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El Salvador United States: Based on a Dodge M37. Armour kits and turrets purchased from the United States and applied in El Salvador [5] VCT-A1 Infantry fighting vehicle: 1 El Salvador: Armed with two 20mm HS cannons, used as an anti-aircraft vehicle, designed and produced by the Salvadoran Army. VCT-A2 Infantry fighting vehicle: 3 El Salvador
In 1989, the armed forces of El Salvador had raised 56,000 fighting men with 63 aeroplanes and 72 helicopters. [5]: 11 Between 1983 and 1987, El Salvador's military forces received over 100 million dollars per year from the US. [24] In 1990, at the end of the Cold War, the US restricted funding to the Salvadoran military. The US found its ...
On October 15, 1979, the military government was deposed by a joint military-civilian government calling itself the Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador (JRG). The JRG's policies were met with opposition from the military and economic elites and government repression increased, with tens of thousands of civilians being killed in 1980 ...
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The Salvadoran Army Air Force (Spanish: Fuerza Aérea de El Salvador, abbreviated FAS) was formed on 20 March 1923 during a period of heavy interest in aviation in El Salvador. In 1947, after signing the treaty of Rio (which was a mutual defense treaty among the states of America including the U.S. ), El Salvador gained a new US air mission and ...
The coat of arms of El Salvador with historically accurate colors and proportions The five rowed volcanos in the coat of arms were inspired by the Cordillera de Apaneca volcanic range The coat of arms has the words "REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMÉRICA CENTRAL" ( transl. "Republic of El Salvador in Central America" ) in a bold and heavy ...
The National Guard of El Salvador was founded in 1912 by President Dr. Manuel Enrique Araujo as a branch of the Salvadoran Army for policing rural areas. The National Guard was reorganized into a separate civilian force based on the Spanish Civil Guard , and served with distinction during the Football War .
Ships transferred from the United States Coast Guard to the Navy of El Salvador (2 P) Special forces of El Salvador (1 P) Pages in category "Military of El Salvador"