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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]
Portuguese Army soldiers in the beginning of the War in Angola. The camouflage uniforms and the FN FAL assault rifles identify them as Caçadores Especiais. At this time, the remaining Army forces still wore yellow khaki field uniforms and were mostly armed with bolt-action rifles. Soldiers of the PAIGC raise the flag of Guinea-Bissau in 1974.
Submachine guns include the Škorpion vz. 61, Star Z-45, Uzi and the FBP submachine gun. Machine guns include the RP-46, RPD machine gun, Vz. 52 machine gun and the DShK Heavy machine gun. Grenade launchers include the AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher. Mortars include the 120-PM-43 mortar (500 in service) and the 82-PM-41 (250 in service). [14]
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 battalion consisted of around 700 riflemen and NCOs (non-commissioned officers) (mostly Angolan nationals associated with the former FNLA or the Portuguese Army) and mainly South African officers, although commissioned military personnel from countries such as Australia, Rhodesia, Portugal and the United States were active with the ...
Pages in category "Military of Angola" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Angolan Armed Forces;
List of equipment of the Angolan Army This page was last edited on 15 December 2019, at 01:54 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...