Eritrea is located in the northernmost part of East Africa and the Horn of Africa, in the southern part of the Red Sea. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the south, Sudan to the west, Djibouti to the southeast, and Yemen and Saudi Arabia to the northeast across the Red Sea. Area 12It is 40,000 square kilometers and has a population of 6.7 million.
Eritrea has 200,000 soldiers, including about 200,000 in the army and 1,000 in the navy and air force.
Main armament of the army: 270 T-54 Type 55 main battle tanks, 40 BRDM-1 Type 2 armored reconnaissance vehicles, 15 BMP-1 wheeled armored infantry fighting vehicles, 10 MT-LB tracked armored transport vehicles, 5 BTR-152 wheeled armored transport vehicles, 20 BTR-60 wheeled armored transport vehicles, 32 2S1 **Ozdika 122mm self-propelled howitzers, 13 2S5 Giatsint-S 152mm self-propelled howitzers, 10 D-30 122mm howitzers, 19 M-46 130mm cannons, 55 PM-37 41 82mm mortars, 60 HM-38 43 120mm mortars, 40 M-43 160mm mortars, 35 BM-21 Grad 122mm rocket launchers, 99 sets of BM-27 Uragan 220mm rocket launchers, 35 short-range air defense systems of the 9K35 type, 5 medium-range surface-to-air missile systems of the S125 Neva River, 20 ZSU-23-4 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, 40 ZU-23-2 towed anti-aircraft guns, as well as a certain number of D-44 82-mm anti-tank guns.
The main equipment of the Air Force is about 28 fighters of various types, including 6 Italian-made MB-339 trainer planes, 2 Bell-412 general-purpose Mi-17 transport planes, and 2 Mi-24 attack planes. In terms of transport aircraft, there are 4 Chinese-made Y aircraft and American-made Gulfstream G100s; In terms of fighters, there are 4 MiG-29 Fulcrums, 2 MiG-29UB Fulcrums, 1 Su-27 Flanker, 1 Su-27UBK Flanker, and 2 MiG-29SE Fulcrums.
The main equipment of the Navy includes 14 patrol boats, 5 Battalion-17 patrol boats, 4 Super Dvora-class patrol boats, 3 SWIFTSHIPS-class patrol boats, 2 medium amphibious warships, 1 Chamo-class tank landing ship, 1 Ashdod-class tank landing ship, 1 small amphibious combat ship, and 1 T-4 general-purpose landing craft.
Eritrea probably has the highest percentage of active military personnel in the world, with a typical length of service of more than 10 years. Despite its weak economy, it is one of the few countries in Africa that has a third-generation jet fighter.