Zambian Defence Force

Military of Zambia
Manpower
Military age	n/a
Available for military service	2,477,494, age 15–49 (2004 est.)
Fit for military service	1,310,814, age 15–49 (2004 est.)
Reaching military age annually	NA (2004 est.)
Active personnel	15,100
Expenditures
Budget	$42.6 million (2003)
Percent of GDP	0.9% (2003)

The Zambian Defence Force (ZDF) consists of the Zambia Army, the Air Force, and Zambian National Service (ZNS). The ZDF is designed primarily for internal defence in Zambia. Being a landlocked country, Zambia has no navy.

Army

• 3 x brigades
• 1 x Armoured regiment composed of a Tank Battalion and 1 Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion. U.S. State Department International Military Education and Training records from FY-2006 indicate a Zambian officer attended from 64 Armoured Regiment at Mikongo Barracks, east Lusaka.^[1]
• 9 x Infantry battalions (including 3 reserve battalions)
• 1 x Artillery Regiment (1 MRL battalion and 2 Field Artillery battalions)
• 1 x Engineer Regiment

Equipment

Small Arms

• RPG-7^[2]
• FN FAL^[2]
• Heckler & Koch G3^[2]
• AKM^[2]
• AK-47^[2]
• Sterling submachine gun^[2]
• DShK^[2]
• PK machine gun^[2]

Vehicles and Towed Artillery

	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
T-54/55	Soviet Union	Main Battle Tank		25[3]	Deliveries in 1976 and 1981.
PT-76	Soviet Union	Light tank		50[3]
BTR-70	Soviet Union	Armoured Personnel Carrier		20[3]
BTR-60	Soviet Union	Armoured Personnel Carrier		13[3]
WZ551	China	Armoured Personnel Carrier	6X6 WZ551B variant.[3]	20
Buffel	South Africa	Armoured Personnel Carrier	Rhino variant.	1[3]
Ratel	South Africa	Infantry Fighting Vehicle		14[4]
Ferret	United Kingdom	Armoured car		28	Inherited from Northern Rhodesian security forces.[3]
BRDM-2	Soviet Union	Scout car		44	Acquired in 1981.[3]
BRDM-1	Soviet Union	Scout car		44	Acquired in 1980.[3]
D-30	Soviet Union	Howitzer		24[3]
M-46	China	Howitzer	Type 59.	18[3]
BM-21	Soviet Union	MLRS		50[3]

Air Force

The Zambian Air Force is a small air force equipped with Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21MFs and Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19S in addition to a range of transport aircraft and helicopters.

See also

• Zambia
• Defence Force

References

1. http://www.state.gov/t/pm/rls/rpt/fmtrpt/2007/92084.htm
2. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
3. "Arms Trade Register". SIPRI. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
4. SA Ratels in Libya spur DA to call for investigation