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Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces

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1932:) is a branch that ensures the protection of the state borders and territorial waters. They are subordinate to the Interior Ministry (MININT). The official date of the establishment of this service was on September 23, 1970. In the second half of the 1970s, several agreements were signed, according to which some changes were made to border protection, including a 1976 agreement was signed between Cuba and Mexico on the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone in the sector of the Cuban-Mexican maritime border and a 1977 agreement was signed on the maritime border between Cuba and Haiti. The Border Troops are de facto both a 1104: 1217:. IISS also estimated DAAFAR had 12 operational transport aircraft, plus trainers which include 8 L-39C, and helicopters, mainly Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-17, and Mil Mi-24 Hind. RaĂșl Castro ordered in 2010 that all MiG-29 pilots had to have full training, they now have from 200–250 hours of flight annually together with real dogfight training and exercises. Up to 20 MiG-23 units also have this kind of training but the other 16 MiG-23 units spend more time in simulators than real flight. MiG-21 units have limited time in these training exercises and spend more time in simulators and maintain their skills flying with 1119: 1029: 1170: 342: 1916:– EJT) is, by law, a paramilitary organization under the direct control of MINFAR. It was formally established on 3 August 1973 by combining the Centennial Youth Column (CJC) and the Permanent Infantry Divisions (DIP). Cuba's compulsory service laws require all male citizens to serve for three years in the EJT. The formation of the EJT allowed the army to devote itself full time to military matters. The EJT served as a reserve force in its first 20 years. In 1993, it was assigned the responsibility of managing the state farms. 181: 1356: 1143:, there were three major geographical commands, Western, Central, and Eastern. There were a reported 130,000 all ranks, and each command was garrisoned by an army comprising a single armored division, a mechanized division, and a corps of three infantry divisions, though the Eastern Command had two corps totaling six divisions. There was also an independent military region, with a single infantry division, which garrisoned the 1230: 538: 366: 3933: 354: 994: 426: 330: 3943: 438: 414: 3953: 450: 378: 402: 390: 1155:
notice. The same report said that Cuban special operations forces continue to train but on a smaller scale than beforehand, and that while the lack of replacement parts for its existing equipment and the current severe shortage of fuel were increasingly affecting operational capabilities, Cuba remained able to offer considerable resistance to any regional power.
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reported in 1998 that the country's paramilitary organizations, the Territorial Militia Troops, the Youth Labor Army, and the Naval Militia had suffered considerable morale and training degradation over the previous seven years but still retained the potential to "make an enemy invasion costly." Cuba
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The Cuban Navy today operates its own missile systems, the made-in-Cuba Bandera (a copy of the dated Styx Soviet missiles) and Remulgadas anti-ship missile systems, as well as the nationally produced Frontera self-propelled coastal defence multiple rocket launcher. The navy's principal threats are
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wrote in May 1979 that when "the economy took a downturn in 1970, the Castro regime, partly at Soviet urging, reduced its forces by some 60 per cent, eventually freeing more than 150,000 people for full-time civilian employment. All branches of the armed services except the Air Force were affected
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military assistance enabled Cuba to upgrade its military capabilities to number one in Latin America and project power abroad. The first Cuban military mission in Africa was established in Ghana in 1961. Cuba's military forces appeared in Algeria, in 1963, when a military medical brigade came to
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In 1990, Cuba's Air Force was the best equipped in Latin America. In all, the modern Cuban Air Force had approximately 230 fixed-wing aircraft. Although there is no exact figure available, Western analysts estimate that at least 130 (with only 25 operational) of these planes are still in service
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assessment in the first half of 1998 said that the army's armor and artillery units were at low readiness levels due to 'severely reduced' training, generally incapable of mounting effective operations above the battalion level, and that equipment was mostly in storage and unavailable at short
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The Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defence Force (DAAFAR) was used in the 1980s with the help of the Soviet Union to be able to project power abroad, especially in Africa. During that time Cuba sent jet fighters and transports for deployment in conflict zones such as Angola and Ethiopia.
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The Territorial Troops Militia is composed exclusively of civilian volunteers, under the command of MINFAR. It reinforced the notion of the popular will to defend the Revolution. In general, the militia is a part-time force with only light arms that are issued only on occasion.
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sites to three brigades and 18 sites, leaving eastern Cuba unprotected by surface-to-air missiles. The Navy lost a number of radar surveillance posts, again to the detriment of eastern Cuba. The Army was more than halved in size and reorganised." (PA79-10173D)
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Sections 3.18, 3.19 and 3.20 of the Resolution on the Cuban Government's Shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue Adopted by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) at the Twentieth Meeting of its 148th Session on 27 June 1996
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claimed to have seen Cubans in mid to late 1990s in a secret submarine base. Years later, a single picture became public of a small black native submarine in Havana harbor. It is rumored to be called 'Delfin' and is to be armed with two
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assessed the force as 8,000 strong with 41 combat capable aircraft and a further 188 stored. DAAFAR is known now to have acquired another MiG-29 and a few MiG-23s, giving it 58 combat aircraft in active service. These are listed as 6
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based in Florida which were incorrectly suspected of dropping leaflets into Cuban airspace. The air force was criticised for not giving the pilots of the aircraft options other than being shot down. One aircraft escaped.
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there are naval facilities in Cienfuegos (patrol vessels docked near Museo Historico Naval Nacional in Cayo Loco area), Mariel (near shipyard/container port), Nicaro and Punta Movida.
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Cuban military power was sharply reduced by the loss of Soviet subsidies following the end of the Cold War, and today the Revolutionary Armed Forces number 39,000 regular troops.
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drug smuggling and illegal immigration. The country's geographical position and limited naval presence has enabled traffickers to utilise Cuban territorial waters and airspace.
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during the 1980s. The tonnage of Soviet military deliveries to Cuba throughout most of the 1980s exceeded deliveries in any year since the military build-up during the 1962
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is now armed with two C-201W missiles, one twin 57 mm gun mount, two twin 25 mm gun mounts and on 14.5 mm machine gun. This vessel is larger than the
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In 1989, the government instituted a clean-up of the armed forces and the Ministry of Interior, convicting army Major General and
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In April 2021, longtime Chief of Staff Álvaro López Miera took over as the Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces.
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During the Cold War, the Soviet Union granted both military and financial aid to Cuba. From 1966 until the late 1980s,
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support the government. Since the 1960s, Cuba sent military forces to African and Arab countries – Syria in 1973,
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After the old Soviet submarines were put out of service, Cuba searched for help from North Korea's experience in
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in April 1917 and supplied sugar to several countries, mainly the United States of America. Was involved in the
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In 1998, according to the same DIA report mentioned above, the air force had "fewer than 24 operational
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also adopted a "war of the people" strategy that highlights the defensive nature of its capabilities.
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Directory of Personalities of the Cuban Government, Official Organizations, and Mass Organizations
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and were described as "big and black and shout very loudly when they fight. Unlike the
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in its original form was first established in 1868 by Cuban revolutionaries during the
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English, Adrian J., "The Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces," in Ian V. Hogg (Ed.),
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noticeably. The Air Defence Force shrank from six brigades and 24 occupied SA-2
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force, and all new officers are commissioned from the Granma Naval Academy.
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Bryan Bender, "DIA expresses concern over Cuban intelligence activity",
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unit in the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces. It is often identified as
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Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Cuba) § Ministers
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CIA map showing the estimated range of Cuban MiG-29 Fulcrum jets.
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The armed forces have long been the most powerful institution in
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spread out among the thirteen military airbases on the island.
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HAndbook on the Cuban Armed Forces, DDB-2680-62-79, April 1979
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have no military and thus are not included in the list. The
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abandoned airfield 1315 m (single 4314 ft runway)
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Soldiers of Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias on a motorbike
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List of equipment of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces
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Desembarco de Granma is a small marine battalion with
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Carl Gershman and Orlando Gutierrez (January 2009).
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All these groups are subordinated to the 233:17-28 years of age for compulsory military service 2915:Latin American Light Weapons National Inventories 2640:"New Photo Reveals Cuban Navy's Secret Submarine" 1429:23° 5'25"N, 82°28'45"W and 22°58'45"N, 82°59'15"W 690:– EJT), and the Defense and Production Brigades ( 2538: 2536: 2324:"Cuba and China strengthen military cooperation" 1343:helicopter operator only and is equipped with 2 2874:Official site of the Revolutionary Armed Forces 2180: 2178: 850:, Cuban forces were present in 1981 during the 715:Ministro de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias 2376:Directory of officials of the Republic of Cuba 702:– DCC) and the National Reserves Institution ( 61:Emblem of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces 4348: 4124: 3983: 2947: 2072:International Institute for Strategic Studies 1911: 1860: 1649:single 2/20 runway 1510 m (4954 ft) 1501:Rwy 06/24, Size: 4001 m (13,125 ft) 1332:) was converted and entered service in 2016. 1312:The Cuban Navy rebuilt one, large ex-Spanish 1202:International Institute for Strategic Studies 1165:Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force 917:First Deputy Minister, Chief of General Staff 713: 703: 697: 696:– BPD), plus the Civil Defense Organization ( 691: 685: 679: 615: 38: 8: 4713:) is not listed. The uninhabited islands of 4642:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 4072:Committees for the Defense of the Revolution 3441:Committees for the Defense of the Revolution 2099:"The Cuban military and transition dynamics" 705:Instituto Nacional de las Reservas Estatales 2886:Foro Militar General (Cuban military forum) 1924:The Border Troops of the Republic of Cuba ( 1552:former anti-submarine helicopter squadron ( 4355: 4341: 4333: 4131: 4117: 4109: 3990: 3976: 3968: 3761: 3567: 3563: 3473: 3256: 3252: 3191: 2979: 2954: 2940: 2932: 2067: 2065: 1973:– officer cadet school of the Ground Force 710:Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces 622: 608: 525: 244:2-year service obligation for both genders 2326:. 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The Cuban Navy also includes a small 1159:Revolutionary Air and Air Defence Force 668:Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force 582: 546: 528: 117:Revolutionary Air and Air Defence Force 2697: 2686: 2545:"Cuban Armed Forces Review: Air Force" 1998:Arides SĂĄnchez Military Justice School 1756:Rwy 05/23 3596 m (11,799 ft) 1451:3710 Interceptor Squadron and Training 269:1,888,498 females, age 15–49 267:1,929,370 males, age 15–49, 257:3,022,063 females, age 15–49 255:3,134,622 males, age 15–49, 29: 2824:Jane's Intelligence Review, June 1993 1956:, current command college of the CRAF 1726:Rwy 09/27 4000 m (13123 ft) 1233:The helicopter carrier patrol vessel 880:. This judgment is known in Cuba as " 7: 1841:Rwy 07/25 3000 m (9842 ft) 1819:Rwy 03/21 1801 m (5908 ft) 1783:Rwy 08/26 3017 m (9898 ft) 1759:Rwy 12/30 2482 m (8144 ft) 1753:Rwy 01/19 2400 m (7873 ft) 1729:Rwy 18/36 1296 m (4252 ft) 1646:(Jaime GonzĂĄlez Air Station) (MUCF) 1527:homeport for the navy's two frigates 1418:Rwy 08/26 2584 m (8479 ft) 1415:Rwy 01/19 2041 m (6695 ft) 4067:National Revolutionary Police Force 3425:National Revolutionary Police Force 3383:Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) 3326:National Assembly of People's Power 2452:de Granma, Tomado (19 April 2021). 2074:: The Military Balance 2015, p. 392 2036:National Revolutionary Police Force 1993:Military Medical University of Cuba 3074:United States embargo against Cuba 2504:. 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Index

Cuban Military
Spanish

Service branches
Revolutionary Army
Revolutionary Air and Air Defence Force
Revolutionary Navy
Territorial Troops Militia
Headquarters
Havana
Leadership
First Secretary
Miguel DĂ­az-Canel
Commander-in-chief

President
Miguel DĂ­az-Canel
Minister of the FAR

Álvaro López Miera

Conscription
2-year service obligation for both genders
Reserve personnel
Percent of GDP
Industry
Union de Industrias Militares
Bulgaria
China
Kazakhstan

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