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Cape Verde
Military
Military
| Total force strength | National Guard: 1200 (Cape Verde is in the process of reducing its armed forces to 1000 troops, with 800 for the National Guard) Air Force: 100 Coast Guard: 200 Total: 1 500 |
| National Guard | |
| Reconnaissance | 10: BRDM-2 |
| Towed artillery | 12: 75 mm 12: 76 mm |
| Mortar | 12: 82 mm 6: 120 mm M-1943 |
| Rocket launche | RPG-7 Knout |
| Air defence gun | 18: ZPU-1 14.5 mm 12: ZU-23 23 mm |
| Air defence missile | 50: SA-7 |
| Structure | 1 infantry battalion, 1 marine infantry battalion (including special forces) and a military police unit |
| Air Force | |
| Maritime/EW/RECCE aircraft | 1: Do 228 1: EMB-110 1: CASA C212 (Civilian operated) |
| Transport aircraft | 2: An-26 (serviceability doubtful) |
| Coast Guard | |
| Patrol/Strike boat (Gun/Missile/OPV/IPV) | 1: Guardiao OPV (P511; Damen Stanaxe) 1: Vigilante patrol boat (ex-German Kondor I) 1: Espadarte class (Peterson Mk 4 11.5 m patrol) 1: Tainha Sea Ray patrol craft |