Editing Armed Forces of Gabon (section)

== Equipment ==

===Small arms===
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! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Name
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Origin
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Type
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Variant
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Notes
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| [[M16 rifle]]<ref name="jones2009">Jones, Richard D. ''Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010''. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). {{ISBN|978-0-7106-2869-5}}.</ref>
| [[United States]]
| [[Assault rifle]]
| 
| 
|-
| [[FN FAL]]<ref name="jones2009"/>
| [[Belgium]]
| [[Battle rifle]]
|
|
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| [[FN CAL]]<ref name="jones2009"/>
| [[Belgium]]
| [[Assault rifle]]
|
|
|-
| [[FN MAG]]<ref name="jones2009"/>
| [[Belgium]]
| [[General-purpose machine gun]]
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| [[AK-47]]<ref name="jones2009"/>
| [[Soviet Union]]
| [[Assault rifle]]
|
|
|-
| [[AKM]]<ref name="jones2009"/>
| [[Soviet Union]]
| [[Assault rifle]]
|
| 
|-
| [[RPD machine gun|RPD]]<ref name="jones2009"/>
| [[Soviet Union]]
| [[Light machine gun]]
|
| 
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| [[FAMAS]]<ref name="jones2009"/>
| [[France]]
| [[Assault rifle]]
|
| [[Bullpup]] design 
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| [[MILAN]]<ref name=IISS>{{cite book |last=[[International Institute for Strategic Studies]]|date=2021|title=The Military Balance|page=466|publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=9781032012278}}</ref>
| [[France]]
| [[Anti-tank guided missile]]
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| [[M40 recoilless rifle|M40]]<ref name=IISS/>
| [[United States]]
| [[Recoilless rifle]] 
| M40A1
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|}

===Armour===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Name
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Origin
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Type
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|In Service 
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Notes
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! style="align: center! ; background: lavender;" colspan="7"  | [[Armored fighting vehicle]]s
|- 
| [[Panhard AML|AML-60/AML-90]]
| [[France]]/[[South Africa]]
| [[Reconnaissance vehicle]]
| 24<ref name=IISS/>
| Including the South African [[Eland armoured car|Eland]] derivative.<ref>{{cite book | last1=Steenkamp | first1=Willem | last2=Helmoed-Römer | first2=Heitman | title=Mobility Conquers: The Story Of 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1978-2005 | date=September 2016 | page=142 | publisher=Helion & Company | location=Solihull | isbn=978-1-911096-52-8}}</ref>
|-
| [[EE-3 Jararaca]]
| [[Brazil]]
| [[Reconnaissance vehicle]]
|12<ref name=IISS/>
|
|-
| [[EE-9 Cascavel]]
| [[Brazil]]
| [[Reconnaissance vehicle]]
| 14<ref name=IISS/>
|
|-
| [[Panhard ERC|ERC-90F4 Sagaie]]
| [[France]]
| [[Reconnaissance vehicle]]
| 6<ref name=IISS/>
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|-
| [[RAM MK3]]
| [[Israel]]
| [[Reconnaissance vehicle]]
| 7<ref name=IISS/>
|
|-
| [[Véhicule Blindé Léger]]
| [[France]]
| [[Reconnaissance vehicle]]
| 14<ref name=IISS/>
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| [[EE-11 Urutu]]
| [[Brazil]]
| [[Infantry fighting vehicle]]
| 12<ref name=IISS/>
| Armed with 20&nbsp;mm gun.<ref name=IISS/>
|-
| [[Type 08|VN-1]]
| [[China]]
| [[Infantry fighting vehicle]]
| 5<ref name=IISS/>
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| [[Type 07P]]
| [[China]]
| [[Infantry fighting vehicle]]
| 14<ref name="armstrade.sipri.org">{{Cite web|url=http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php|title=Trade Registers|website=armstrade.sipri.org}}</ref>
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| [[Cadillac Gage Commando|V-150 Command]]
| [[United States]]
| [[Armoured personnel carrier]]
| 9<ref name=IISS/>
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| [[ACMAT Bastion|Bastion]]
| [[France]]
| [[Armoured personnel carrier]]
| 5<ref name=IISS/>
|
|-
| [[WZ-523]]
| [[China]]
| [[Armoured personnel carrier]]
| 3<ref name=IISS/>
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|-
| [[Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé]]
| [[France]]
| [[Armoured personnel carrier]]
| 5<ref name=IISS/>
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| [[Berliet VXB-170|VXB-170]]
| [[France]]
| [[Armoured personnel carrier]]
| 12<ref name=IISS/>
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|-
| [[Pandur I]]
| [[Austria]]
| [[Armoured personnel carrier]]
| 1<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.army-technology.com/projects/pandur/ |title=Pandur 6×6 Wheeled Armoured Vehicles |publisher=Army Technology}}</ref><ref name=IISS/>
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| [[ZFB-05]]
| [[China]]
| [[Armoured personnel carrier]]
| 3<ref name="armstrade.sipri.org"/>
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| [[Nexter Aravis|Aravis]]
| [[France]]
| [[MRAP|Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected]]
| 8<ref name=IISS/>
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| [[Matador (mine protected vehicle)|Matador]]
| [[South Africa]]
| [[MRAP|Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected]]
| 24<ref name="armstrade.sipri.org"/>
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| Ashok Leyland MPV
| [[India]]
| [[MRAP|Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected]]
| 34<ref name=IISS/>
|
|}

===Artillery===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Name
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Origin
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Type
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|In Service 
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Notes
|-
| [[M101 howitzer|M101]]
| [[United States]]
| [[Howitzer|105&nbsp;mm towed howitzer]]
| 4<ref name=IISS/>
|
|-
| [[Type 63 multiple rocket launcher|Type 63]]
| [[China]]
| [[Multiple rocket launcher|107&nbsp;mm multiple rocket launcher]]
| 16<ref name=IISS/>
|
|-
| [[PHL-81|Type 90]]
| [[China]]
| [[Multiple rocket launcher|122&nbsp;mm multiple rocket launcher]]
| 4<ref name="armstrade.sipri.org"/>
|
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| [[Teruel MRL|Teruel]]
| [[Spain]]
| [[Multiple rocket launcher|140&nbsp;mm multiple rocket launcher]]
| 8<ref name=IISS/>
|
|-
| [[Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1|MO-120-RT]]
| [[France]]
| [[Mortar (weapon)|120&nbsp;mm mortar]]
| 4<ref name=IISS/><ref name="armstrade.sipri.org"/>
|
|}

===Air defense===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Name
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Origin
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Type
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|In Service 
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Notes
|-
| [[Panhard ERC|ERC-20]]
| [[France]]
| [[Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon|20mm self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon]]
| 4<ref name=IISS/>
|
|-
| [[ZPU|ZPU-4]]
| [[Soviet Union]]
| [[Anti-aircraft warfare|14.5mm towed anti-aircraft gun]]
| Unknown<ref name=IISS/>
|
|-
| [[ZU-23-2]]
| [[Soviet Union]]
| [[Anti-aircraft warfare|23&nbsp;mm towed anti-aircraft gun]]
| 24<ref name=IISS/>
|
|-
| [[37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K)|M1939]]
| [[Soviet Union]]
| [[Anti-aircraft warfare|37&nbsp;mm towed anti-aircraft gun]]
| 10<ref name=IISS/>
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|-
| [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70|L/70]]
| [[Sweden]]
| [[Anti-aircraft warfare|40&nbsp;mm towed anti-aircraft gun]]
| 3<ref name=IISS/>
|
|}

=== Current inventory ===
{{main|Gabonese Air Force#Current inventory}}

=== Retired aircraft ===
Previous aircraft operated were the [[Fouga CM.170 Magister|CM.170 Magister]], [[Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante|Embraer EMB 110]], [[Fokker F28 Fellowship|Fokker F28]], [[Aérospatiale N 262]], [[Cessna Skymaster|Reims C.337]], and the [[Alouette II]] helicopter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%202506.html |title=World Air Forces 1987 pg. 56 |publisher= flightglobal.com |date=|accessdate=1 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%202091.html |title=World Military Helicopter Markey 1971 pg. 577|publisher= flightglobal.com |date=|accessdate=1 June 2015}}</ref>

===Naval equipment===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Vessel 
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Origin
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Type
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|In service
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Notes
|-
| [[Kership]]
|[[France]]
| [[Patrol boat|Offshore patrol]]
|
| 1 on order<ref name="nt">{{Cite web |url=http://www.naval-technology.com/news/newskership-to-deliver-two-offshore-patrol-vessels-to-gabonese-navy-4427093 |title=Kership to deliver two offshore patrol vessels to Gabonese Navy - Naval Technology |date=3 November 2014 |access-date=2014-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107090713/http://www.naval-technology.com/news/newskership-to-deliver-two-offshore-patrol-vessels-to-gabonese-navy-4427093 |archive-date=2014-11-07 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[P400-class patrol vessel|P400]]
|[[France]]
| [[Patrol boat|Coastal patrol]]
| 3<ref name="sipri1">[http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php Trade Registers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414022558/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php |date=2010-04-14 }}. Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved on 29 May 2015</ref>
| 
|-
| [[BATRAL-class landing ship|BATRAL]]
|[[France]]
| [[Amphibious warfare ship#Specialized infantry landing craft|Landing craft]] 
|1<ref name="sipri1"/>
|2 ordered, only one received 
|}