Military of Peru
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| Peruvian Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
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| Military manpower | |
| Military age | 18 years of age |
| Availability | males age 15-49: 8,125,000 (2005 est.) |
| Fit for military service | males age 15-49: 5,450,000 (2005 est.) |
| Reaching military age annually | males: 295,500 (2005 est.) |
| Military expenditures | |
| Dollar figure | $1 billion (FY01 est.) |
| Percent of GDP | 0.6% (FY01 est.) |
The Military branches of the Republic of Peru consist of the:
- Peruvian Army (Ejército Peruano)
- Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Perú; includes Naval Air, Marines, and Coast Guard)
- Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea del Perú)
- National Police (includes General Police, Security Police, and Technical Police)
The Peruvian Armed Forces is now the second most powerful army of South America[1]. In the last years social stability has brought the army back to its original objectives which are the control of the national sovereignty on the sea, land and air, as well as protect the people, economy, and infraestructure from inside and outside of the country dangers.
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Peruvian Army
Headquartered in Lima, it has a strength of 75 thousand troops divided in four military regions with headquarters in Piura, Lima, Arequipa and Iquitos. Every military region assigned several brigades of which there are different types, including infantry, cavalry and armored. There are also several groups and batallions which operate independently.
The equipment of the Peruvian Army includes several types of tanks (T-55 and AMX-13), armoured personnel carriers (M-113, UR-416), artillery (D30 howitzer, M101 howitzer, M109 howitzer, M114 howitzer), antiaircraft systems (ZSU-23-4 Shilka) and helicopters (Mil Mi-2, Mil Mi-17).
Peruvian Navy
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The Navy (Marina de Guerra) is organized in six naval zones headquartered in Piura, Lima, Arequipa, Puno, Puerto Maldonado and Iquitos. The Navy has a strength of around 30 thousand troops divided between the Pacific Operations and the Amazon Operations General Commands and the Coast Guard.
The Pacific fleet flagship is the cruiser BAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81), named for the XIX-century Peruvian Admiral which fought in the War of the Pacific (1879-1883). The fleet also includes one Daring class destroyer, six Lupo class missile frigates (two of which were built in Peru during the 80's and the rest acquired second-hand from the Italian Navy), 6 missile corvettes of French origin, 6 German-built diesel submarines (the biggest submarine force in the Americas south of the US), as well as patrol vessels, tankers and cargo ships.
The Peruvian Navy has also a naval aviation force, several naval infantry batallions and special forces units.
Peruvian Air Force
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On May 20, 1929, the aviation divisions of the Peruvian army and navy were merged into the Peruvian Aviation Corps (CAP, Cuerpo de Aviación del Peru). In 1950, the corps was reorganized again and became the Peruvian Air Force (FAP, Fuerza Aerea del Peru).
The Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru - FAP) is divided into 6 wing areas, headquartered in Piura, Chiclayo, Lima, Arequipa, Rioja and Iquitos. With a strong of 35 thousand troops, the FAP counts in its arsenal with MiG-29, MiG-25, Mirage 2000, Mirage M5 and SU-22 supersonic aircraft.
Also, it counts with SU-25 antitank aircraft, as well as MI-24 antitank helicopters, MI-8, MI-17 transport helicopters, and Aermacchi, A-37 Cessna and SuperTucano Embraer subsonic aircraft.
In 1995, the FAP took part in the Cenepa War against Ecuador covering operations by the army and navy. After the war, the FAP began acquiring new material, especially MiG-29 fighters and Su-25 attack fighters which are, along with the Mirage 2000 fighters, the main combat elements of the FAP.
External links
- Navy (Spanish)
- Army(Spanish)
- Air force {Spanish)
- Perulinks Armed forces links list
See also
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