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The Tanzania People’s Defence Force (TPDF) (Swahili: Jeshi la Ulinzi la Wananchi wa Tanzania) is the military force of the United Republic of Tanzania. It was established in September 1964, following a mutiny by the former colonial military force, the Tanganyika Rifles. From its inception, it was ingrained in the troops of the new TPDF that ...
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes Casspir: MRAP South Africa 5 Delivered in 2009 [13]: BTR-152: Armoured personnel carrier Soviet Union China 10 [12]: 30 BTR-152s delivered in 1966-1967 and ~25 Type 56s delivered in 1979 [13]
Military history of Tanzania (5 C, 18 P) I. Military installations of Tanzania (3 C, 1 P) O. Military operations involving Tanzania (3 C, 5 P) P.
Tanzania: Service / branch ... Commands: Chief of Defence Forces of TPDF: Jacob John Mkunda is a Tanzanian military officer who ... where he played on the football ...
The Military ranks of Tanzania are the military insignia used by the Tanzania People's Defence Force. Being a former British colony , Tanzania shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom .
The Tanzania Air Defence Command defeated the nominally stronger Uganda Army Air Force during the air campaign of the Uganda–Tanzania War (1978–79). [5] [6] A few of the Tanzanian air wing's transport remain serviceable. However, its Shenyang F-5s, and Chengdu F-7s are reported to fly only on rare occasions because of airworthiness problems ...
List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel; List of countries without armed forces; List of militaries that recruit foreigners; List of armies by country; List of navies; List of air forces; List of gendarmeries; List of space forces, units, and formations; List of military special forces units; List of active rebel groups
Timothy Parsons The 1964 Army Mutinies and the Making of Modern East Africa. Tanzania People's Defence Force Tanganyika rifles mutiny: January 1964 Dar es Salaam University Press, 1993, ISBN 9976601875, 9789976601879 (177 pages) Tony Laurence The Dar Mutiny of 1964 2nd ed. AuthorHouse, 2010, ISBN 9781449098759 (249 pages)