Military of Tunisia
Encyclopedia
The Tunisian Armed Forces consist of the Army, Navy, and Air Force
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As of 2008, Tunisia
had an army of 27,000 personnel equipped with 84 main battle tanks and 48 light tanks. The navy numbered 4,800 operating 25 patrol boats and 6 other craft. The air force had 4,000 personnel, 27 combat aircraft and 43 helicopters. Paramilitary forces consisted of a 12,000-member national guard. Tunisia has participated in peacekeeping efforts in the DROC and Ethiopia/Eritrea. Previous United Nations
peacekeeping deployments for the Tunisian armed forces have included Cambodia (UNTAC), Namibia (UNTAG), Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi and the 1960s mission in the Congo, ONUC.
The Tunisian National Army was established in 1956, at the time of independence. It initially comprised about 1,300 officers and men transferred from French Army service, plus 850 former members of the Beylical Guard. Approximately 4,000 Tunisian soldiers continued in French Army service until 1958, when the majority transferred to the Tunisian Army, which reached a strength of over 6,000 that year. The Tunisian Navy was created in 1959 and the Tunisian Air Force in 1960.
In 1960 Tunisian troops served with the United National Peacekeeping Force in the Congo. In 1961 clashes
occurred with French forces based at Bizerte
. The French evacuated the base after subsequent negotiations with the Tunisian Government.
Tunisia has contributed military forces to United Nations
peacekeeping missions, including an army company to UNAMIR
during the Rwandan Genocide
. In his book Shake Hands with the Devil, Canadian force commander Roméo Dallaire
gave the Tunisian soldiers high credit for their work and effort in the conflict and referred to them as his "ace in the hole".
During the 2011 Libyan Civil War
, Tunisian forces, mostly border guards, saw some limited action when fighting between Libyan rebels and loyalist soldiers spilled over the border and clashes ensued between the Libyan Army and the Tunisian Army, resulting in at least one Tunsian civilian being injured by a Libyan rocket.
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No known chemical weapons activity. Party to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
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No known biological weapons activity. Party to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC)
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Tunisian Air Force
The Tunisian Air Force is one of the branches of the Tunisian Armed Forces.-Air Force:The Tunisian Air Force was established in 1959, three years after Tunisia regained its independence from France. It took deliveries of its first aircraft, eight Saab 91 Safirs, in 1960, later to be complemented...
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As of 2008, Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
had an army of 27,000 personnel equipped with 84 main battle tanks and 48 light tanks. The navy numbered 4,800 operating 25 patrol boats and 6 other craft. The air force had 4,000 personnel, 27 combat aircraft and 43 helicopters. Paramilitary forces consisted of a 12,000-member national guard. Tunisia has participated in peacekeeping efforts in the DROC and Ethiopia/Eritrea. Previous United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
peacekeeping deployments for the Tunisian armed forces have included Cambodia (UNTAC), Namibia (UNTAG), Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi and the 1960s mission in the Congo, ONUC.
History
The modern Tunisian Army had its origins in the time of the French Protectorate (1881–1956). During this period, Tunisians were recruited in significant numbers into the French Army, serving as tirailleurs (infantry) and spahis (cavalry). These units saw active service in Europe during both World Wars, as well as in Indo-China prior to 1954. The only exclusively Tunisian military force permitted under French rule was the Beylical Guard.The Tunisian National Army was established in 1956, at the time of independence. It initially comprised about 1,300 officers and men transferred from French Army service, plus 850 former members of the Beylical Guard. Approximately 4,000 Tunisian soldiers continued in French Army service until 1958, when the majority transferred to the Tunisian Army, which reached a strength of over 6,000 that year. The Tunisian Navy was created in 1959 and the Tunisian Air Force in 1960.
In 1960 Tunisian troops served with the United National Peacekeeping Force in the Congo. In 1961 clashes
Bizerte crisis
The Bizerte Crisis occurred in July 1961 when Tunisia imposed a blockade on the French naval base at Bizerte, Tunisia, hoping to force its evacuation...
occurred with French forces based at Bizerte
Bizerte
Bizerte or Benzert , is the capital city of Bizerte Governorate in Tunisia and the northernmost city in Africa. It has a population of 230,879 .-History:...
. The French evacuated the base after subsequent negotiations with the Tunisian Government.
Tunisia has contributed military forces to United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
peacekeeping missions, including an army company to UNAMIR
United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda
The United Nations Assistance Mission In Rwanda was a mission instituted by the United Nations to aid the implementation of the Arusha Accords, signed August 4, 1993, which were meant to end the Rwandan Civil War. The mission lasted from October 1993 to March 1996...
during the Rwandan Genocide
Rwandan Genocide
The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass murder of an estimated 800,000 people in the small East African nation of Rwanda. Over the course of approximately 100 days through mid-July, over 500,000 people were killed, according to a Human Rights Watch estimate...
. In his book Shake Hands with the Devil, Canadian force commander Roméo Dallaire
Roméo Dallaire
Lieutenant-General Roméo Antonius Dallaire, is a Canadian senator, humanitarian, author and retired general...
gave the Tunisian soldiers high credit for their work and effort in the conflict and referred to them as his "ace in the hole".
During the 2011 Libyan Civil War
2011 Libyan civil war
The 2011 Libyan civil war was an armed conflict in the North African state of Libya, fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government. The war was preceded by protests in Benghazi beginning on 15 February 2011, which led to clashes with security...
, Tunisian forces, mostly border guards, saw some limited action when fighting between Libyan rebels and loyalist soldiers spilled over the border and clashes ensued between the Libyan Army and the Tunisian Army, resulting in at least one Tunsian civilian being injured by a Libyan rocket.
Small arms
- 9mm Browning Hi-PowerBrowning Hi-PowerThe Browning Hi-Power is a single-action, 9 mm semi-automatic handgun. It is based on a design by American firearms inventor John Browning, and completed by Dieudonné Saive at Fabrique Nationale of Herstal, Belgium. Browning died in 1926, several years before the design was finalized...
pistol
Belgium - 9mm Beretta Model 38 SMG
Italy - 9mm IMIIsrael Military IndustriesIsrael Weapons Industries , formerly the "Magen" division of the Israel Military Industries Ltd. is an Israeli firearms manufacturer. In 2005, the Small Arms Division of IMI was privatized....
\FN Uzi SMG
Israel Belgium - 9mm Sterling submachine gunSterling submachine gunThe Sterling submachine gun is a British submachine gun which was in service with the British Army from 1944 until 1994, when it was phased out with the introduction of the L85A1 assault rifle.-History:...
- 9mm H&K MP-5A3 SMG
- 7.62mm FN FALFN FALThe Fusil Automatique Léger or FAL is a self-loading, selective fire battle rifle produced by the Belgian armaments manufacturer Fabrique Nationale de Herstal . During the Cold War it was adopted by many North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries, with the notable exception of the United States...
50-00 SAR Belgium - 5.56mm M4 carbineM4 carbineThe M4 carbine is a family of firearms tracing its lineage back to earlier carbine versions of the M16, all based on the original AR-15 designed by Eugene Stoner and made by ArmaLite. It is a shorter and lighter variant of the M16A2 assault rifle, with 80% parts commonality.It is a gas-operated,...
- 5.56mm M16A2 Assault rifle
- 5.56mm Steyr AUGSteyr AUGThe AUG is an Austrian bullpup 5.56mm assault rifle, designed in the early 1970s by Steyr Mannlicher GmbH & Co KG . The AUG was adopted by the Austrian Army as the StG 77 in 1977, where it replaced the 7.62mm StG 58 automatic rifle...
Assault rifle
Austria - 7.62mm FAC (FN) Squad automatic weapon Belgium
- 12.7mm M-82A-1 Barrett Sniper rifle
- 5.56mm FN MinimiFN MinimiThe Minimi is a Belgian 5.56mm light machine gun developed by Fabrique Nationale in Herstal by Ernest Vervier. First introduced in 1974, it has entered service with the armed forces of over thirty countries...
LMG Belgium - 7.62mm FN MAGFN MAGThe FN MAG is a Belgian 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, designed in the early 1950s at Fabrique Nationale by Ernest Vervier. It has been used by more than 80 countries, and it has been made under licence in countries such as Argentina, Egypt, India, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the...
General purpose machine gun Belgium - 7.62mm SACO M60M60 machine gunThe M60 is a family of American general-purpose machine guns firing 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges from a disintegrating belt of M13 links...
GPMG - .30 caliber (7.62mm) Browning M1919A4 machine gun
- .50 caliber (12.7mm) Browning M2HB heavy machine gun
- HotchkissHotchkiss-People:* Benjamin B. Hotchkiss , 19th century American engineer* Jedediah Hotchkiss , cartographer for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War* Maria Bissell Hotchkiss , wife of Benjamin B...
-BrandtBrandt- People :* Andy Brandt , Canadian politician* Arthur William Brandt , American engineer* Augusto Brandt , South American classical musician and composer* Bill Brandt , British photographer and photojournalist...
60mm Commando light mortar
Early Modern France - 81mm M29A1M29 MortarThe M29 is a United States produced 81 millimeter calibre mortar. It began replacing the M1 Mortar in U.S. service in 1952 being lighter and with greater range. It was replaced by the M252 Mortar in 1984...
medium mortar - 82mm M-43 medium mortar (no longer in service)
- AK-47AK-47The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova . It is also known as a Kalashnikov, an "AK", or in Russian slang, Kalash.Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year...
Assault rifle
Soviet Union
Artillery
- 19-20 M109A2 155mm self-propelled howitzer
- 48 M108M108 HowitzerThe M108 Howitzer is an American self-propelled 105 mm howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s.The M108 was powered by a Detroit diesel turbocharged 8V-71T 8-cylinders 405 hp engine. It used the same hull and turret as the 155 mm M109 self-propelled howitzer, and components of...
105mm self-propelled howitzer (possibly no longer in service) - 57-60 M198A1M198 howitzerThe M198 howitzer is a medium-sized, towed artillery piece, developed for service with the United States Army and Marine Corps. It was commissioned to be a lightweight replacement for the WWII era M114 155mm howitzer. It was designed and prototyped at the Rock Island Arsenal in 1969 with firing...
155mm towed howitzer - 30 M114A1M114 155 mm howitzerThe M114 155 mm howitzer was a towed howitzer used by the United States Army. It was first produced in 1942 as a medium artillery piece under the designation of 155 mm Howitzer M1. It saw service with the US Army during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, before being...
155mm towed howitzer - 30 Model-50 M-50 155mm towed howitzer -status unknown.
- 45-50 M102M102 howitzerFirst introduced during the Vietnam War, the M102 was the light-towed 105 mm howitzer used by the United States Army in the Vietnam War, the First Gulf War, and most recently in the Iraq War.- An Air Mobile Howitzer for the Vietnam War :...
105mm towed howitzer - 6-20 Ordnance QF 25 pounderOrdnance QF 25 pounderThe Ordnance QF 25 pounder, or more simply, 25-pounder or 25-pdr, was introduced into service just before World War II, during which it served as the major British field gun/howitzer. It was considered by many to be the best field artillery piece of the war, combining high rates of fire with a...
88mm towed gun/howitzer (no longer in service)
Heavy mortars
- 114 M30 4.2 inch/107mm heavy mortars 78 towed + 36 mounted in M106A2 mortar carriers as self-propelled heavy mortars
- 18 MO-120-RT-61Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1The MO-120 RT-61 or MO-120-RT is a heavy mortar of French origin. It was designed by Thomson-Brandt as the successor for the MO-120 AM-50...
towed heavy mortar Early Modern France
Anti-tank weapons
- 70-200 BGM-71C Improved TOW ATGM Launcher (on M901M901 ITVThe M901 ITV is a United States Army armored vehicle designed to carry a dual M220 TOW launcher. It is based on the ubiquitous M113 Armored Personnel Carrier chassis.- Equipment :...
TD) - 100 BGM-71ABGM-71 TOWThe BGM-71 TOW is an anti-tank missile. "BGM" is a weapon classification that stands for "Multiple Environment , Surface-Attack , Missile ". "TOW" is an acronym that stands for "Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire command data link, guided missile"...
Improved TOW ATGM Launcher - 500 MILANMILANMILAN " is French and German for "kite bird") is a European anti-tank guided missile. Design of the MILAN started in 1962. It was ready for trials in 1971, and was accepted for service in 1972. It is a wire guided SACLOS missile, which means the sight of the launch unit has to be aimed at the...
ATGM launcher Early Modern France 
West Germany - 80 SS.11SS.11SS.11 is the designation of the Nord Aviation MCLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile. In American service the missile was designated the AGM-22. The missile entered service with the French Army in 1956. Production of the SS.11 ceased some time in the 1980s but in 1978 168,450 missiles had been produced...
ATGM launcher Early Modern France (possibly no longer in service) - 300 LRAC F1LRAC F1The LRAC F1, officially called Lance-Roquettes AntiChar de 89 mm modèle F1 is a French reusable rocket launcher developed by Luchaire Defense SA, and manufactured in cooperation with Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Saint-Étienne and was in the 1970s marketed by Hotchkiss-Brandt...
89mm Light ATRL Early Modern France - 300 M20 "Super Bazooka" 3.7 inch/94mm Light ATRL
- 70 M40M40 recoilless rifleThe M40 recoilless rifle was a lightweight, portable, crew-served 105 mm weapon intended primarily as an anti-tank weapon made in the United States...
106mm recoilless rifle - 140 M18M18 recoilless rifleThe M18 recoilless rifle was a 57 mm shoulder fired anti-tank recoilless rifle used by the U.S. Army in World War II and the Korean War. Recoilless rifles are capable of firing artillery-type shells at reduced velocities comparable to those of standard cannon, but with greater accuracy than...
57mm recoilless rifle
Anti-aircraft weapons
- 24 Skyguard AD System\Ammon 24x4 Aspide SAMs Italy+24 OerlikonOerlikon ContravesRheinmetall Air Defence AG is a division of German armament manufacturer Rheinmetall, created when the company's Oerlikon Contraves unit was renamed on 1 January 2009 and integrated with Rheinmetall's other air-defence products...
GDF-002 2x35mm AAGs -orderd from Egypt
Egypt - 18 Sinai-23 AD System (with 4xStrela 2Strela 2The 9K32 “Strela-2” is a man-portable, shoulder-fired, low-altitude surface-to-air missile system with a high explosive warhead and passive infrared homing guidance...
MANPAD launchers and ZU-23-2ZU-23-2The ZU-23-2, also known as ZU-23, is a Soviet towed 23 mm anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon. ZU stands for Zenitnaya Ustanovka - anti-aircraft mount.-Development history:...
23mm twin-mounted AAG, on M113A2 APC) Egypt (on order) - 62 MIM-72 Chaparral quad-mounted short-range SAM launcher,with some 600 missiles(300 C\300 E)
- 48 RBS 70RBS 70RBS 70 is a man-portable air-defense system designed for anti-aircraft warfare in all climate zones and with little to no support from other forces. Originally designed and manufactured by the Swedish defence firm of Bofors Defence...
MANPAD Launcher \ 600 missiles
Sweden - 100 Strela 2Strela 2The 9K32 “Strela-2” is a man-portable, shoulder-fired, low-altitude surface-to-air missile system with a high explosive warhead and passive infrared homing guidance...
MANPAD Launcher - 26 M163 PIVADS 20mm self-propelled AAG (on order)
- 18 M42 DusterM42 DusterThe M42 40 mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun, or "Duster," is an armored light air-defense gun built for the U.S. Army from 1952 until December 1959. Production of this vehicle was performed by the tank division of the General Motors Corporation. It used components from the M41 light tank...
twin-mounted Bofors 40 mm self-propelled AAG Sweden - 15 Type 55 37mm Towed AAGs
Mainland China - 15 Type 65 37mm towed AAG Mainland China
- 100 M55 20mm towed AAG
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Tanks
- 54 KMWKMWKMW may refer to:* Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, a German manufacturer of heavy equipment* Klosterneuburger Mostwaage, a scale for must weight in winemaking primarily used in Austria, and originally the name of a piece of equipment for doing the actual measurement...
Leopard 2A4 120mm main gun MBT – to be delivered. - 59 M60A3 Patton 105mm main gun main battle tank
- 30 M60A1 Patton 105mm main gun main battle tank
- 26-30 M48A5 Patton 105mm main gun main battle tank
- 30 Giat AMX-30B-2 105mm MBT -ordered from Saudia-TBD
- 55-80 SK-105 KürassierSK-105 KurassierThe SK-105 Kürassier is an Austrian light tank armed with a rifled 105 mm gun in an oscillating turret. It is estimated that over 700 have been produced.-History:...
105mm main gun light tank/tank destroyer Austria - 55 AMX-13AMX-13The AMX-13 is a French light tank produced from 1953 to 1985. It served with the French Army and was exported to over twenty-five other nations...
75mm main gun light tank Early Modern France (no longer in service) - 20 M41A1 Walker Bulldog 76mm main gun light tank (no longer in service)
ARVs
- 18-36 EE-9 CascavelEE-9 CascavelThe EE-9 Cascavel is a 6 x 6 armoured car developed in the 1970s by Engesa of Brazil. It used as many commercially available parts as possible. It also shares many components with the EE-11 Urutu APC...
90mm main gun 6x6 ARV
Brazil - 24 Alvis SaladinAlvis SaladinThe Saladin is a six-wheeled armoured car built by Alvis, and fitted with a 76mm gun.Used extensively by the British Army, it replaced the AEC Armoured Car that had been in service since World War II.-History:...
76mm main gun 6x6 ARV - 40 Panhard AML 90 90mm main gun 4x4 ARV Early Modern France
- 10 Panhard AML 60 60mm mortar 4x4 ARV Early Modern France
- 30 Panhard EBR-75Panhard EBRThe Panhard EBR is a light armoured car designed by Panhard for the French Army and later used across the globe, notably by the French Army during the Algerian War and the Portuguese Army during the Portuguese Colonial War in Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau.The EBR is an 8x8 wheeled...
75mm Main Gun 8x8 ARV Early Modern France (no longer in service) - 18 EE-3 JararacaEE-3 JararacaThe EE-3 Jararaca is a 4 wheeled armoured reconnaissance vehicle developed and manufactured by Brazilian company Engesa and in use by the Brazilian and other armies...
4x4 ARV Brazil - 10 M8 GreyhoundM8 GreyhoundThe M8 Light Armored Car was a 6x6 armored car produced by the Ford Motor Company during World War II. It was used by the U.S. and British troops in Europe and the Far East until the end of the war. The vehicle was widely exported and as of 2006 still remains in service with some third world...
37mm 6x6 ARV /-OUT OF SERVICE.
APC/IFVs
- 35-100 M901 ITVM901 ITVThe M901 ITV is a United States Army armored vehicle designed to carry a dual M220 TOW launcher. It is based on the ubiquitous M113 Armored Personnel Carrier chassis.- Equipment :...
2xBGM-71A\CBGM-71 TOWThe BGM-71 TOW is an anti-tank missile. "BGM" is a weapon classification that stands for "Multiple Environment , Surface-Attack , Missile ". "TOW" is an acronym that stands for "Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire command data link, guided missile"...
Improved TOW ATGM launcher - 140-334 M113A1/M113A2 APC
- 36 M106A2 M30 4.2 inch/107mm heavy mortar APC
- 36 M125A2 M29A1M29 MortarThe M29 is a United States produced 81 millimeter calibre mortar. It began replacing the M1 Mortar in U.S. service in 1952 being lighter and with greater range. It was replaced by the M252 Mortar in 1984...
81mm medium mortar APC - 24 M577A2 APC
- 85 Humvee with Mk 19Mk 19 grenade launcherThe Mk 19 Grenade Launcher is a 40 mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher or grenade machine gun that entered U.S. military service during the Cold War, first seeing action during the Vietnam War and remaining in service today.-Overview:...
40mm AGL 4x4 APC - 120 Fiat 6614CFiat 6614The Fiat Type 6614 is a 4x4 wheeled armoured personnel carrier developed as a joint venture between Fiat and Oto Melara of Italy. The hull is welded steel, and the vehicle is amphibious.-KM900:...
4x4 APC Italy - 18-36 EE-11 UrutuEE-11 UrutuThe EE-11 Urutu is a 6x6 armored personnel carrier developed in the seventies by Engesa of Brazil. It used as many commercially available parts as possible. It also shares many components with the EE-9 Cascavel Armoured fighting vehicle. The suspension includes Engesa's Boomerang double-axle rear...
6x6 APC Brazil - 110 Fahd 240/280Fahd (armored personnel carrier)The Fahd is a 4x4 Egyptian armored personnel carrier, designed to fit the requirements of the Egyptian Military. The Fahd APC is relatively lighter, smaller, better armed, and less expensive than other modern APCs. It replaced older APCs in Egyptian service such as the BTR-40, and the Walid...
4x4 APC Egypt (on order) - 20 Cadillac LAV V150 Commando 4x4 APC -Reported
- 10 VXB-170VXBThe Berliet VXB-170 is a four-wheel armoured vehicle produced by Berliet until Berliet was merged with Saviem to form Renault Trucks .-Versions:...
4x4 APCs
Logistics and engineering equipment
- Bailey bridgeBailey bridgeThe Bailey bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge. It was developed by the British during World War II for military use and saw extensive use by both British and the American military engineering units....
s - 26 M88A2 Hercules ARV
- 5 Greif ARV Austria
- 5 Pioner CEV Austria
- 4 M728M728 Combat Engineer VehicleThe M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle is a military engineering vehicle based on an M60A1 Patton main battle tank chassis with a hydraulically operated dozer blade mounted on the front effectively functioning as an armored bulldozer, plus an A-frame crane boom hinged on either side of the turret and a...
CEV - D-9Caterpillar D9Caterpillar D9 - General Characteristics Engineering Role: Heavy bulldozer Propulsion: Caterpillar tracks Engine model:CAT C18 ACERT 3408 HEUI Gross power: 464 hp D9T 474 hp D9R...
Bulldozers - Zodiak boats
Utility vehicles
- M151A2 MUTT 4x4
- Land Rover Defender 4x4
- Mercedes-Benz Unimog U-4000UnimogUnimog is a range of multi-purpose auto four wheel drive medium trucks produced by Mercedes-Benz, a division of Daimler AG. The name Unimog is pronounced in German and is an acronym for the German "UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät", Gerät being the German word for machine or device...
Germany - Mercedes-Benz Unimog U-5000UnimogUnimog is a range of multi-purpose auto four wheel drive medium trucks produced by Mercedes-Benz, a division of Daimler AG. The name Unimog is pronounced in German and is an acronym for the German "UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät", Gerät being the German word for machine or device...
Germany - M35A2 cargo truck
- M939M939 TruckThe M939 series 5-ton 6x6 truck is a family of United States military logistical transportation trucks which was designed in the late 1980s and has been in service ever since. About 32,000 M939 series trucks are in service...
cargo truck - 56 M49 tanker truck
Other equipment
- Global Positioning SystemGlobal Positioning SystemThe Global Positioning System is a space-based global navigation satellite system that provides location and time information in all weather, anywhere on or near the Earth, where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites...
- Night vision goggles
- SPECTRA helmetSPECTRA helmetThe SPECTRA helmet or CGF Gallet Combat Helmet is the ballistic helmet currently in use in the French military, as well as in the armies of several other countries. Built by CGF Gallet , it weighs , is available in two sizes, and is made from Spectra fibers, produced under license from Honeywell...
Early Modern France - PASGT helmet
- Bose headphones
- MotorolaMotorolaMotorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...
radio systems - Red dot sights Early Modern France
- Optical sightsTelescopic sightA telescopic sight, commonly called a scope, is a sighting device that is based on an optical refracting telescope. They are equipped with some form of graphic image pattern mounted in an optically appropriate position in their optical system to give an accurate aiming point...
Early Modern France - Interceptor body armorInterceptor body armorInterceptor Body Armor is the United States Army's primary bulletproof vest. The Interceptor design replaced the older fragmentation protective Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops body armor system, introduced in the early 1980s...
Combat aircraft
- 10 Lockheed MartinLockheed MartinLockheed Martin is an American global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology company with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington Metropolitan Area....
F-16A MLU Block-40 Fighting Falcon Planned to be Ordered - 2 Lockheed MartinLockheed MartinLockheed Martin is an American global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology company with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington Metropolitan Area....
F-16B MLU Block-40 Fighting Falcon Planned to be Ordered - 15 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
- 4-6 Northrop F-5F Tiger II
- 22 McDonnell Douglas A-4M Skyhawk II (never entered service)
- 4 McDonnell Douglas TA-4M Skyhawk II (never entered service)
- 12-28 North American F-86F Sabre (no longer in service)
Jet training/light attack aircraft
- 12 Aero L-59T
Czech Republic - 8 Aermacchi MB-326B Italy
- 7-16 Aermacchi MB-326KT Italy
- 4 Aermacchi MB-326LT Italy
Training/COIN piston-engined aircraft
- 12 North-American T-28A Trojan/Sud-Aviation Fennec Early Modern France (no longer in service)
- 12 SIAI Marchetti SF.260WC Warrior Italy
- 9 SIAI-Marchetti SF-260C Italy
- 10 Lockheed/Aermacchi AL-60B Italy (no longer in service)
- 12 North-American T-6G Texan (no longer in service)
Liaison aircraft
- 10 Piper CubPiper J-3The Piper J-3 Cub is a small, simple, light aircraft that was built between 1937 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft. With tandem seating, it was intended for flight training but became one of the most popular and best-known light aircraft of all time...
(no longer in service) - 15 Saab 91D SafirSaab 91 Safir|-See also:-References:*Smith, Maurice A. . Flight, 23 October 1947, pp. 459–462.-External links:* * * *...
Sweden (no longer in service) - 4 SIAI-Marchetti S.208A/M Italy
- 1 Reims F406
Transport aircraft
- 1 Boeing 737-700/BBJ
- 2 Dassault Falcon 20Dassault Falcon 20The Dassault Falcon 20 is a French business jet and was the first of a family of business jets built by Dassault Aviation.-Design and development:...
Early Modern France - 2 Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules (on order)
- 2 Lockheed C-130H Hercules
- 4 Lockheed C-130E Hercules
- 8 Lockheed C-130B Hercules
- 5 Aeritalia G.222 Italy
- 3 Nord N2051 Noratlas Early Modern France (no longer in service)
- 5 Let L-410UVP Turbolet Czech Republic
- 2 Dassault MD 315 Flamant Early Modern France (no longer in service)
- 2 Dassault MD 312 Flamant Early Modern France (no longer in service)
Naval attack/search and rescue helicopters
- 2 Sikorsky HH-3E Pelican
- 16 Sikorsky S-61R Pelican
- 12 Sikorsky SH-60F Seahawk-ON ORDER TBD
- 1 SNIAS AS-365N Dauphin-II Early Modern France
Medium transport helicopters
- 2 Sikorsky S-76 Spirit
- 4 Agusta Bell AB-412EP Italy
- 1 SNIAS SA-330C Puma Early Modern France
- 4 Agusta-Bell AB-212 Italy
- 6 Bell UH-1N
- 18 Bell 205\UH-1H Iroquois
- 18 Agusta-Bell AB205B Italy
Light transport helicopters
- 2 SNIAS AS-355 Ecureuil-II Early Modern France
- 12 SNIAS AS-350B Ecureuil Early Modern France
- 8 SNIAS AS-316B Alouette-III Early Modern France
- 7 SNIAS AS-313 Alouette-II Early Modern France
UAVs
Main Topic Tunisian UAV
Missiles
- AIM-9J Sidewinder AAMs
- AGM-65A Maverick AGMs
- Raytheon BGM-71C Improved-Tow(for MD-500 Defender Helicopters)
- MBDA HOT (for SA-342 Helicopters
Radar
- 14 TRS-2230 Early Modern France
- 12 TRS-2100 Tiger-S Early Modern France
- 24 GiraffeGiraffeThe giraffe is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all extant land-living animal species, and the largest ruminant...
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MFPBs
- 3 Combattante-III-M class(with 8xMM-40 SSMs,1x76mm Gun,2x40mm Guns,4x30mm Guns) Early Modern France
- 6 Type-143 Lurssen Albatros class (with 4xMM-38 SSMs,1xRAM-21 SAM,1x76mm Gun,Mine Laying Capability) Germany
- 3-4 P-48 Bizerte class(with 8xSS-12M SSMs,4x37mm Guns) Early Modern France
Gun frigates
- 1 Savage class(1200\1490ton,19 knots,2x3inch Guns,2x20mm Guns)-OUT OF SERVICE
ASW vessels
- 1 Le-Fougeux class Corvette(325\400ton,18.5 knots,2xAnti-Submarine Mortars,1x76mm Gun,2x40mm Guns) Early Modern France (out of service)
Minesweepers
- 6 Kondor-II class(635ton,3x2x25mm Guns) Germany\
- 2 Adjutant class(320\375ton,1x20mm Gun)-OUT OF SERVICE
Gun boats
- 3-5 Modified Hazhui\Shanghai-II class(128 ft,30 knots,4x37mm Guns,4x25mm Guns) Mainland China
- 4 Javier Quiroga(Barcleo)class(1x40mm,1x20mm,2x12.7mm HMG)
Spain-ON ORDER TBD
Patrol boats
- 4 Ch.Navals De Lestrel 31.5m class(104 ft,30 knots,2x20mm Guns) Early Modern France
- 6 Ch.Navals De Lestrel 25m(83 ft,23 knots,1x20mm) Early Modern France
- 5 Bremse class (22.6m,2x14.5mm HMGs) Germany
- 11 Socomena class(20.5m,1x12.7mm HMG)
- 4 Gabes class(12.9m,2x12.7mm HMGs)
- 4 Rodman-38 class(11.6m) Spain
- 1 Barcelo class(36.2m,1x40mm Gun,1x20mm Gun,2x12.7mm HMGs)
- 2 Lurssen(Type unknown) Germany-ON ORDER TBD
- 2 Vosper Thornycroft 103 ft class(27 knota,2x20mm Guns)-OUT OF SERVICE
- 4 Tazarka class(with 2x20mm Guns) Early Modern France
Auxiliary vessels
- 3 USA Made 1370ton Survey-ON ORDER TBD
- 1 Robert Conard class 63.7m Survery
- 1 Wilkes class(T-AGS-33)87m
- 2` El Jem class Training ships
- 1 Simeto class Tanker
- 2 White Sumac 40.5m class
- 1 AGS Salammbo class-OUT OF SERVICE
- 2 WLM Tabarka class
- 1 TRC Kheireddine class
Missiles
- Raytheon RAM-21\RIM-166 SAMs
- MBDA MM-40 Exocet SSMs Early Modern France
- MBDA MM-38 Exocet SSMs Early Modern France
- Nord SS-12M SSMs Early Modern France
Defense production
Tunisia has developed the ability to produce 20 meter-long patrol boats with assistance from South KoreaSouth Korea
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Weapons of mass destruction
No known nuclear activity. Signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
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No known chemical weapons activity. Party to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
Chemical Weapons Convention
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No known biological weapons activity. Party to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC)
Biological Weapons Convention
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