Bolivia

P. 1

reliability 2 (good)

GDP ~$19-billion 2009

Budget ~$250-million 2009

Personnel 25,000

Helicopters (air Force)

20 x UH-1 Huey II Antidrug

6 x SA.315 SAR

? x AS332

2 x HAL Dhurv

Organization

COMMANDO GENERAL DEL EJERCITO

Unidades Directamente Dependientes del CGE (Command troops)

BI-201 = RI 1 COLORADOS (La Paz) (previous part of DE-1) – ceremonial
BTQ-261 = Bat. de Tanques Escuela 1 CALAMA (Patacamaya) (formerly part of DE-1) (ex Bat..Bl.3) – 36 K-105 tank destroyers + (1) Steyer ARV
GRM-221 = G.Rec.Mec. 1 TARAPACA (El Alto) (formerly part of DE-1) (ex Bat. Bl.1) - equipped with(10) V-150 AFVs? (As Bat. Bl. 1 had 30 M113
GC-224 = I/RC 4 INGAVI (La Paz) (formerly part of DE-1) - 24 EE-9 Cascavel + 24EE-11 Urutu. Horsed element and provides the presidential mounted escort
RAA-236 = RAA/A 6 GRAL. BERNARDINO BILBAO RIOJA (Viacha) (formerly ADA-101 = Agrupación de Artillería de Defensa Aérea 101 as part of DE-1) – 18 Chinese twin 37 mm AA type 55 + (40?) HN-5 SAMs
BATCOM-251 = Bat. Comunicaciones 1 VIDAURRE (La Paz)
CGM = Centro General de Mantenimiento (La Paz)
Bat. de Transporte 1

Comando de Fuerzas Especiales (Special Forces Command)

RI 12 MANCHEGO (Montero) (formerly RI 27 as part of DE-8, to which it is still attached)
RI 16 JORDAN (Riberalta) (formerly RI 20 as part of DE-6, to which it is still attached)

RI 24 MENDEZ ARCOS (Challapata) (formerly part of DE-2 to which it is still attached)

Appears to be a functional and administrative rather than an operational command

Comando de Aviación del Ejército

Army Aviation Command

Cía. de Aviacion 291 (La Paz) - equipped with1 Beech KIng. Air E90
Cía. de Aviacion 292 (Santa Cruz) - equipped with1 Cessna 210 + (under repair 1 Cessna 152 & 1 EMB-810)

Appears to be a functional and administrative rather than an operational command

ORGANIZACIÓN GEOGRÁFICA y TÁCTICA

Bolivia

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