Bahrain
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Reliability Index 4
(Poor)
GDP ~$20-billion 2009
Defense $800-million 2009
Personnel
Active: 8,500
Paramilitary
National Guard (expanding to 2000) 3 battalions
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Organization
2nd
Armored Brigade (-) (2 tank, 1 reconnaissance battalion)
1st
Mechanized Infantry Brigade (2 mechanized, 1 motorized infantry
battalion)
1 artillery brigade (batteries assigned to combat brigades)
1 heavy battery
(203mm)
2 SP medium batteries
(M-109)[1]
2 medium batteries
(M-198)
1 SP heavy mortar
battery (120mm)
1 light battery (UK
lightweight 105mm)
1 MRL battery (9 x US
ATACMS)
1 Special Forces Battalion
1 Amiri Guard Battalion
1 Air Defense battalion
1 I-Hawk Battery (6 launchers)
2 Crotale Batteries (Likely 3 launchers each)
1 35mm gun Battery (12 guns)
Helicopters
(Air Force)
3 Squadron
Bell 212
5 Squadron
Bo-105[2]
7 Squadron
Bo-105
8 Squadron
AH-1E
9 Squadron
S-70
10 Squadron
AH-1E
11
AB212
22
AH-1E/F Cobra (includes trainers)
3
Bo-105
3
S-70 Blackhawk
On order:
6 Bell 412
9 S-70 Blackhawk
Public Security Flying Wing
2 Bell 412
1 Bell 427
Equipment
MBT: ~140 M-60A3 (upgraded to 120mm, with
upgraded drive and fire control
systems)
ARV: 16 M-578
RECCE: 22 AML-90, 8 Saladin, 8 Ferret, 8 Shorland
AIFV: 25 YPR-765 (Netherlands; US M-113 chassis with 25mm, 42
AIFV-B-C-
25 Netherlands)
APC: ~10 AT-105 Saxon, 110 Panhard M-3, 115 M-113A2
TOWED ARTILLERY: 105mm: 8 lt; 155mm: 18 M-198
SP ARTY: 203mm: 20 M-110; 155mm SP: 20 M-109A5
MRL: 227mm: 9 M-207A1 (upgrading to C1) MLRS (some ATACMS)
MOR: 81mm: 12; 120mm: 20
ATGW: 15 TOW 2A/B, 90 Javelin launchers with 430 missiles; 30
I-TOW SP M-901
RCL: 106mm: 25 M-40Al; 120mm: 6 MOBAT
AD GUNS: 35mm: 15 Oerlikon; 40mm: 12 L/70
SAM: 40 Bofors RBS, 400 Stinger
[1] We have one
report of 20 M-109s from a very reliable source but need to
note that we have no other cross reference.
[2] The existence of
two squadrons requires more than the identified 3 Bo-105