ROMSO Cyprus Knowledge Base
"The Lebanese Army"
- CONTENT -
The Lebanese Army (Arab: القوات اللبنانية اللبنانية, French: Forces Armées Libanaises) is an arm of the Lebanese armed forces alongside the Lebanese Air Force and the Lebanese Navy. The military mission is to maintain security and stability in the country, protect its borders and seaports. The military should also assist in aid and rescue operations, firefighting and more. The three arms of the army are compatible with a joint headquarters, which is built in Hamza, east of Beirut. The army has six colleges and schools across the country, training the soldiers. Some cities are sent to other countries for further training. About 85 percent of the equipment the military operates is from an American and Soviet source.
The Lebanese Army
The Lebanese army, in Arabic, is composed of the following forces:
Five Regional Commands
11 Responses to Ready
Killing the Guard of the Republic
Reginament comnd
Five Special Forces Regiments
Regiment from Watts
Regiman Komando Days
Two artillery.
The killing of the Guard is responsible for the security of the President and joins him in his journeys.
The main equipment of the army includes:
About 700 M-113
100 M-48 A1/A5
200 Soviet tanks from T-54
40 Easy Tanks made of AMX-13
The army also has a range of artillery and missile equipment.
The Lebanese Navy
The Lebanese Navy is responsible for the defence of Lebanon’s territorial waters, the protection of the ports, and a war in smuggling goods. His equipment includes:
Five British-made British-made patrol ships with the suppression of 38 tons
Two British-made TRACKER cruise ships with a pressure of 31 tons
Two French-made EDICs with 670 tons.
25 Sightseeing Boats of 6 tons
The Lebanese Air Force
After a long period in which no regular wing aircraft has been used, the Lebanese Air Force has returned in recent years to operate four pilot aircraft. Lebanon also received an aircraft from the United States of Sana 208 caron armed with the Hellfire missiles. Another plane of this kind came to Lebanon in 2013.
The Lebanese Air Force also operates several types of helicopters, including:
23 Bell helicopters helicopter UH-1H
Four Robinson R44 by Raven II
11 Airbus helicopters
10 Eurocope helicopters
3 S-61 helicopters
The balloon helicopters delivered to the Lebanese Air Force were previously used by the United States Army. The Robinson helicopters have recently been purchased and are used for training. They are stationed at the Air Force Base in the east of the country.
History of History
On September 17, 1983, the last battle of the Lebanese Air Force was held. Three F.Mk.70 aircraft were sent to attack draconian positions. One of the planes was hit and crashed, and his pilot was able to barely abandon the sea. The other abandoned was severely damaged and a rape landing. The third pilot did not return to his base but flew to the Croatian in Cyprus, where the pilot requested a diplomatic shelter.
The recruitment
In Lebanon, the mandatory recruitment of men trained for service for a year. On May 4, 2005, a new recruitment policy was adopted, in which the compulsory service was made for only six months, and then the military service will become voluntary.
Military operations in recent years
During the Second Lebanon War, Lebanon was attacked from the air, sea and land by the IDF. The Lebanese army almost did not participate in the fighting (but according to the IDF, from a coastal radar of the Lebanese army, helped Hezbollah target the missile that hit the Hanukkah brothers) military personnel were probably damaged during the fighting, and the army’s website published the names of his soldiers killed. The Lebanese Air Force had no aircraft that could deal with the Israeli Air Force. The army has gunfires, and the army's barbarians claimed that they were used, but