Zambia

 

reliability index 4 (poor)

 

GDP ~$15-billion 2009

 

Budget ~$200-million 2009

 

Personnel Active: 16,500 (including 3,000 reserves) Battalions are 800 strong.

Budget Estimated $115-million in 2004 exchange rate.

 

 

Organization

 

Army HQ Signal Company

Logistics Group

Air Defense Regiment

1st Commando Unit (Mushili)

Central Mechanical Workshop

 

1st Infantry Brigade (Lusaka)

   1st Brigade Signal Squadron

   1st Brigade Workshop

2nd Infantry Brigade (Kabwe)

3rd Infantry Brigade (Tug Argan Barracks, Ndola)

 

6 Infantry Battalions

3 reserve infantry battalions (one to each brigade)

3 Arty regiments (2 field, 1 MRL)

1 tank regiment

1 armored reconnaissance regiment

1 engineer regiment

Military Training & Establishment of Zambia (Kohima Barracks, Kabwe)

Zambia Regiment

Identified battalions include

1st Zambia Regiment (Ndola)

2nd Zambia Regiment (Lusaka)

3rd Zambia Regiment (Mechanized)(Kabwe)

4th Zambia Regiment (Chipata)

5th Zambia Regiment (Mechanized) (Kaoma)

6th Zambia Regiment

 

10th Medium Regiment

17th Cavalry Regiment

64th Armored Regiment

1st Engineer Regiment (Mufulira)

25th Land Regiment

Helicopters

            6 UH-1H

Equipment

MBT                30 T-54/59

LT TANKS     30 PT-76

RECON           30

APC                 10

ARTY              80 (including 10 MRL

AD GUNS       100

 

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