MILITARY OF BOLIVIA

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'Military branches of Bolivia:'
Army (Ejército Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval Boliviana, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Boliviana), National Police Force (Policía Nacional de Bolivia)

Contents

Army

Air Force

Navy

References

Army

The Bolivian Army has around 25.000 men
The Army maintains a small fleet of utility aircraft, primarily to support headquarters.
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Aircraft
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Origin
! stye="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Versions
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|In service^[1]
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Notes
|-----
| Beechcraft King Air
|
| Staff transport
| Beech 90
Beech 200
| 1
1
|
|-----
| Cessna 206
|
| Utility
|
| 4
|
|-----
| Cessna 421
|
| Staff transport
| Cessna 421B
| 1
|
|}

Air Force

! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Aircraft
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Versions
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|In service^[1]
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Notes
|-----
| HAL Dhruv
|
| Utility helicopter
|
| 2
| Letter of Intent issued[1]
|-----
| Aérospatiale Lama
|
| Utility helicopter
| SA 315B
| 2
|
|-----
| Aerotec A-132
|
| Trainer
| A-132B
T-23
| 2
5
|
|-----
| Beechcraft Baron
|
| Utility
| 55
| 2
|
|-----
| Beechcraft Bonanza
|
| Utility
| V35
| 2
|
|-----
| Beechcraft King Air
|
| Staff transport
| Super King Air 200
| 4
|
|-----
| Beechcraft T-34 Mentor
|
| Trainer
| FMA T-34B
| 21
|
|-----
| Bell 205
|
| Utility helicopter
| UH-1H
| 12
|
|-----
| Bell 212
|
| Utility helicopter
|
| 1
|
|-----
|British Aerospace 146
|
|Transport
|146-100
|2
|
|------
| Canadair T-33
|
| Attack
| AT-33A
| 4
|
|-----
| CASA C-212
|
| Transport
|
| 1
|
|-----
| Cessna 152
|
| Utility
|
| 10
|
|-----
| Cessna 172
|
| Utility
| 172K
| 2
|
|-----
| Cessna 185
|
| Utility
|
| 2
|
|-----
| Cessna 206
|
| Utility
|
| 11
|
|-----
| Cessna 210
|
| Utility
|
| 4
|
|-----
| Cessna 310
|
| Utility
|
| 1
|
|-----
| Cessna 402
|
| Utility
| 402B
| 1
|
|-----
| Cessna 421
|
| Utility
| 421B
| 1
|
|-----
| Convair 580
|
| Transport
|
| 2
|
|-----
| Douglas DC-3
|
| Transport
| Basler Turbo 67
| 1
|
|-----
| Fokker F27
|
| Transport
| F27-400M
| 4
|
|-----
| Lancair 320
|
| Trainer
|
| 1
|
|-----
| Learjet 25
|
| VIP transport
| 25B
25D
| 1
1
|
|-----
| Lockheed C-130 Hercules
|
| Transport
| 'Total'
C-130A
C-130B
C-130H
| '6'
2
3
1
|
|-----
| MD Helicopters MD 500
|
| Utility helicopter
| 500M
| 10
|
|-----
| NEIVA T-25 Universal
|
| Trainer
|
| 6
|
|-----
| Pilatus PC-7
|
| Trainer
|
| 9
|
|-----
| Piper PA-34
|
| Utility
|
| 2
|
|-----
| Rockwell Sabreliner
|
| VIP transport
| Sabreliner 60
| 1
|
|}

Navy

:''See full article: Bolivian Naval Force.''

References

1. "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, ''Aviation Week & Space Technology'', January 15 2007.
2. "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, ''Aviation Week & Space Technology'', January 15 2007.

''This article was adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000.''