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Togolese Armed Forces

{{short description|Armed forces of Togo}}

{{Infobox national military

| name = Togolese Armed Forces

| native_name = {{lang|fr|Forces Armées Togolaises}}

| image = 180px

| alt =

| caption = Togolese Coat of Arms

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| motto =

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| current_form =

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| branches = {{ill|Togolese Army|fr|Armée de terre togolaise}}
{{ill|Togolese Air Force|fr|Armée de l'air togolaise|lt=Togolese Air Force}}
{{ill|Togolese Navy|fr|Marine togolaise}}
Togolese National Gendarmerie

| headquarters =

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| website = {{URL|https://defense.gouv.tg/}}

| commander-in-chief = President Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové

| commander-in-chief_title = Commander-in-chief

| minister = Essozimna Marguerite Gnakade

| minister_title = Minister of Defense

| commander = Brigadier General Dimini Allaharé

| commander_title = Chief of Defence Staff

| age = 18{{cite web|url =https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/to.html|title =Togolese Military|publisher =cia.gov|year =2010|accessdate =12 December 2014|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120504033341/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/to.html|archive-date =4 May 2012|url-status =dead|df =dmy-all}}

| conscription =

| manpower_data =

| manpower_age =

| available = 1,577,572

| available_f =

| fit = 1,104,536

| fit_f =

| reaching = 74,036

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| ranked =

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| percent_GDP = 1.6%

| domestic_suppliers =

| foreign_suppliers = France
Russia

| imports =

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| history =

| ranks = Military ranks of Togo

}}

The Togolese Armed Forces ({{langx|fr|Forces Armées Togolaises}}, FAT) is the national military of the Republic of Togo which consists of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and the National Gendarmerie. The total military expenditure during the fiscal year of 2005 was 1.6% of the country's GDP.{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/togo/|title=CIA World Factbook|publisher=www.cia.gov|access-date=2011-04-15}} Military bases exist in Lomé, Temedja, Kara, Niamtougou, and Dapaong.{{cite web|url=http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=33|title=Organisation des Forces Armées|publisher=www.forcesarmees.tg|access-date=2011-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316193353/http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=33|archive-date=2011-03-16|url-status=usurped}} The current Chief of the General Staff is Brigadier General Dimini Allaharé, who took office on May 28, 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1572140/politique/au-togo-un-nouveau-patron-pour-larmee/|title=Au Togo, un nouveau patron pour l'armée|access-date=2024-05-28}}

Army

The current chief of staff of the army is Colonel Blakimwé Wiyao Balli.{{cite web|url=http://www.forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=47|title=Le Chef d'Etat Major de l'armée de terre|publisher=www.forcesarmees.tg|access-date=2011-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316194238/http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=47|archive-date=2011-03-16|url-status=usurped}} The elite presidential bodyguards of the Republic of Togo Armed Forces are reportedly trained by Benjamin Yeaten, an internationally wanted Liberian military commander and war criminal.{{cite web|url=https://www.liberianobserver.com/news/yeaten-helping-jammeh/|title=Yeaten Helping Jammeh?|author=Thomas T. Johnson|work=Liberian Observer|date=9 January 2017|access-date=31 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112175438/http://liberianobserver.com/news/yeaten-helping-jammeh|archive-date=12 January 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201506231088.html|title=Liberia: FBI Dragnet Closes On Yeaten|work=AllAfrica|date=22 June 2015|access-date=31 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509112706/http://allafrica.com/stories/201506231088.html|archive-date=9 May 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

=Equipment=

==Armor==

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! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Name

! style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;"|Origin

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! style="text-align:l center; background:#aabccc;"|In service

! style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;"|Notes

style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | Armored fighting vehicle
T-54

| Soviet Union

| Main battle tank

| 4{{cite web|url=http://www.armyrecognition.com/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_forces_uk/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_armed_forces_military_equipment_armored_vehicle_intelligence_pictures.html|title=Togolese Army|publisher=www.armyrecognition.com|accessdate=2011-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001213420/http://www.armyrecognition.com/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_forces_uk/togo_togolese_army_land_ground_armed_forces_military_equipment_armored_vehicle_intelligence_pictures.html|archive-date=2011-10-01|url-status=live}}

|

T-34-85

| Soviet Union

| Medium Tank

| 7

|

FV101 Scorpion

| United Kingdom

| Light tank

| 20{{cite web|url=http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php|title=Arms Trade Register|publisher=SIPRI|accessdate=22 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414022558/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php|archive-date=14 April 2010|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

|

BMP-2

| Russia

| Infantry fighting vehicle

| 20

|

UR-416

| Germany

| APC

| 30

|

Panhard M3

| France

| APC

| 5

| Reconnaissance vehicle

Véhicule Blindé Léger

| France

|Armored car

| 2

|

EE-9 Cascavel

| Brazil

| Armored car

| 36

|

M8 Greyhound

| United States

| Armored car

| 9

|of which 3 are the M20 variant

Véhicule d'Action dans la Profondeur

| France

| Armored car

| 6

|

TC-54

| France

| Heavy truck

| 110

|

Panhard AML

| France

| Armored car

| 10

|

style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | Artillery
M2A1

| United States

| Howitzer

| 4

| 105mm towed howitzer

2S1 Gvozdika

| Soviet Union

| Self-propelled howitzer

| 6

|

Air Force

File:Roundel of Togo.svg

The Republic of Togo Air Force ({{langx|fr|Armée de l'Air Republic of Togo}}) was established in 1964, and French influence remains in the choice of aircraft used. Since 2020, the air force's chief of staff is Colonel Tassounti Djato.{{Cite web|url=https://defense.gouv.tg/les_armees/armee-de-lair/|title=Armee de l'Air|access-date=2021-11-28}}

The C-47 Skytrain was the first aircraft used; it was part of the force from 1960 to 1976. Replacing the C-47s were two DHC-5D Buffalo STOL transports in 1976. Also in the same year, Togo acquired five ex-German Air Force Fouga Magister armed jet trainers and seven EMB.326GBs from Brazil to form the Escadrille de Chasse. Togo's armed jet trainer fleet was upgraded in 1981 by the deliveries of five Alpha jets and by three piston engine Aerospatiale TB-30 Epsilons in 1986. The Fouga Magisters were returned to France in 1985.

During its existence the official name changed from Section Air der Forces armées in 1964 to Escadrille Nationale D Togolaise (ENT) in 1973, to Groupement Aerienne Togolais (GAT) in 1980, and finally to Armée de l'Air Togolaise in 1997.{{cite web|url=http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=66|title=Historique de l'Armée de l'Air|publisher=www.forcesarmees.tg|access-date=31 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113050822/http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=66|archive-date=13 November 2014|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}}

At present its operations are concentrated in the Lomé Transport Base at Lomé Tokoin Airport, where the transport aircraft are based, and the Niamtougou Fighter Base at Niamtougou International Airport, where the combat units are located.{{cite web |url=http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=51 |title=Les bases de l'Armée de l'Air |publisher=www.forcesarmees.tg |access-date=2011-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316194303/http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=51 |archive-date=2011-03-16 |url-status=usurped}}{{cite web|url=http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=67|title=Organisation de l'Armée de l'Air |publisher=www.forcesarmees.tg |access-date=31 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112201340/http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=67 |archive-date=12 November 2014|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}}

It acquired the Bayraktar TB2 UCAV from Turkish company Baykar in August 2022.

=Aircraft=

== Current inventory ==

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! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;" |Aircraft

! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;" |Origin

! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;" |Type

! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;" |Variant

! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;" |In service

! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;" |Notes

colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |Transport
Beechcraft Super King Air

|United States

|Utility

|King Air 200

|2{{Cite book |last= |first= |title=The Military Balance 2024 |publisher=International Institute for Strategic Studies |year=2024 |isbn=9781032780047 |location= |pages=525}}{{cite web |last=Hoyle |first=Craig |year=2023 |title=World Air Forces 2024 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=98881 |access-date=24 July 2024 |publisher=FlightGlobal}}

|

Douglas DC-8

|United States

|VIP transport

|

|1

|

Fokker F.28

|Netherlands

|VIP transport

|F-28-1000

|2

|

colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |Helicopters
Aérospatiale Gazelle

|France

|Utility

|SA342L1

|2

|

|

Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama

|France

|Utility

|

|2

|

Aérospatiale Puma

|France

|Transport

|

|1

|In storage

Alouette III

|France

|Utility

|SA319 / SA316

|2

|

Mil Mi-8

|Russia

|Transport

|Mi-8T

|2

|

Mil Mi-17

|Russia

|Utility

|Hip-H

|2 (Unconfirmed)

|

Mil Mi-24

|Russia

|Attack

|Mi-35M

|3 (Unconfirmed)

|

colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |Trainer
Aermacchi MB-326

|Italy

|Light attack / Trainer

|EMB-326G

|4

|In storage

|

Alpha Jet

|France

|Light attack / Trainer

|

|3

|In storage

|

Socata TB 30 Epsilon

|France

|Basic trainer

|

|3

|

|

colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |UAV
Bayraktar TB2

|Turkey

|UCAV

|

|Unknown

|

|

File:Aérospatiale Alouette II 5V-MCK.jpg with the national flag beneath]]

Navy

The National Navy ({{langx|fr|Marine togolaise}}) was created on May 1, 1976, to guard the roughly {{convert|34|mi|km}} of Republic of Togo coast and the seaport of Lomé. It currently has 2 wooden-hulled patrol boats, the Kara (P 761), and the Mono (P 762), which have both been in service since 1976.{{cite web|url=http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=63|title=Marine|publisher=www.forcesarmees.tg|access-date=2011-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316193421/http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=63|archive-date=2011-03-16|url-status=usurped}}{{cite book|last=Wertheim|first=Eric|title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, MD|date=2007|pages=787|isbn=9781591149552|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TJunjRvplU4C|access-date=18 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706135825/http://books.google.com/books?id=TJunjRvplU4C|archive-date=6 July 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} On 7 July 2014, the Republic of Togo navy received a RPB 33 patrol boat that was named Agou (P 763).{{cite web|url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35432:togo-receives-defender-patrol-boat-from-united-states&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106|title=Togo gets third defender patrol boat|publisher=IHS Jane's 360|access-date=31 August 2014|date=7 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115124805/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35432:togo-receives-defender-patrol-boat-from-united-states&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106|archive-date=15 January 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} Currently, the navy's chief of staff is ship captain Atiogbé Ametsipe.{{cite web|url=http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38&Itemid=50|title=Le Chef d'Etat Major de l'armée de la Marine|publisher=www.forcesarmees.tg|access-date=2011-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316194258/http://forcesarmees.tg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38&Itemid=50|archive-date=2011-03-16|url-status=usurped}}

=Equipment=

class="wikitable"

! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Vessel

! style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;"|Origin

! style="text-align:l center; background:#aabccc;"|Type

! style="text-align:l center; background:#aabccc;"|In service

! style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;"|Notes

Kara (P 761)

| France

| Patrol boat

| 1

| Kara Patrol class

Mono (P 762)

| France

| Patrol boat

| 1

| Kara Patrol class

Agou (P 763)

| France

| Patrol boat

| 1

| RPB 33 class{{cite web|url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35432:togo-receives-defender-patrol-boat-from-united-states&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106|title=Togo receives Defender patrol boat from United States - defenceWeb|first=Guy|last=Martin|website=www.defenceweb.co.za|date=10 July 2014|access-date=2017-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115124805/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35432:togo-receives-defender-patrol-boat-from-united-states&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106|archive-date=2018-01-15|url-status=live}}

Unknown name

| France

| Patrol boat

| 1

| RPB 33 class

Unknown name

| United States

| Patrol boat

| 3

| Defender-class boat{{Cite web |url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35432:togo-receives-defender-patrol-boat-from-united-states&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106 |title=Togo receives Defender patrol boat from United States |date=10 July 2014 |access-date=2017-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115124805/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35432:togo-receives-defender-patrol-boat-from-united-states&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106 |archive-date=2018-01-15 |url-status=live }}

References

  • Aircraft information files Brightstar publishing File 338 sheet 4

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External links

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