Africa's second most populous nation, recovering from Tigray civil war with one of the continent's largest armies.
MILITARY DOCTRINE
Internal cohesion, Tigray conflict management, and African Union peacekeeping leadership.
125.0M
POPULATION
$126.8B
GDP TOTAL
$1.2B
MILITARY BUDGET
138K
ACTIVE TROOPS
MILITARY CAPABILITY
FORCE STRUCTURE BREAKDOWN
PERSONNEL
Active Troops
138,000
Reserve Troops
0
Paramilitary
150,000
Special Forces
5,000
GFP POWER INDEX
0.7424
MIL. BUDGET % GDP
0.9%
GROUND FORCES
Tanks (MBT)
500
Armored Vehicles
1,250
Artillery
1,080
MLRS
50
500
TANKS
1,250
AFVs
1,080
ARTILLERY
AIR POWER
Fighter Aircraft
177
Attack Helicopters
11
Transport Helicopters
32
Drones (UAV/UCAV)
40
177
FIGHTERS
11
HELICOPTERS
40
DRONES
NAVAL & STRATEGIC
Total Ships
0
Submarines
0
Aircraft Carriers
0
Ballistic Missiles
0
NON-NUCLEAR STATE
EQUIPMENT INTEL
NATIONAL ARSENAL
No arsenal data available
ANALYSIS
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