Military of Mauritius
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Coat of arms of Mauritius
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| Service branches | National Police Force Paramilitary Special Force National Coast Guard |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | $9.1 million (FY01) |
| Percent of GDP | 0.19%[1] (2012 est.) |
Mauritius does not have a standing army. All military, police, and security functions are carried out by 10,000 active-duty personnel under the command of the Commissioner of Police. The 8,000-member National Police Force is responsible for domestic law enforcement. The 1,500-member Special Mobile Force (SMF) and the 500-member National Coast Guard are the only two paramilitary units in Mauritius. Both units are composed of police officers on lengthy rotations to those services.[2][3][4]
Organisation and training
The SMF is organized as a ground infantry unit, with six rifle companies, two mobilisable paramilitary companies, and one engineer company, according to the IISS Military Balance 2007. It engages extensively in civic works projects. The Coast Guard has four patrol craft for search-and-rescue missions and surveillance of territorial waters. A 100-member police helicopter squadron assists in search-and-rescue operations. There also is a special supporting unit of 270 members trained in riot control.
Military advisers from India and United Kingdom work with the SMF, the Coast Guard, and the Police Helicopter Unit, and Mauritian police officers are trained in India, United Kingdom and France. India and the United States provide training to Mauritian Coast Guard officers in such fields as seamanship and maritime law enforcement.
Aircraft
In March 1990 one radar equipped HAL Do 228-101 was ordered from India to form a maritime surveillance element by July 1991. This aircraft was reinforced in 1992 by a single twin turbo prop BN-2T Maritime Defender for coastal patrol work. A HAL Do 228 -202 was added to the fleet in 2004[2][3][4]
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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| Dornier Do 228 | India | Maritime Patrol/ Radar Surveillance | 101 | 1[5] | Capable of Short Field Landing
Super Marec Radar |
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| BN-2T Defender | United kingdom | Martime Patrol/ Coastal Visual Surveillance | 1[5] | |||
| Dornier Do 228 | India | Maritime Patrol/ Radar Surveillance | 202 | 1 | Israeli ELTA Ver 2 Maritime Patrol Radar | |
| Dornier Do 228 | India | Maritime Patrol/ Radar Surveillance | 202 | 0 | Israeli ELTA Ver 3 Maritime Patrol Radar with FLIR | |
| Police Helicopter Squadron | ||||||
| Alouette III | France | SAR / utility | SA316B | 2[5] | ||
| AS355 | France | utility | AS355 SN | 1[5] | ||
| HAL Dhruv | India | utility | 1[6] | operates under the National Police force | ||
Vessels
- 2 Sarojini Naidu class patrol vessel
- 1 MCGS Barracuda offshore patrol vessel
- 1 Vigilant patrol ship
- 1 SDB MK 3 patrol boat
- 2 Zhuk patrol craft
- 1 P-2000 patrol craft
- 22 other boats
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 IISS Military Balance 2007
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 IISS Military Balance 2010
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 World Aircraft Information Files; Brightstar Publishing; File 331, Sheet 4
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
See also
- GRSE Mauritius offshore patrol vessel
- Mandovi Marine (15 Meter) Class Patrol Craft
- Praga Class Patrol Boat
This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook document "2003 edition".
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