Colombia

Colombia

Colombia

Capital: Bogota

U.S. Special Forces and contractors like DynCorp are still active in Columbia.

"Plan Columbia"

Air Force

Fuerza Aerea Colombiana (FAC)

13,500 active duty personnel

IAI Kfir fighter jets. (24)

A-37 Dragonfly (32)

AC-47 Spooky (6)

OV-10 Bronco light attack aircraft (6)

EMB 314 Super Tucano trainer/light attack aircraft (25)

EMB 312 Tucano trainer/light attack aircraft (14)

Cessna T-41 Mescalero trainer aircraft (10)

Beechcraft T-34 Mentor (10)

Cessna T-37 Tweet (14)

C-130 Hercules transport aircraft

CASA C-212 Aviocar transport aircraft

CASA CN-235 transport aircraft

CASA C-295 transport aircraft

EMB 110 Bandeirante transport aircraft

IAI Arava utility aircraft

Gavilan 358 utility aircraft (Colombian made)

Piper PA-23 Aztec utility aircraft

Piper PA-31 Cheyenne utility aircraft

Piper PA-34 Seneca utility aircraft

Cessna 208 Caravan utility aircraft

Beechcraft Queen Air

Beechcraft Twin Bonanza utility aircraft

Boeing 707 transport/tanker

Boeing 767 transport/tanker

AH-60 Arpia (Harpy) attack helicopters. Heavily armed UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.

Bell 205 helicopters

Bell 212 helicopters

MD 500 helicopters

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters

Bell 206 helicopters

Schweizer SA 2-37 aircraft used for reconnaissance

Fairchild C-26 Metroliner aircraft used for transport and Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)

Cessna Citation Jet used for tracking

Cessna O-2 aircraft used for tracking

Beechcraft Super King Air aircraft used for Electronic Intelligence (ELINT)

The Arpia IV attack helicopter is currently being jointly developed with israel.

AN/TPS-78 radar

Indumil IMC Xue 125 lb aircraft bombs
Indumil IMC Xue 250 lb aircraft bombs
Indumil IMC Xue 500 lb aircraft bombs

Agrupacion de Comandos Especiales Aereos (ACOEA)
Counter-terrorist units assigned to airports in Colombia.

Navy

Armada Nacional de la Republica de Colombia (ARC)

About 13,000 personnel

Frigates with MM40 Exocet anti-ship missiles (4)

Submarines (4)

Midget Submarines (2)

Patrol Boats, Offshore (3)

Patrol Boats, Riverine
ARC Riohacha (CF-135)

ARC Arauca (CF-137)

Patrullera de Apoyo Fluvial (PAF) Class (Colombian made)-8

PAF-I Class
ARC Senen Alberto Araujo (607)
ARC Guillermo Londono Vargas (608)

PAF-II Class
ARC Mario Alonso Villegas (610)

PAF-III Class
ARC Tony Pastrana Contreras (611)
ARC Jorge Moreno Salazar (612)

PAF-IV Class
ARC Juan Ricardo Oyola Vera (613)

ARC Alexander Perez Rodriguez (614)

ARC Edic Cristian Reyes Holguin (615)

PAF-L Class
ARC Alejandro Ledesma Ortiz (616)

Gunboats (7)
ARC Filigorio Hichamon (NF-601)

ARC Manuel Antonio Moyar (NF-602)
ARC Igaraparana (NF-603)
ARC Julio Correa Hernandez (NF-604)
ARC Manacacias (NF-605)
ARC Cotuhe (NF-606)
ARC Ariari (NF-609)



LPR-40 Class (Made by the Colombian company COTECMAR)- 5

Piranha river boats
Anguila river boats (similar to the Piranha)

Floating Dock (1)

Landing Craft (10)

Swimmer Delivery Vehicles or Underwater Chariots (7)

Auxiliary Vessels

Colombian submarines consist of 2 German Type 209/1200 class submarines, two recently acquired German made U-206A small coastal submarines , and two Italian made SX-506 Class midget submarines..

South Korean made Hae Sung-1 anti-ship missiles for frigates.

DM2A3 Seehecht torpedoes

Naval Aviation

CASA C-212

CASA CN-235

Cessna 206 utility aircraft

Cessna 208 utility aircraft

Piper PA-28 Cherokee utility aircraft

Piper PA-34 Seneca utility aircraft

Bell 212 helicopters

Bell 412 helicopters

MBB Bo 105 helicopters

Eurocopter AS.555 Fennec helicopters

Comandos Amfibios

Naval Infantry

Infanteria de Marina (IM or INFAMAR)

About 24,000 personnel

BTR-80 armored personnel carriers (20)
Navistar 7000 trucks (24)

Griffon 2000TD hovercraft (8)

Remolcadores Fluviales
ARC Capitan Castro
ARC Joves Fiallo
ARC Miguel Silva
ARC Rigoberto Giraldo

ARC Vladmir Valek Moure
ARC Luis A. Bernal Baquero
ARC Alejandro Baldomiro Salgado
ARC Inirida

ARC Sejeri


Marine River Task Force

Marine Special Forces

GAULA units

Grupos de Accion Unificada por la Libertad Personal-. Unified Action Groups for Personal Liberty

Elite hostage rescue units. Designed to counter kidnapping and extortion. 16 GAULA groups assigned to the Colombian Army and 2 GAULA units assigned to the Colombian Navy.

Agrupaci�n de Fuerzas Especiales Antiterroristas Urbanas (AFEAU)- Urban Counter-Terrorism Special Forces Group. AFEAU units in the Colombian Army and Navy.

Coast Guard
Patrol Boats, Offshore (7)

Smaller Patrol Craft

Army

Ejercito Nacional de Colombia

235,538 personnel (2009)

EE-9 Cascavel armored reconnaissance vehicles (174)

M-1117 4x4 wheeled armored vehicles

M-113 armored personnel carriers (120)

EE-11 Urutu armored personnel carriers (100)

RG-31 Nyala South African made (4)

M8 Greyhound (8)

AIL Abir israeli made 4x4 wheeled utility vehicles

M3 half track

Hunter TR-12 light armored 4x4 wheeled tactical vehicles

ISBI armored vehicles. Various types of armored vehicles used by all branches of the military and police. Includes a 6 ton SWAT vehicle which uses a Ford F-550 chassis, a 9 ton armored personnel carrier, an 11 ton Riot vehicle and a 16 ton riot vehicle with water cannon and plow. The heavier vehicles use the chassis of the Navitrans International truck.

HMMWV utility vehicles

Artillery
Santa Barbara 155mm towed howitzers

M116 howitzers (80)

LG1 towed 105mm howitzers (20)

LG1 Mk II towed 105mm howitzers (20)

M101 towed 105mm howitzers (100)

120mm mortars

81mm mortars

60mm mortars

Nimrod anti-tank guided missiles

Nimrod anti-tank guided missiles on AIL Abir vehicles

BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missiles

Spike anti-tank guided missiles

APILAS anti-tank rocket launchers

AT-4 anti-tank rocket launchers

RPG-22 anti-tank rocket launchers

M72 LAW anti-tank rocket launchers

M40 Recoilless guns

Mk 19 grenade launchers

Milkor MGL grenade launchers

M203 under barrel grenade launchers

M79 grenade launchers

M2 Browning .50 cal machine guns

M1919 Browning .30 cal machine guns

M60 machine guns

FN MAG machine guns

IMI Negev machine guns.

Daewoo K3 machine guns. South Korean made.

FN Minimi machine guns

M240 machine guns

IMI Galil assault rifles. Standard issue.
Liscensed copy of the Galil produced by IMC of Colombia.

IMI Tavor TAR-21 assault rifles

HK G3 assalt rifles

M16A2 assault rifles

M4 carbines

HK MP5 sub-machine guns

Uzi sub-machine guns

Beretta 92 pistols

M1911 pistols

Mistral surface-to-air missiles
Bofors L70 40mm anti-aircraft guns

Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns

M-55 anti-aircraft guns

Eagle Eye fire control system (israeli made)

Army Aviation Brigade

CASA C-212 Aviocar transport aircraft

Aero Commander 500 utility aircraft

Beechcraft King Air utility aircraft

Cessna 208 Caravan utility aircraft

Piper PA-34 Seneca utility aircraft

Piper PA-31 Navajo utility aircraft
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters (50)

Mi-17 transport helicopters (23)

Kaman K-MAX transport helicopters (5)

UH-1 Iroquois helicopters (31)

UH-1N Twin Huey helicopters (27)

Colombian Army Special Forces Brigade
Brigada Fuerzas Especiales

Agrupaci�n de Fuerzas Especiales Antiterroristas Urbanas (AFEAU)- Urban Counter-Terrorism Special Forces Group. AFEAU units in the Colombian Army and Navy.

GAULA units

Grupos de Accion Unificada por la Libertad Personal-. Unified Action Groups for Personal Liberty

Elite hostage rescue units. Designed to counter kidnapping and extortion. 16 GAULA groups assigned to the Colombian Army and 2 GAULA units assigned to the Colombian Navy.

Fuerza de Displiegue Rapido (FUDRA)- Rapid Deployment Force

Brigada Especial Contra el Narcotrafico (BRENCA)

"Anti-Narcotics Brigade"

Pewter blue berets

Lancero Special Forces course
Lancero instructors

Military Intelligence

Policia Nacional de Colombia (National Police of Colombia)

Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (GOES)

Esquadrones Moviles de Carabineros (EMCAR)

JUNGLA anti-narcotics commandos.

GAULA anti-kidnapping and hostage rescue units of the Policia Nacional
Green berets?

Comandos Operaciones Especiales (COPES)
National Police Special Forces

Instituto Nacional Penitenciario y Carcelario (INPEC)
National Penitentiary and Prison Institute

Intelligence

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Colombian companies
Indumil (IMC)- Industria Militar Colombia
Production of small arms, ammunition and aircraft bombs.

COTECMAR- Corporaci�n de Ciencia y Tecnolog�a para el Desarrollo de la Industria Naval Mar�tima y Fluvial 
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