally wanted [[Liberia]]n military commander and war criminal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.liberianobserver.com/news/yeaten-helping-jammeh/|title=Yeaten Helping Jammeh?|author=Thomas T. Johnson|work=[[Liberian Observer]]|date=9 January 2017|access-date=31 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112175438/http://liberianobserver.com/news/yeaten-helping-jammeh|archive-date=12 January 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201506231088.html|title=Liberia: FBI Dragnet Closes On Yeaten|work=AllAfrica|date=22 June 2015|access-date=31 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509112706/http://allafrica.com/stories/201506231088.html|archive-date=9 May 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>



===Equipment===

===Equipment===



==== Small arms ====

====Armor====

{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"

{| class="wikitable"

! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Name

! style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;"|Origin

! style="text-align:l center; background:#aabccc;"|Type

! style="text-align:l center; background:#aabccc;"|In service

! style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;"|Notes

|-

|-

! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | [[Armored fighting vehicle]]

! width=16%| Name

! width=10%| Image

! width=15%| Caliber

! width=12%| Type

! width=10%| Origin

! width=28%| Notes

|-

|-

| [[T-54/55|T-54]]

! colspan="6"| Pistols

| [[Soviet Union]]

|-

| [[TT pistol|TT-33]]

| [[Main battle tank]]

| 4<ref name="www.armyrecognition.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.armyrecognition.com/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_forces_uk/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_armed_forces_military_equipment_armored_vehicle_intelligence_pictures.html|title=Togolese Army|publisher=www.armyrecognition.com|accessdate=2011-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001213420/http://www.armyrecognition.com/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_forces_uk/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_armed_forces_military_equipment_armored_vehicle_intelligence_pictures.html|archive-date=2011-10-01|url-status=live}}</ref>

| [[File:TT33.JPG|150px]]

| [[7.62×25mm]]

| [[Semi-automatic pistol]]

| {{Flag|Soviet Union|1936}}

|

|

|-

|-

| [[T-34 variants#Soviet Union|T-34-85]]

| [[MAC Mle 1950|MAC 50]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| Soviet Union

| [[File:MAC-50 detoured.jpg|150px]]

| [[9×19mm]]

| [[Medium Tank]]

| 7<ref name="www.armyrecognition.com"/>

| [[Semi-automatic pistol]]

| {{Flag|France}}

|

|

|-

|-

| [[FV101 Scorpion]]

| [[Walther PP]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[United Kingdom]]

| [[File:1972 Walther PP.jpg|150px]]

| [[.25 ACP]]

| [[light tank]]

| 20<ref name="Arms Trade Register">{{cite web|url=http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php|title=Arms Trade Register|publisher=SIPRI|accessdate=22 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414022558/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php|archive-date=14 April 2010|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

| [[Semi-automatic pistol]]

| {{Flag|Germany}}

|

|

|-

|-

| [[BMP-2]]

| [[Browning Hi-Power]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[Russia]]

| [[File:FN Hi Power.jpg|150px]]

| [[Infantry fighting vehicle]]

| [[9×19mm]]

| 20<ref name="www.armyrecognition.com"/>

| [[Semi-automatic pistol]]

| {{Flag|Belgium}}

|

|

|-

|-

| [[Thyssen Henschel UR-416|UR-416]]

| [[Manurhin MR 73]]<ref name="Hogg">{{cite book|last = Hogg| first = Ian| title = Jane's Infantry Weapons 1989-90, 15th Edition | publisher = Jane's Information Group| year = 1989| isbn =0-7106-0889-6| pages =826–836}}</ref>

| [[Germany]]

| [[File:Manurhin-MR-73.jpg|150px]]

| [[Armoured personnel carrier|APC]]

| [[.357 Magnum]]

| 30<ref name="www.armyrecognition.com"/>

| [[Revolver]]

| {{Flag|France}}

|

|

|-

|-

| [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]]

| [[Panhard M3]]

| France

| [[File:M&Prevolver.jpg|150px]]

| [[Armoured personnel carrier|APC]]

| [[.38 Special]]

| 5<ref name="Arms Trade Register"/>

| [[Revolver]]

| [[Reconnaissance vehicle]]

| {{Flag|United States|1896}}

|

|-

|-

| [[Véhicule Blindé Léger]]

! colspan="6"| Sub-machine guns

| France

|-

|[[Armored car (military)|Armored car]]

| [[Uzi]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| 2<ref name="Arms Trade Register"/>

| [[File:Uzi of the israeli armed forces.jpg|150px]]

| [[9×19mm]]

| [[Submachine gun]]

| {{Flag|Israel}}

|

|

|-

|-

| [[EE-9 Cascavel]]

| [[MAT-49]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[Brazil]]

| [[File:MAT Submachine Gun.jpg|150px]]

| [[Armored car (military)|Armored car]]

| [[9×19mm]]

| 36<ref name="Arms Trade Register"/>

| [[Submachine gun]]

| {{Flag|France}}

|

|-

! colspan="6"| Rifles

|-

| [[SKS]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:Simonov-SKS-45.JPG|150px]]

| [[7.62×39mm]]

| [[Semi-automatic rifle]]

| {{Flag|Soviet Union|1936}}

|

|-

| [[AKM]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:AKM automatkarbin Ryssland - 7,62x39mm - Armémuseum rightside noBG.png|150px]]

| [[7.62×39mm]]

| [[Assault rifle]]

| {{Flag|Soviet Union}}

|

|-

| [[PM md. 63]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:PMmd.1963.jpg|150px]]

| [[7.62×39mm]]

| [[Assault rifle]]

| {{Flag|Socialist Republic of Romania}}

|

|-

| [[:fr:Carabine Type 56|Type 56]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:Norinco sks-1 1.jpg|150px]]

| [[7.62×39mm]]

| [[Semi-automatic rifle]]

| {{Flag|China}}

|

|-

| [[Type 63 assault rifle|Type 63]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:Rifle Type 63 noBG.png|150px]]

| [[7.62×39mm]]

| [[Assault rifle]]

| {{Flag|China}}

|

|-

| [[Type 56 assault rifle|Type 56]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:Type 56 mod02 noBG.png|150px]]

| [[7.62×39mm]]

| [[Assault rifle]]

| {{Flag|China}}

|

|-

| [[Type 58 assault rifle|Type 58]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:North korea T58 ATF.jpg|150px]]

| [[7.62×39mm]]

| [[Assault rifle]]

| {{Flag|North Korea}}

|

|-

| [[:ru:Тип 68 (автомат)|Type 68]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:АК-47.jpg|150px]]

| [[7.62×39mm]]

| [[Assault rifle]]

| {{Flag|North Korea}}

|

|-

| [[FAMAS]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:FAMAS dsc06877.jpg|150px]]

| [[5.56×45mm]]

| [[Bullpup]]<hr>[[Assault rifle]]

| {{Flag|France}}

|

|-

| [[FN FAL]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:FN-FAL belgian.jpeg|150px]]

| [[7.62×51mm]]

| [[Battle rifle]]

| {{Flag|Belgium}}

|

|-

| [[Heckler & Koch G3]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:H&K G3FS.jpg|150px]]

| [[7.62×51mm]]

| [[Battle rifle]]

| {{Flag|West Germany}}

|

|-

| [[SIG SG 540]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:SG 540 Manurhin noBG.png|150px]]

| [[7.62×51mm]]

| [[Battle rifle]]

| {{Flag|Switzerland}}

|

|-

| [[MAS-49 rifle|MAS-49/56]]<ref>{{cite book|page=10|title=Modern African Wars (1) 1965-80|author=Peter Abbott|year=1986|isbn=0850457289}}</ref>

| [[File:MAS 49 56.JPG|150px]]

| [[7.5×54mm]]

| [[Semi-automatic rifle]]

| {{Flag|France}}

|

|-

| [[MAS-36 rifle|MAS-36]]<ref name ='SAS 2002'>{{cite book|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2002.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303125311/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2002.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 March 2011|chapter-url= http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2002/en/Small-Arms-Survey-2002-Chapter-02-EN.pdf|chapter=Red Flags and Buicks: Global Firearms Stockpiles|title=Small Arms Survey 2002: Counting the Human Cost|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|year=2015|author=Small Arms Survey|author-link=Small Arms Survey|ref={{harvid|Small Arms Survey 2002}}|page=82}}</ref>

| [[File:MAS Modèle 36 right side.jpg|150px]]

| [[7.5×54mm]]

| [[Bolt-action rifle]]

| {{Flag|France}}

|

|-

! colspan="6"| Sniper rifles

|-

| [[PSL (rifle)|PSL]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:Psl sniper rifle.jpeg|150px]]

| [[7.62×54mmR]]

| [[Designated marksman rifle]]

| {{Flag|Socialist Republic of Romania}}

|

|-

| [[Steyr SSG 69]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:Steyr SSG 69.jpg|150px]]

| [[7.62×51mm]]

| [[Sniper rifle]]

| {{Flag|Austria}}

|

|-

! colspan="6"| Machine guns

|-

| [[DShK]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:12,7-мм станковый пулемёт ДШК образца 1938 года.jpg|150px]]

| [[12.7×108mm]]

| [[Heavy machine gun]]

| {{Flag|Soviet Union|1936}}

|

|-

| [[:ru:РП-46|RP-46]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:DM-ST-89-01130.JPEG|150px]]

| [[7.62×54mmR]]

| [[General-purpose machine gun]]

| {{Flag|Soviet Union|1936}}

|

|-

| [[RPD machine gun|RPD]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:LMG-RPD-44 noBG.png|150px]]

| [[7.62×39mm]]

| [[Squad automatic weapon]]

| {{Flag|Soviet Union|1936}}

|

|-

| [[PK machine gun|PKM]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:7,62 KK PKM Helsinki 2012 no background.JPG|150px]]

| [[7.62×54mmR]]

| [[General-purpose machine gun]]

| {{Flag|Soviet Union}}

|

|-

| [[KPV heavy machine gun|KPV]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Togo|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n4569|page=4569|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>

| [[File:Iraqi Police gun-carriage (cropped).jpg|150px]]

| [[14.5×114mm]]

| [[Heavy machine gun]]

| {{Flag|Soviet Union|1936}}

|

|-

| [[FM 24/29 light machine gun|FM 24/29]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:LMG 24 29 2.JPG|150px]]

| [[7.5×54mm]]

| [[Light machine gun]]

| {{Flag|France}}

|

|-

| [[FN MAG]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:FN MAG white background.jpg|150px]]

| [[7.62×51mm]]

| [[General-purpose machine gun]]

| {{Flag|Belgium}}

|

|-

| [[MG 3 machine gun|MG-3]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:BundeswehrMG3.jpg|150px]]

| [[7.62×51mm]]

| [[General-purpose machine gun]]

| {{Flag|West Germany}}

|

|-

| [[AA-52 machine gun|AA-52]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:Mitrailleuse-IMG 1728.jpg|150px]]

| [[7.62×51mm]]

| [[General-purpose machine gun]]

| {{Flag|France}}

|

|-

| [[Browning M2]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:PEO Browning M2E2 QCB (c1).jpg|150px]]

| [[.50 BMG]]

| [[Heavy machine gun]]

| {{Flag|United States|1912}}

|

|-

! colspan="6"| Grenade launchers

|-

| [[RPG-7]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}</ref>

| [[File:Rpg-7.jpg|150px]]

| 40mm

| [[Rocket-propelled grenade]]

| {{Flag|Soviet Union}}

|

|

|-

|-

| [[M8 Greyhound]]

| [[LRAC F1]]<ref name="Shea2010">{{cite magazine|title=LRAC F1: 89mm Shoulder Fired Launcher|first= Dan|last= Shea|magazine= Small Arms Review |volume=13|issue=5 |date=February 2010|url= http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1076}}</ref>

| [[United States]]

| [[File:LRAC F1-detoured-cropped.png|150px]]

| [[Armored car (military)|Armored car]]

| 89mm

| 9<ref name="www.armyrecognition.com"/>

| [[Shoulder-launched missile weapon]]

|of which 3 are the [[M8 Greyhound#Variants|M20]] variant

| {{Flag|France}}

|

|}


====Tanks====

{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"

|-

|-

| [[Véhicule d'Action dans la Profondeur]]

! width=14%| Name

| [[France]]

! width=20%| Image

| [[Armored car (military)|Armored car]]

! width=14%| Type

| 6<ref name="Arms Trade Register"/>

! width=12%| Origin

! width=10%| Quantity

! width=06%| Status

! width=24%| Notes

|-

| [[T-54/55]]

| [[File:6765 - Moscow - Poklonnaya Hill - Tank.JPG|150px]]

| [[Medium tank]]

| {{Flag|Soviet Union}}

| 4<ref name="www.armyrecognition.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.armyrecognition.com/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_forces_uk/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_armed_forces_military_equipment_armored_vehicle_intelligence_pictures.html|title=Togolese Army|publisher=www.armyrecognition.com|accessdate=2011-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001213420/http://www.armyrecognition.com/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_forces_uk/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_armed_forces_military_equipment_armored_vehicle_intelligence_pictures.html|archive-date=2011-10-01|url-status=live}}</ref>

| INS

|

|

|-

|-

| [[Panhard#Current military models|TC-54]]

| [[FV101 Scorpion]]

| France

| [[File:Alvis Scorpion Light Tank.jpg|150px]]

| [[Light tank]]

| [[Heavy truck]]

| 110<ref name="www.armyrecognition.com"/>

| {{Flag|United Kingdom}}

| 12<ref name="Arms Trade Register">{{cite web|url=http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php|title=Arms Trade Register|publisher=SIPRI|accessdate=22 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414022558/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php|archive-date=14 April 2010|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

| INS

|

|

|}


====Scout cars====

{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"

|-

! width=14%| Name

! width=20%| Image

! width=14%| Type

! width=12%| Origin

! width=10%| Quantity

! width=06%| Status

! width=24%| Notes

|-

| [[Véhicule Blindé Léger|Panhard VBL]]

| [[File:VBL, nouvelles couleurs Armée de Terre (14 juillet 2021) (1).jpg|150px]]

| [[Scout car]]

| {{Flag|France}}

| 2<ref name=trade>{{cite web|url=http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php |title=Trade Registers |publisher=Armstrade.sipri.org |access-date=2015-01-01}}</ref>

| INS

|

|}


====Infantry fighting vehicles====

{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"

|-

! width=14%| Name

! width=20%| Image

! width=14%| Type

! width=12%| Origin

! width=10%| Quantity

! width=06%| Status

! width=24%| Notes

|-

| [[BMP-2]]

| [[File:Army2016demo-007.jpg|150px]]

| [[Infantry fighting vehicle]]

| {{Flag|Soviet Union}}

| 20<ref name="www.armyrecognition.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.armyrecognition.com/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_forces_uk/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_armed_forces_military_equipment_armored_vehicle_intelligence_pictures.html|title=Togolese Army|publisher=www.armyrecognition.com|accessdate=2011-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001213420/http://www.armyrecognition.com/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_forces_uk/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_armed_forces_military_equipment_armored_vehicle_intelligence_pictures.html|archive-date=2011-10-01|url-status=live}}</ref>

| INS

|

|}


====Armored personnel carriers====

{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"

|-

! width=14%| Name

! width=20%| Image

! width=14%| Type

! width=12%| Origin

! width=10%| Quantity

! width=06%| Status

! width=24%| Notes

|-

| [[Thyssen Henschel UR-416|UR-416]]

| [[File:UR-416 Policía Nacional.JPG|150px]]

| [[Armored personnel carrier]]

| {{Flag|West Germany}}

| 30<ref name="www.armyrecognition.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.armyrecognition.com/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_forces_uk/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_armed_forces_military_equipment_armored_vehicle_intelligence_pictures.html|title=Togolese Army|publisher=www.armyrecognition.com|accessdate=2011-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001213420/http://www.armyrecognition.com/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_forces_uk/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_armed_forces_military_equipment_armored_vehicle_intelligence_pictures.html|archive-date=2011-10-01|url-status=live}}</ref>

| INS

|

|-

| [[Panhard M3]]

| [[File:PanhardM3.png|150px]]

| [[Armored personnel carrier]]

| {{Flag|France}}

| 5<ref name="Arms Trade Register">{{cite web|url=http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php|title=Arms Trade Register|publisher=SIPRI|accessdate=22 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414022558/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php|archive-date=14 April 2010|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

| INS

|

|-

| [[FV104 Samaritan]]

| [[File:CVRT Samaritan ambulance van het Belgische leger, Erfgoeddag 2017 foto 5.JPG|150px]]

| [[Armored personnel carrier|Armored ambulance]]

| {{Flag|United Kingdom}}

| 1<ref name="Arms Trade Register">{{cite web|url=http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php|title=Arms Trade Register|publisher=SIPRI|accessdate=22 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414022558/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php|archive-date=14 April 2010|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

| INS

|

|-

| [[FV105 Sultan]]

| [[File:Royal Army FV105 Sultan IFOR.jpg|150px]]

| [[Armored personnel carrier]]

| {{Flag|United Kingdom}}

| 1<ref name="Arms Trade Register">{{cite web|url=http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php|title=Arms Trade Register|publisher=SIPRI|accessdate=22 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414022558/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php|archive-date=14 April 2010|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

| INS

|

|}


====Reconnaissance====

{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"

|-

! width=14%| Name

! width=20%| Image

! width=14%| Type

! width=12%| Origin

! width=10%| Quantity

! width=06%| Status

! width=24%| Notes

|-

|-

| [[Panhard AML]]

| [[Panhard AML]]

| France

| [[File:AML-90 DM-SC-91-12078.JPEG|150px]]

| [[Armored car (military)|Armored car]]

| [[Armored car (military)|Armored car]]

| 10<ref name="www.armyrecognition.com"/>

| {{Flag|France}}

|

| 10<ref name="www.armyrecognition.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.armyrecognition.com/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_forces_uk/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_armed_forces_military_equipment_armored_vehicle_intelligence_pictures.html|title=Togolese Army|publisher=www.armyrecognition.com|accessdate=2011-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001213420/http://www.armyrecognition.com/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_forces_uk/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_armed_forces_military_equipment_armored_vehicle_intelligence_pictures.html|archive-date=2011-10-01|url-status=live}}</ref>

| INS

| 7 AML-90 and 3 AML-60

|}


====Recovery vehicles====

{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"

|-

|-

! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | [[Artillery]]

! width=14%| Name

! width=20%| Image

! width=14%| Type

! width=12%| Origin

! width=10%| Quantity

! width=06%| Status

! width=24%| Notes

|-

|-

| [[FV106 Samson]]

| [[M101 howitzer|M2A1]]

| United States

| [[File:Samson CVR(T) ARV.jpg|150px]]

| [[Howitzer]]

| [[Armoured recovery vehicle]]

| 4<ref name="www.armyrecognition.com"/>

| {{Flag|United Kingdom}}

| 105mm towed [[howitzer]]

| 1<ref name="Arms Trade Register">{{cite web|url=http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php|title=Arms Trade Register|publisher=SIPRI|accessdate=22 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414022558/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php|archive-date=14 April 2010|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

| INS

|

|}


====Utility vehicles====

{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"

|-

|-

| [[2S1 Gvozdika]]

! width=14%| Name

| [[Soviet Union]]

! width=20%| Image

| [[Self-propelled howitzer]]

! width=14%| Type

| 6<ref name="www.armyrecognition.com"/>

! width=12%| Origin

! width=10%| Quantity

! width=06%| Status

! width=24%| Notes

|-

| [[Panhard|Panhard TC-54]]

| [[File:Salon du Bourget 20090619 043.jpg|150px]]

| [[Heavy truck]]

| {{Flag|France}}

| 110<ref name="www.armyrecognition.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.armyrecognition.com/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_forces_uk/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_armed_forces_military_equipment_armored_vehicle_intelligence_pictures.html|title=Togolese Army|publisher=www.armyrecognition.com|accessdate=2011-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001213420/http://www.armyrecognition.com/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_forces_uk/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_armed_forces_military_equipment_armored_vehicle_intelligence_pictures.html|archive-date=2011-10-01|url-status=live}}</ref>

| INS

|

|

|}


====Artillery====

{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"

|-

! width=14%| Name

! width=20%| Image

! width=14%| Type

! width=12%| Origin

! width=10%| Quantity

! width=06%| Status

! width=24%| Notes

|-

! colspan="7"| [[Field artillery]]

|-

| [[M101 howitzer|M101]]

| [[File:JGSDF 105mm Howitzer M2A1(Type 58 105mm Howitzer) left front view at Camp Nihonbara October 1, 2017.jpg|150px]]

| [[Howitzer]]

| {{Flag|United States|1912}}

| 4<ref name="www.armyrecognition.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.armyrecognition.com/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_forces_uk/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_armed_forces_military_equipment_armored_vehicle_intelligence_pictures.html|title=Togolese Army|publisher=www.armyrecognition.com|accessdate=2011-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001213420/http://www.armyrecognition.com/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_forces_uk/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_armed_forces_military_equipment_armored_vehicle_intelligence_pictures.html|archive-date=2011-10-01|url-status=live}}</ref>

| INS

|

|}

|}



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[[File:Roundel of Togo.svg|thumb|150px| Air Force roundel]]

[[File:Roundel of Togo.svg|thumb|150px| Air Force roundel]]



The [[Republic of Togo]] Air Force (French: ''Armée de l'Air Republic of Togo'') was established in 1964, and French influence remains in the choice of aircraft used. Since 2020, the air force's chief of staff is Colonel Tassounti Djato.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://defense.gouv.tg/les_armees/armee-de-lair/|title=Armee de l'Air|access-date=2021-11-28}}</ref>

The [[Republic of Togo]] Air Force ({{lang-fr|Armée de l'Air Republic of Togo}}) was established in 1964, and French influence remains in the choice of aircraft used. Since 2020, the air force's chief of staff is Colonel Tassounti Djato.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://defense.gouv.tg/les_armees/armee-de-lair/|title=Armee de l'Air|access-date=2021-11-28}}</ref>

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 [[De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo|DHC-5D]] Buffalo [[STOL]] transports in 1976. Also in the same year, Togo acquired five ex-[[German Air Force]] [[Fouga Magister]] armed jet trainers and seven [[EMB.326GB]]<nowiki/>s from Brazil to form the Escadrille de Chasse. Togo's armed jet trainer fleet was upgraded in 1981 by the deliveries of five [[Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet|Alpha jets]] and by three piston engine Aerospatiale [[TB-30 Epsilon]]<nowiki/>s in 1986. The [[Fouga CM.170 Magister|Fouga Magisters]] were returned to France in 1985.

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-[[German Air Force]] [[Fouga Magister]] armed jet trainers and seven EMB.326GBs from Brazil to form the Escadrille de Chasse. Togo's armed jet trainer fleet was upgraded in 1981 by the deliveries of five Alpha jets and by three piston engine Aerospatiale TB-30 Epsilons in 1986. The Fouga Magisters were returned to France in 1985.



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At present its operations are concentrated in the Lomé Transport Base at [[Lomé Airport|Lomé Tokoin Airport]], where the transport aircraft are based, and the Niamtougou Fighter Base at [[Niamtougou Airport|Niamtougou International Airport]], where the combat units are located.<ref name="armeedelair_lesbases">{{cite web |url=http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=51 |title=Les bases de l'Armée de l'Air |publisher=www.forcesarmees.tg |access-date=2011-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316194303/http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=51 |archive-date=2011-03-16 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="armeedelair_organisation">{{cite web|url=http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=67|title=Organisation de l'Armée de l'Air |publisher=www.forcesarmees.tg |access-date=31 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112201340/http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=67 |archive-date=12 November 2014|url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

At present its operations are concentrated in the Lomé Transport Base at [[Lomé Airport|Lomé Tokoin Airport]], where the transport aircraft are based, and the Niamtougou Fighter Base at [[Niamtougou Airport|Niamtougou International Airport]], where the combat units are located.<ref name="armeedelair_lesbases">{{cite web |url=http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=51 |title=Les bases de l'Armée de l'Air |publisher=www.forcesarmees.tg |access-date=2011-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316194303/http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=51 |archive-date=2011-03-16 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="armeedelair_organisation">{{cite web|url=http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=67|title=Organisation de l'Armée de l'Air |publisher=www.forcesarmees.tg |access-date=31 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112201340/http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=67 |archive-date=12 November 2014|url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref>



It acquired the [[Baykar Bayraktar TB2|Bayraktar TB2]] UCAV from Turkish company [[Baykar]] in August 2022.

It acquired the Bayraktar TB2 UCAV from Turkish company Baykar in August 2022.



===Aircraft===

===Aircraft===

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|

|-

|-

|-

|[[Aermacchi MB-326]]

! colspan="6" |[[Unmanned aerial vehicle]]

| [[Italy]]

|-

| trainer / light attack

|[[Bayraktar TB2]]

|[[Turkey]]

|[[Unmanned combat aerial vehicle|UCAV]]

|

|

|N/A

| 6<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/>

|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-31 |title=Togo acquires Bayraktar TB2 drone |url=https://www.military.africa/2022/08/togo-acquires-bayraktar-tb2-drone/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Military Africa |language=en-US}}</ref>

|

|}

|}



== Navy ==

== Navy ==



The National Navy was created on May 1, 1976, to guard the roughly {{convert|34|mi|km}} of [[Republic of Togo]] coast and the seaport of Lomé. It currently has 2 wooden-hulled patrol boats, the ''Kara'' (P 761), and the ''Mono'' (P 762), which have both been in service since 1976.<ref name="marine_presentation">{{cite web|url=http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=63|title=Marine|publisher=www.forcesarmees.tg|access-date=2011-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316193421/http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=63|archive-date=2011-03-16|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Wertheim|first=Eric|title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, MD|date=2007|pages=787|isbn=9781591149552|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TJunjRvplU4C|access-date=18 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706135825/http://books.google.com/books?id=TJunjRvplU4C|archive-date=6 July 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 7 July 2014, the Republic of Togo navy received a RPB 33 patrol boat that was named ''Agou'' (P 763).<ref name="janes2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35432:togo-receives-defender-patrol-boat-from-united-states&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106|title=Togo gets third defender patrol boat|publisher=IHS Jane's 360|access-date=31 August 2014|date=7 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115124805/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35432:togo-receives-defender-patrol-boat-from-united-states&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106|archive-date=15 January 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Currently, the navy's chief of staff is [[Ship-of-the-Line Captain|ship captain]] Atiogbé Ametsipe.<ref name="marine_chefdetatmajor">{{cite web|url=http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38&Itemid=50|title=Le Chef d'Etat Major de l'armée de la Marine|publisher=www.forcesarmees.tg|access-date=2011-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316194258/http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38&Itemid=50|archive-date=2011-03-16|url-status=live}}</ref>

The National Navy ({{lang-fr|Marine togolaise}}) was created on May 1, 1976, to guard the roughly {{convert|34|mi|km}} of [[Republic of Togo]] coast and the seaport of Lomé. It currently has 2 wooden-hulled patrol boats, the ''Kara'' (P 761), and the ''Mono'' (P 762), which have both been in service since 1976.<ref name="marine_presentation">{{cite web|url=http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=63|title=Marine|publisher=www.forcesarmees.tg|access-date=2011-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316193421/http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=63|archive-date=2011-03-16|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Wertheim|first=Eric|title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, MD|date=2007|pages=787|isbn=9781591149552|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TJunjRvplU4C|access-date=18 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706135825/http://books.google.com/books?id=TJunjRvplU4C|archive-date=6 July 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 7 July 2014, the Republic of Togo navy received a RPB 33 patrol boat that was named ''Agou'' (P 763).<ref name="janes2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35432:togo-receives-defender-patrol-boat-from-united-states&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106|title=Togo gets third defender patrol boat|publisher=IHS Jane's 360|access-date=31 August 2014|date=7 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115124805/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35432:togo-receives-defender-patrol-boat-from-united-states&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106|archive-date=15 January 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Currently, the navy's chief of staff is [[Ship-of-the-Line Captain|ship captain]] Atiogbé Ametsipe.<ref name="marine_chefdetatmajor">{{cite web|url=http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38&Itemid=50|title=Le Chef d'Etat Major de l'armée de la Marine|publisher=www.forcesarmees.tg|access-date=2011-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316194258/http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38&Itemid=50|archive-date=2011-03-16|url-status=live}}</ref>



===Equipment===

===Equipment===


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Togolese Armed Forces
Forces Armées Togolaises
Togolese Coat of Arms
Service branchesTogolese Army [fr]
Togolese Air Force [fr]
Togolese Navy [fr]
Togolese National Gendarmerie
Websitedefense.gouv.tg
Leadership
Commander-in-chiefPresident Faure Gnassingbé
Minister of DefenseEssozimna Marguerite Gnakade
Chief of Defence StaffBrigadier General Dimini Allaharé
Personnel
Military age18[1]
Available for
military service
1,577,572[1], age 15–49
Fit for
military service
1,104,536[1], age 15–49
Reaching military
age annually
74,036[1]
Expenditure
Percent of GDP1.6%[1]
Industry
Foreign suppliersFrance
Russia
Related articles
RanksMilitary ranks of Togo

The Togolese Armed Forces (French: Forces Armées Togolaises, FAT) is the national military of the Republic of Togo which consists of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and the National Gendarmerie. The total military expenditure during the fiscal year of 2005 was 1.6% of the country's GDP.[2] Military bases exist in Lomé, Temedja, Kara, Niamtougou, and Dapaong.[3] The current Chief of the General Staff is Brigadier General Dimini Allaharé, who took office on May 28, 2024.[4]

Army[edit]

The current chief of staff of the army is Colonel Blakimwé Wiyao Balli.[5] The elite presidential bodyguards of the Republic of Togo Armed Forces are reportedly trained by Benjamin Yeaten, an internationally wanted Liberian military commander and war criminal.[6][7]

Equipment[edit]

Armor[edit]

Name Origin Type In service Notes
Armored fighting vehicle
T-54 Soviet Union Main battle tank 4[8]
T-34-85 Soviet Union Medium Tank 7[8]
FV101 Scorpion United Kingdom light tank 20[9]
BMP-2 Russia Infantry fighting vehicle 20[8]
UR-416 Germany APC 30[8]
Panhard M3 France APC 5[9] Reconnaissance vehicle
Véhicule Blindé Léger France Armored car 2[9]
EE-9 Cascavel Brazil Armored car 36[9]
M8 Greyhound United States Armored car 9[8] of which 3 are the M20 variant
Véhicule d'Action dans la Profondeur France Armored car 6[9]
TC-54 France Heavy truck 110[8]
Panhard AML France Armored car 10[8]
Artillery
M2A1 United States Howitzer 4[8] 105mm towed howitzer
2S1 Gvozdika Soviet Union Self-propelled howitzer 6[8]

Air Force[edit]

Air Force roundel

The Republic of Togo Air Force (French: Armée de l'Air Republic of Togo) was established in 1964, and French influence remains in the choice of aircraft used. Since 2020, the air force's chief of staff is Colonel Tassounti Djato.[10] 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-German Air Force Fouga Magister armed jet trainers and seven EMB.326GBs from Brazil to form the Escadrille de Chasse. Togo's armed jet trainer fleet was upgraded in 1981 by the deliveries of five Alpha jets and by three piston engine Aerospatiale TB-30 Epsilons in 1986. The Fouga Magisters were returned to France in 1985.


During its existence the official name changed from Section Air der Forces armées in 1964 to Escadrille Nationale D Togolaise (ENT) in 1973, to Groupement Aerienne Togolais (GAT) in 1980, and finally to Armée de l'Air Togolaise in 1997.[11]

At present its operations are concentrated in the Lomé Transport Base at Lomé Tokoin Airport, where the transport aircraft are based, and the Niamtougou Fighter Base at Niamtougou International Airport, where the combat units are located.[12][13]

It acquired the Bayraktar TB2 UCAV from Turkish company Baykar in August 2022.

Aircraft[edit]

Current inventory[edit]

AnAlouette III with the national flag beneath
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Transport
Super King Air United States utility / transport 200 2[14]
Helicopters
Aérospatiale Gazelle France scout / anti-armor SA341 2[14]
Trainer aircraft
Alpha Jet France trainer / light attack 5[14]
Socata TB 30 France basic trainer 2[14]
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Bayraktar TB2 Turkey UCAV N/A [15]

Navy[edit]

The National Navy (French: Marine togolaise) was created on May 1, 1976, to guard the roughly 34 miles (55 km) of Republic of Togo coast and the seaport of Lomé. It currently has 2 wooden-hulled patrol boats, the Kara (P 761), and the Mono (P 762), which have both been in service since 1976.[16][17] On 7 July 2014, the Republic of Togo navy received a RPB 33 patrol boat that was named Agou (P 763).[18] Currently, the navy's chief of staff is ship captain Atiogbé Ametsipe.[19]

Equipment[edit]

Vessel Origin Type In service Notes
Kara (P 761) France Patrol boat 1 Kara Patrol class
Mono (P 762) France Patrol boat 1 Kara Patrol class
Agou (P 763) France Patrol boat 1 RPB 33 class[20]
unknown name France Patrol boat 1 RPB 33 class[20]
unknown names United States Patrol boat 3 Defender-class boat[21]

References[edit]

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  • ^ "CIA World Factbook". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
  • ^ "Organisation des Forces Armées". www.forcesarmees.tg. Archived from the original on 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
  • ^ "Au Togo, un nouveau patron pour l'armée". Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  • ^ "Le Chef d'Etat Major de l'armée de terre". www.forcesarmees.tg. Archived from the original on 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
  • ^ Thomas T. Johnson (9 January 2017). "Yeaten Helping Jammeh?". Liberian Observer. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  • ^ "Liberia: FBI Dragnet Closes On Yeaten". AllAfrica. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 9 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i "Togolese Army". www.armyrecognition.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
  • ^ a b c d e "Arms Trade Register". SIPRI. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  • ^ "Armee de l'Air". Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  • ^ "Historique de l'Armée de l'Air". www.forcesarmees.tg. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  • ^ "Les bases de l'Armée de l'Air". www.forcesarmees.tg. Archived from the original on 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
  • ^ "Organisation de l'Armée de l'Air". www.forcesarmees.tg. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  • ^ a b c d "World Air Forces 2022". Flightglobal. 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  • ^ "Togo acquires Bayraktar TB2 drone". Military Africa. 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  • ^ "Marine". www.forcesarmees.tg. Archived from the original on 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  • ^ Wertheim, Eric (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. p. 787. ISBN 9781591149552. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  • ^ "Togo gets third defender patrol boat". IHS Jane's 360. 7 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  • ^ "Le Chef d'Etat Major de l'armée de la Marine". www.forcesarmees.tg. Archived from the original on 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  • ^ a b Martin, Guy (10 July 2014). "Togo receives Defender patrol boat from United States - defenceWeb". www.defenceweb.co.za. Archived from the original on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  • ^ "Togo receives Defender patrol boat from United States". 10 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
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