Lebanese Armed Forces: Army 57,000 Personnel.
LEBANESE ARMY AVIATION AND AIR DEFENCE UNITS
Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
Region 5 comd
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
• UAV • Tactical Reconnaissance 1 sqn with 8 UAV:
8 Mohajer IV
Army Air Defence Systems
AD
SAM • MANPAD 84:
84 SA-7A Grail / SA-7B Grail
GUNS • TOWED 81:
20 mm 23;
23 mm 58 ZU-23
• FACILITIES
The Lebanese Army Main Headquarters: HQ Located at Yarzeh, Beirut
Lebanese Army Aviation Airfields and Airbases Organisation (Current Order of Battle):
Wujah Al Hajar Air Base: Newly established still not fully operational. Includes Lebanese army special forces school.
Region 5 comd (Beirut, Bekaa Valley, Mount Lebanon, North, South)
Armd 2 regt; Mech inf 5 bde; Mot Inf 6 bde; Mne cdo 1 regt; SF 5 regt; Cdo 1 regt; AB 1 regt; Arty 2 regt; Security 5 intervention , 2 border sy regt; Presidential Guard 1 bde; MP 1 indep bde; Engr 1 indep regt; Logistics 1 indep bde; Medical 1 indep regt
Lebanese Army - Inventory Equipment Note:
MBT 326; RECCE 54; APC 1,240; APC (T) 1,240;
ARTY 516 (TOWED 160: MRL 22: MOR 334); AT MSL • MANPATS 38; RCL 113; RL 6,521
Official website: http://www.lebarmy.gov.lb/English/GroundForce.asp
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