Albania
Albania
Capital: Tirana
NATO member nation.
Sent military forces to Afghanistan as part of NATO contingent.
Sent military forces to Afghanistan as part of NATO contingent.
Around 750,000 old concrete bunkers waste away in the Albanian countryside and shore. The bunkers were built during the time of Enver Hoxha to protect Albania from potential invading forces from the East or West.
The 1997 Civil Uprising in Albania was sparked by many Albanians loosing their money to a Ponzi scheme. The civil disturbance was also called the “Lottery Uprising”
Air Force
Many Albanian aircraft have been retired since 2005.The current aircraft inventory is composed of mostly utility helicopters. 1 old Chinese H-5 bomber is currently used to tow targets.
A-109 helicopters
AB-205 helicopters
AB-206 helicopters
BO-105 helicopters
AS-532 helicopters
EC-145 helicopters
A-109 helicopters
AB-205 helicopters
AB-206 helicopters
BO-105 helicopters
AS-532 helicopters
EC-145 helicopters
Navy
Patrol Vessels
Mine Warfare vessels
Coast Guard vessels
Old rusting submarines are still kept in sub pens. To be refurbished and sold.
Strategic naval base at Valona (Pasalimani)?
Cheimaras (Porto Palermo) underground submarine base?
Army
16,000 active duty personnel
35,000 reserve
M113 armored personnel carriers (130)?
HMMWV utility vehicles (20)
Chinese made Type 59 tanks (most have been retired some are in storage)
Chinese Type 63 (YW531) armored personnel carriers (retired from service)
Small Arms
KPVT 14.5mm heavy machine guns
DShK 12.7mm heavy machine guns
PK machine guns
RPK light machine guns
Dragunov SVT sniper rifles
HK 417 sniper rifles
AK-47 assault rifles
AKS assault rifles
G36 assault rifles
HK MP-5 sub-machine guns
HK MP-7 sub-machine guns
TT-33 pistols
Beretta 92 pistols
HK P8 pistols
Albanian made weapons
July 10th rifle (Albanian made SKS)
Automatiku Shqiptar ASh-78 Tip-1
ASh-78 Tip-2
ASh-78 Tip-3
ASh-82
Tip-57 RPG
PDW-1
PDW-2
Albanian made weapons
July 10th rifle (Albanian made SKS)
Automatiku Shqiptar ASh-78 Tip-1
ASh-78 Tip-2
ASh-78 Tip-3
ASh-82
Tip-57 RPG
PDW-1
PDW-2
60mm mortars
82mm mortars
HJ-8 Chinese made anti-tank guided missiles
RPG-7 rocket launchers
RPG-7 rocket launchers
Artillery
Type 66 152mm howitzers
Air Defense
HN-5 Chinese made shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles
DShK 12.7mm machine guns
Rapid Reaction Brigade
Special Forces
Batalioni Operacioneve Speciale (BOS)
Special Operations Battalion
ARX-160 assault rifles
Batalioni Operacioneve Speciale (BOS)
Special Operations Battalion
ARX-160 assault rifles
Komando
Light blue beret
Ministry of the Interior
Garda e Republikes
Albanian Republican Guard
Under the Ministry of the Interior
Protect government buildings and officials
Albanian State Police
Reparti i Neutralizimit te Elementit te Armatosur (RENEA)
The Department of Neutralization of Armed Elements
Light blue beret
Ministry of the Interior
Garda e Republikes
Albanian Republican Guard
Under the Ministry of the Interior
Protect government buildings and officials
Albanian State Police
Reparti i Neutralizimit te Elementit te Armatosur (RENEA)
The Department of Neutralization of Armed Elements
Albanian Intelligence Agencies
Sherbimi Informativ Shteteror (SHISH)-State Intelligence Service
Sherbimi Informativ Ushtarak (SHIU)- Military Intelligence Service
Sherbimi Informativ Shteteror (SHISH)-State Intelligence Service
Sherbimi Informativ Ushtarak (SHIU)- Military Intelligence Service
Albanian military pictures
