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In 1990–91, the Army had ten military regions and an estimated 73+ 'brigades', each with a mean strength of 1,000 and comprising inf, tank, APC, artillery, and AA units as required. [5] The Library of Congress said in 1990 that '[t]he regular army's 91,500 troops were organized into more than seventy brigades ranging from 750 to 1,200 men ...
The Angolan Armed Forces (Portuguese: Forças Armadas Angolanas) or FAA is the military of Angola. The FAA consist of the Angolan Army (Exército Angolano), the Angolan Navy (Marinha de Guerra Angolana) and the National Air Force of Angola (Força Aérea Nacional de Angola). Reported total manpower in 2021 was about 107,000. [2]
Name Origin Type Quantity Notes 2S1 Gvozdika: Soviet union 122 mm self-propelled gun: 9+ [3] 2S3 Akatsiya: Soviet Union 152 mm self-propelled gun 4 [3]: 2S7 Pion: Soviet Union 203 mm self-propelled gun
The military ranks of Angola are the military insignia used by the Angolan Armed Forces. Commissioned officer ranks. The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
The National Air Force of Angola (FANA; Portuguese: Força Aérea Nacional de Angola) is the air force branch of the Angolan Armed Forces. With an inventory of more than 300 aircraft, FANA is (on paper) one of the largest and strongest air forces of Africa .
In 1987, as part of the Angolan government campaign against UNITA and for the control of south-eastern Angola, FAPLA launched Operação Saludando Octubre ("Saluting October") to drive UNITA forces from their stronghold cities of Mavinga (a former Portuguese military base) and Jamba in the southeast of the country, north of the Caprivi Strip. [22]
The FAPLA and UNITA armies began the integration process, but it was halted, as UNITA returned to war following their loss of the 1992 Angolan general election. The army was renamed the Angolan Armed Forces (Portuguese: Forças Armadas Angolanas (FAA)), losing the close nominal association with the MPLA.
The Chief of General Staff (Portuguese: Chefe do Estado Maior-General das Forças Armadas Angolanas; CEMGFAA [1]) of the Angolan Armed Forces is the highest-ranking military officer in the Angolan military and is responsible for maintaining control over the three service branches of the military.