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1 Army  


1.1  Equipment  


1.1.1  Small arms  




1.1.2  Tanks  




1.1.3  Scout cars  




1.1.4  Infantry fighting vehicles  




1.1.5  Armored personnel carriers  




1.1.6  Reconnaissance  




1.1.7  Recovery vehicles  




1.1.8  Utility vehicles  




1.1.9  Artillery  








2 Air Force  


2.1  Aircraft  


2.1.1  Current inventory  








3 Navy  


3.1  Equipment  






4 References  




5 External links  













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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>

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>


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Revision as of 18:21, 30 May 2023

Togolese Armed Forces
Forces Armées Togolaises
Togolese Coat of Arms
Service branchesTogolese Army
Togolese Air Force
Togolese Navy
Togolese National Gendarmerie
Leadership
Commander-in-chiefPresident Faure Gnassingbé
Minister of DefenseEssozimna Marguerite Gnakade
Chief of Defence StaffBrigadier General Dadja Maganawe
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 Dadja Maganawe, who took office on December 6, 2020.[4]

Army

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

Small arms

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
TT-33 7.62×25mm Semi-automatic pistol  Soviet Union
MAC 50[8] 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol  France
Walther PP[8] .25 ACP Semi-automatic pistol  Germany
Browning Hi-Power[8] 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol  Belgium
Manurhin MR 73[9] .357 Magnum Revolver  France
Smith & Wesson Model 10 .38 Special Revolver  United States
Sub-machine guns
Uzi[8] 9×19mm Submachine gun  Israel
MAT-49[8] 9×19mm Submachine gun  France
Rifles
SKS[8] 7.62×39mm Semi-automatic rifle  Soviet Union
AKM[8] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Soviet Union
PM md. 63[8] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Socialist Republic of Romania
Type 56[8] 7.62×39mm Semi-automatic rifle  China
Type 63[8] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  China
Type 56[8] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  China
Type 58[8] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  North Korea
Type 68[8] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  North Korea
FAMAS[8] 5.56×45mm Bullpup
Assault rifle 		 France
FN FAL[8] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle  Belgium
Heckler & Koch G3[8] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle  West Germany
SIG SG 540[8] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle   Switzerland
MAS-49/56[10] 7.5×54mm Semi-automatic rifle  France
MAS-36[11] 7.5×54mm Bolt-action rifle  France
Sniper rifles
PSL[8] 7.62×54mmR Designated marksman rifle  Socialist Republic of Romania
Steyr SSG 69[8] 7.62×51mm Sniper rifle  Austria
Machine guns
DShK[8] 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun  Soviet Union
RP-46[8] 7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun  Soviet Union
RPD[8] 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon  Soviet Union
PKM[8] 7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun  Soviet Union
KPV[12] 14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun  Soviet Union
FM 24/29[8] 7.5×54mm Light machine gun  France
FN MAG[8] 7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun  Belgium
MG-3[8] 7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun  West Germany
AA-52[8] 7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun  France
Browning M2[8] .50 BMG Heavy machine gun  United States
Grenade launchers
RPG-7[8] 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade  Soviet Union
LRAC F1[13] 89mm Shoulder-launched missile weapon  France

Tanks

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
T-54/55 Medium tank  Soviet Union 4[14] INS
FV101 Scorpion Light tank  United Kingdom 12[15] INS

Scout cars

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Panhard VBL Scout car  France 2[16] INS

Infantry fighting vehicles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BMP-2 Infantry fighting vehicle  Soviet Union 20[14] INS

Armored personnel carriers

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
UR-416 Armored personnel carrier  West Germany 30[14] INS
Panhard M3 Armored personnel carrier  France 5[15] INS
FV104 Samaritan Armored ambulance  United Kingdom 1[15] INS
FV105 Sultan Armored personnel carrier  United Kingdom 1[15] INS

Reconnaissance

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Panhard AML Armored car  France 10[14] INS 7 AML-90 and 3 AML-60

Recovery vehicles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
FV106 Samson Armoured recovery vehicle  United Kingdom 1[15] INS

Utility vehicles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Panhard TC-54 Heavy truck  France 110[14] INS

Artillery

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Field artillery
M101 Howitzer  United States 4[14] INS

Air Force

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.[17] 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.[18]

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.[19][20]

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

Aircraft

Current inventory

AnAlouette III with the national flag beneath
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Transport
Super King Air United States utility / transport 200 2[21]
Helicopters
Aérospatiale Gazelle France scout / anti-armor SA341 2[21]
Trainer aircraft
Alpha Jet France trainer / light attack 5[21]
Socata TB 30 France basic trainer 2[21]
Aermacchi MB-326 Italy trainer / light attack 6[21]

Navy

The National Navy 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.[22][23] On 7 July 2014, the Republic of Togo navy received a RPB 33 patrol boat that was named Agou (P 763).[24] Currently, the navy's chief of staff is ship captain Atiogbé Ametsipe.[25]

Equipment

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[26]
unknown name France Patrol boat 1 RPB 33 class[26]
unknown names United States Patrol boat 3 Defender-class boat[27]

References

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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.
  • ^ "Chef d'Etat Major General". Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  • ^ "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 j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Jones, Richard D.; Ness, Leland S., eds. (27 January 2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 (35th ed.). Coulsdon, Surry: Jane's Information Group. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5. OCLC 268790196.
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  • ^ Peter Abbott (1986). Modern African Wars (1) 1965-80. p. 10. ISBN 0850457289.
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  • ^ Shea, Dan (February 2010). "LRAC F1: 89mm Shoulder Fired Launcher". Small Arms Review. Vol. 13, no. 5.
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  • ^ a b c d e "Arms Trade Register". SIPRI. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  • ^ "Trade Registers". Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  • ^ "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 e "World Air Forces 2022". Flightglobal. 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  • ^ "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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