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The Republic of Guinea Armed Forces are the armed forces
Armed forces

The armed forces of a country are its government-sponsored defense, fighting forces, and organizations. They exist to further the foreign and domestic policies of their governing body, and to defend that body and the nation it represents from external and internal aggressors....
 of Guinea
Guinea

Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa formerly known as French Guinea. The country's current population is estimated at 10,211,437 ....
. They are responsible for the territorial security of Guinea's border and the defence of the country against external attack and aggression. Guinea
Guinea

Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa formerly known as French Guinea. The country's current population is estimated at 10,211,437 ....
's armed forces are divided into five branches--army
Army

An army , in the broadest sense, is the land-based armed forces of a nation. It may also include other branches of the military such as an air force....
, navy
Navy

A navy is the branch of a nation's military forces principally designated for naval warfare and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions....
, air force
Air force

An air force, also known in some countries as an air army or historically an army air corps , is in the broadest sense, the national armed force or armed service that primarily conducts aerial warfare....
, the paramilitary National Gendarmerie
Gendarmerie

A gendarmerie or gendarmery is a military body charged with police duties among civilian populations. The members of such a body are called gendarmes....
 and the Republican Guard
Republican Guard

Republican Guard is the organization of a republic which serves to protect the President and the government. Usually synonymous with Presidential Guard....
--whose chiefs report to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who is subordinate to the Minister of Defense.






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The Republic of Guinea Armed Forces are the armed forces
Armed forces

The armed forces of a country are its government-sponsored defense, fighting forces, and organizations. They exist to further the foreign and domestic policies of their governing body, and to defend that body and the nation it represents from external and internal aggressors....
 of Guinea
Guinea

Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa formerly known as French Guinea. The country's current population is estimated at 10,211,437 ....
. They are responsible for the territorial security of Guinea's border and the defence of the country against external attack and aggression. Guinea
Guinea

Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa formerly known as French Guinea. The country's current population is estimated at 10,211,437 ....
's armed forces are divided into five branches--army
Army

An army , in the broadest sense, is the land-based armed forces of a nation. It may also include other branches of the military such as an air force....
, navy
Navy

A navy is the branch of a nation's military forces principally designated for naval warfare and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions....
, air force
Air force

An air force, also known in some countries as an air army or historically an army air corps , is in the broadest sense, the national armed force or armed service that primarily conducts aerial warfare....
, the paramilitary National Gendarmerie
Gendarmerie

A gendarmerie or gendarmery is a military body charged with police duties among civilian populations. The members of such a body are called gendarmes....
 and the Republican Guard
Republican Guard

Republican Guard is the organization of a republic which serves to protect the President and the government. Usually synonymous with Presidential Guard....
--whose chiefs report to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who is subordinate to the Minister of Defense. In addition, regime security forces include the National Police Force (Surete National). The Gendarmerie, responsible for internal security, has a strength of several thousand.

President Conté appointed his first civilian Minister of Defense in 1997. The 15,000-member army is the largest of the four services. The navy has about 900 personnel and operates several small patrol craft and barges.

The military has suffered serious unrest in 2008
2008 Guinean military unrest

Military unrest occurred in Guinea in late May 2008 as soldiers of the Military of Guinea demanded wage arrears. In the capital, Conakry, soldiers fired into the air, held the deputy chief of staff of the army prisoner, and engaged in looting....
 and then seized power
2008 Guinean coup d'état

The 2008 Guinean coup d'?tat was a Military of Guinea coup d'?tat that occurred in Guinea on 23 December 2008, shortly after the death of long-time President Lansana Cont?....
 led by D.Thiem in late December 2008.

Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 1,721,941 (2000 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 869,442 (2000 est.)

Air Force

The air force's personnel total about 700; its equipment includes several Russian-supplied transport planes.

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Aérospatiale Gazelle

The Gazelle is a France-designed helicopter, created by the company Sud Aviation, which later became A?rospatiale, and later still Eurocopter Group....
 || || utility helicopter || SA 342 || 1 || |----- | Aérospatiale SA-330 Puma
Aérospatiale Puma

The A?rospatiale Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter. The Puma was originally manufactured by Sud Aviation of France under the designation SA 330....
 || || transport helicopter || SA-330B || 1 || |----- | Antonov An-12 Cub
Antonov An-12

The Antonov An-12 is a four-engined turboprop Cargo aircraft. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10....
 || || tactical transport || An-12 || 1 || |----- | Antonov An-14 Clod
Antonov An-14

The Antonov An-14 Pchelka was a Soviet utility aircraft first flown in 1958. It was a twin-engined light STOL utility transport, with two 300hp Ivchenko AI-14RF Radial engines....
 || || utility transport || An-14 || 4 || |----- | Antonov An-24 Coke
Antonov An-24

The Antonov An-24 is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport manufactured in the Soviet Union by the Antonov....
 || / || tactical transport || An-24 || 1 || |----- | Eurocopter AS 350 Ecureuil ||

|| utility helicopter || AS 350 || 1 || |----- | Mil Mi-8 Hip
Mil Mi-8

The Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant Mi-8 is a medium twin-turbine transport helicopter that can also act as a gunship. The first prototype, the W-8, flew in 9 July 1961....
 || || transport helicopter || Mi-8 || 1 || |----- | Mil Mi-24 Hind
Mil Mi-24

The Mil Mi-24 is a large helicopter gunship and low-capacity troop transport produced by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and operated from 1972 by the Soviet Air Forces, its successors, and over thirty other nations....
 || || attack helicopter || Mi-24 || 2 || |----- | Yakovlev Yak-18 Max
Yakovlev Yak-18

The Yakovlev Yak-18 was a Soviet Union tandem two-seat military primary trainer aircraft. Originally powered by one 160 hp Shvetsov M-11FR-1 Radial engine, it entered service in 1946 in aviation....
 || || trainer || Yak-18 || 4 || |}