Ethiopia

 

reliability 4  (poor)

 

GDP $25-billion 2010

 

Budget ~$500 million 2010

 

Personnel 180,000

It appears that several additional divisions have been (re)activated, ending the planned reduction to 7 divisions (including 1 strategic reserve) and 3 corps HQ which was planned in 2004.

Ethiopian infantry divisions are 5-6000 soldiers.

 

Peacekeeping

Burundi 1 battalion

Dafur 3 battalions

African Union East Africa Standby Brigade HQ and logistic base

 

Ethiopian troops withdrew from Somalia in 2008-09. They had a maximum of about 2 divisions. In mid-2009, the Ethiopians began reconnoitering inside Somalia setting the stage for another possible invasion.

 

Higher Command

 

            Chief of Staff
            Training Department

            Logistics Department

            Engineering Department

            Military Operations

            Military Intelligence

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