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The great expansion of the military during the civil war further entrenched the existing military hold on Nigerian society, carried over from the first military regime. In doing so, it played an appreciable part in reinforcing the military's nearly first-among-equals status within Nigerian society, and the linked decline in military effectiveness.
As military forces around the world are constantly changing in size, no definitive list can ever be compiled. All of the 172 countries listed here, especially those with the highest number of total soldiers such as the two Koreas and Vietnam , include a large number of paramilitaries, civilians and policemen in their reserve personnel.
The Nigerian Army traces its history to Lieutenant John Hawley Glover's Constabulary Force, which was largely composed of freed Hausa slaves in 1863. [6] The Constabulary Force was established with the primary goal of protecting the Royal Niger Company and its assets from constant military incursions by the neighboring Ashanti Empire. [7]
Military Expenditure Index Score People Index Score Heavy Weapons Index Score 1 ... Nigeria: 53: 0.66: 0.39: 0.43 136
Nigeria: 40+ [46] Proforce Viper Light tactical vehicle Nigeria: Proforce Hulk MRAP Nigeria: 5 [47] Otokar Cobra: Light tactical vehicle Turkey: 204 [23] Casspir: MRAP South Africa: 5 [23] Casspir III variant. Reva: MRAP South Africa: 40 [48] Mk III. [49] Plasan Sand Cat: Composite armored vehicle Israel: More units ordered Light armored ...
The Nigerian Air Force was formally established on 18 April 1964 with the passage of the Air Force Act 1964. The Act stated that the "Nigerian Air Force shall be charged with the defense of the Federal Republic by air, and to give effect thereto, the personnel shall be trained in such duties as in the air as well as on the ground."
Soldiers from the 322nd Parachute Regiment practice field tactics with the U.S. Army, 2007. The Niger Armed Forces (French: Forces armées nigériennes, FAN) includes military armed force service branches (Niger Army and Niger Air Force), paramilitary services branches (National Gendarmerie of Niger and National Guard of Niger) and the National Police of Niger.
The Balance of Western Conventional Forces: A Comparative Summary of Military Expenditures; Manpower; Land, Air, Naval Forces; and National Force Trends (PDF) (Report). CSIS. CSIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2009 .