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{{Short description|Military of Senegal}}
{{Infobox national military
| name = Senegalese Armed Forces
| native_name = {{lang|fr|Forces armées du Sénégal}}
| motto = 
| founded = 1962
| current_form = 
| disbanded = 
| branches = {{ubl|[[Senegalese Army|Army]]|[[Senegalese Navy|Navy]]|[[Senegalese Air Force|Air Force]]|[[Senegalese Gendarmerie|National Gendarmerie]]}}
| headquarters = 
| flying_hours = 
| website = <!--{{URL|example.mil}}-->
<!-- Leadership -->| commander-in-chief = [[Bassirou Diomaye Faye]]
| commander-in-chief_title = [[President of Senegal|President]]
| minister = [[Sidiki Kaba]]
| minister_title = [[Ministry of Defense (Senegal)|Minister of the Armed Forces]]
| commander = General of Air Corps [[Mbaye Cissé]]
| commander_title = [[Chief of the General Staff (Senegal)|Chief of the General Staff]]
<!-- Manpower -->|  = 
| conscription = 
| active = 17,000
| ranked = 
| reserve = 
| deployed = <!-- Financial -->
| amount = ~ $350 million (FY2018)
| percent_GDP = ~1.5% (FY2018 est.)
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| foreign_suppliers = {{BRA}}<br/>{{CAN}}<br />{{FRA}}<br />{{IND}}<br />{{IDN}}<br/>{{VIE}}<br />{{USA}}<br/>{{UKR}}<br />{{HAI}}<br />{{CHN}}<br/>{{ROK}}<br/>{{RSA}}<br/>{{ISR}}<br/>{{EU}}<br/>{{TUR}}
| imports = 
| exports = <!-- Related articles -->
| history = [[Mauritania–Senegal Border War]] <br /> [[Casamance conflict]] <br /> [[Gulf War]] <br /> [[Guinea-Bissau Civil War]] <br /> [[Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)|Insurgency in the Maghreb]] <br /> [[2008 invasion of Anjouan]] <br />[[Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen]] <br /> [[2017 ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia|Invasion of the Gambia]]
| ranks = [[Military ranks of Senegal]]
}}

The '''Armed Forces of Senegal''' ({{langx|fr|Forces armées du Sénégal}}) consists of about 17,000 personnel in the army, [[Senegalese Air Force|air force]], navy, and gendarmerie. The [[Senegalese|Senegal]] military force receives most of its training, equipment, and support from France and the United States. Germany also provides support but on a smaller scale.

Military noninterference in political affairs has contributed to Senegal's stability since independence. Senegal has participated in many international and regional peacekeeping missions. Most recently, in 2000, Senegal sent a battalion to the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] to participate in [[MONUC]], the [[United Nations]] peacekeeping mission.

Senegal also agreed to deploy a United States-trained battalion to [[Sierra Leone]] to participate in [[UNAMSIL]], another UN peacekeeping mission. The training operation was designated Operation Focus Relief and involved [[U.S. Army Special Forces]] from [[3rd Special Forces Group]] training a number of West African battalions, including [[Nigeria]]n ones.

As one of the largest troop contributors in Africa (per capita) to African Union missions, United Nations missions, and other regional security organizations, the Senegalese military has proven itself to be one of the most effective and reliable militaries on the African continent. This is remarkable given that Senegal is poorer than the average Sub-Saharan African country. Most importantly, the army of Senegal is multi-ethnic, not coup-proofed, and has never attempted a ''coup d'état'', which is a rarity in Africa. Harmonious Senegalese civil-military relations since independence have permitted the creation of an effective 'military enclave' that is a capable institution not a threat to the political leadership in Dakar.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Matisek|first=Jahara|date=March 2019|title=An Effective Senegalese Military Enclave: The Armée-Nation "Rolls On"|journal=African Security|volume=12|pages=62–86|doi=10.1080/19392206.2019.1593004|s2cid=150559462}}</ref>

== Summary of past military actions ==
[[File:Senegalese navy Adm. Ousmane Ibrahima Sall, left, the deputy chief of staff of the Senegalese Armed Forces, inspects a formation of troops with military leaders from other nations during exercise Western Accord 120714-M-XI134-0407.jpg|thumb|left|Commando battalion of [[Thiès]].]]
* In October 1980 and August 1981, the Senegalese military was invited into [[the Gambia]] by President [[Dawda Kairaba Jawara]] to put down a [[1981 Gambian coup d'état attempt|coup attempt]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Opérations en Gambie : Il était une fois "Fodé Kaba 1" et "Fodé Kaba 2"|language=fr|first1=Ndèye Fatou|last1= Ndiaye |first2= Chamsidine|last2= Sané|website=seneweb.com | date=17 January 2017|url=http://www.seneweb.com/news/Dossier%20de%20la%20redaction/operations-en-gambie-il-etait-une-fois-l_n_205162.html}}</ref>
* In August 1989, Senegalese-Gambian military cooperation ceased with the dissolution of the [[Senegambian Confederation]].
* In 1990, 500 Senegalese troops were deployed to Saudi Arabia to take part in the [[Gulf War]]. 92 of them were killed after the end of the conflict in a plane crash on 21 March 1991.
* In 1992 1,500 men were sent to the [[ECOMOG]] peacekeeping group in [[Liberia]].
* In 1994, a battalion-sized force was sent to [[Rwanda]] to participate in the UN peacekeeping mission there.
* Senegal intervened in the [[Guinea-Bissau civil war]] in 1998 at the request of former President [[João Bernardo Vieira|Vieira]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Guinea: Senegal Sends Troops To Bissau|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/199806120195.html|date=12 June 1998|website=allafrica.com}}</ref>
* A Senegalese contingent deployed on a peacekeeping mission to the [[Central African Republic]] in 1997.
* In 2017, Senegal deployed troops into the Gambia to support newly elected President [[Adama Barrow]], an action legally justified by UN resolution 2337.

The Army ({{lang|fr|Armée de Terre}}) is the leading force within the Senegalese armed forces and provides the chief of staff and the {{lang|fr|Inspecteur général des forces armées}}.

== Army ==
[[File:M-16 carbine marksmanship range training during African Lion 22 in Dodji, Senegal 220624-A-OA230-0056.jpg|thumb|Senegalese soldiers during a training exercise.|280px]]
Since independence from France in 1960, the army has gone through a large number of reorganisations. The army's heritage includes the [[Tirailleurs sénégalais]]. In 1978, Senegal dispatched a battalion to the Inter-African Force in Zaire, in the aftermath of the [[Shaba II]] fighting. The Senegalese contingent was under the command of Colonel Osmane Ndoye.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lepotentielonline.com/site2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4846:colonel-ousmane-ndoye-les-soldats-zairois-faisaient-partie-des-meilleurs-du-continent&catid=90:online-depeches&Itemid=468 |title=Le Potential |access-date=2014-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329123558/http://lepotentielonline.com/site2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4846:colonel-ousmane-ndoye-les-soldats-zairois-faisaient-partie-des-meilleurs-du-continent&catid=90:online-depeches&Itemid=468 |archive-date=2014-03-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Senegalese force comprised a parachute battalion from [[Thiaroye]].

The Army currently consists of two divisions, the Operations Division and the Logistic Division. The IISS estimated in 2012 that the Army had a strength of 11,900 soldiers, three armoured battalions the 22nd, 24th, and 25th (at [[Bignona]]) and the 26th {{lang|fr|Bataillon de reconnaissance et d'Appui}} at [[Kolda]]; there are six infantry battalions numbered 1st to 6th.<ref>IISS Military Balance 2012, 449.</ref> 3rd Battalion may have been at [[Kaolack]] with 4th at [[Tambacounda]] at one point.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popxibaar.com/CHANGEMENT-A-LA-TETE-DE-LA-DIRPA-Le-Colonel-Abdourahim-Kebe-prend-les-commandes_a1204.html |title=Sorry |access-date=2012-06-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329154126/http://www.popxibaar.com/CHANGEMENT-A-LA-TETE-DE-LA-DIRPA-Le-Colonel-Abdourahim-Kebe-prend-les-commandes_a1204.html |archive-date=2014-03-29 }}</ref>

Also reported is the 12th Battalion of the 2nd Military Zone at [[Saint Louis, Senegal|Saint Louis]] (Dakhar Bango),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lequotidien.sn/index.php/societe/item/11420-saint-louis-en-visite-au-12e-bataillon--macky-sall-promet-de-meilleures-conditions-de-travail |title=SAINT-LOUIS - en visite au 12e bataillon : Macky Sall promet de meilleures conditions de travail |website=www.lequotidien.sn |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130418130346/http://www.lequotidien.sn/index.php/societe/item/11420-saint-louis-en-visite-au-12e-bataillon--macky-sall-promet-de-meilleures-conditions-de-travail |archive-date=18 April 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> along with the [[:fr:Prytanée militaire de Saint-Louis|Prytanée militaire de Saint-Louis]], a military secondary school.

Although the Senegalese Air Force is geared towards supporting it, the army may have previously maintained its own very small aviation branch, called the "{{lang|fr|Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre}}" (like the French army's equivalent), which may have counted up to five light helicopters and two [[SA330 Puma]] transport helicopters. The IISS Military Balance 2012 does not list any helicopters in army service.

== National Gendarmerie ==
{{main|Senegalese Gendarmerie}}
[[File:Spahis sénégalais lors de l'Investiture de Macky Sall - 2 avril 2012 (3).jpg|thumb|[[Red Guard of Senegal]].|180x180px|left]]
The Gendarmerie is a military force which provides policing and security. It includes a Territorial Gendarmerie with general policing duties, and a Mobile Gendarmerie for special tasks and serious public disorder.

The Senegalese gendarmerie evolved out of a French colonial [[Spahi]] detachment sent to Senegal in 1845. This detachment (which became today's [[Red Guard of Senegal]]) was the cadre around which the "Colonial Gendarmerie" was formed. On independence this became the National Gendarmerie.

The commander is General Abdoulaye Fall (a different person from the current Armed Forces Chief of Staff of the same name), whose rank is [[divisional general]], and whose full job title is "High Commander of the Gendarmerie and Director of Military Justice".

== Navy ==
[[File:Fouladou Senegal Patrol.jpg|thumb|The Senegalese [[patrol boat]] ''Fouladou'']]
[[File:US Navy 090808-G-3885B-136 The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Legare (WMEC 912), left, patrols along side the Senegalese Navy vessel, Poponquine, during joint operations as part of the Africa Partnership Station.jpg|thumb|{{ship|Senegalese patrol vessel|Poponquine}} training with a [[United States Coast Guard]] vessel off the coast of Senegal]]
The navy ({{lang|fr|marine}}), also known as the {{lang|fr|Armée de mer}}, is of small size and is commanded by a [[ship-of-the-line captain]]. It is responsible for securing Senegal's {{convert|286|nmi|km|adj=on|abbr=off}} Atlantic coastline which is strategically located on the extreme west of the African continent. The coastline is divided in two by [[The Gambia]]. The navy was created in 1975.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Flor |title=U.S. Africa Command continues to develop Senegal's Enlisted Development Strategy |url=https://www.africom.mil/media-room/Article/32559/u-s-africa-command-continues-to-develop-senegals-enlisted-development-strategy |access-date=24 May 2020 |agency=United States Africa Command |date=28 January 2020}}</ref> The Navy operates two bases, one at Dakar and the other at Elinkine. The navy also patrols the {{convert|12|nmi|km|adj=on|abbr=off}} territorial waters as well as a declared {{convert|200|nmi|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} [[exclusive economic zone]].{{sfn|Gardiner|Chumbley|Budzbon|1995|p=330}}{{sfn|Saunders|2009|p=717}}

The Navy is divided into three branches known as "groupings":<ref>Bryden & N'Diaye (eds), 'Security Sector Governance in Francophone West Africa, DCAF, 2011, 207.</ref>

* The Operational Naval Grouping ({{lang|fr|Groupement Naval Opérationnel}}), which is divided into three flotillas and one group:
** The High Seas Patrol Boats ({{lang|fr|Patrouilleurs de Haute Mer}}),
** The Coastal Surveillance Vessels ({{lang|fr|Bâtiments de Surveillance Côtière}}),
** The Fast Coastal Boats ({{lang|fr|Vedettes Côtières Rapides}}) and
** The Transport Group ({{lang|fr|groupe de transport}}).
* The Naval Support Grouping ({{lang|fr|Groupement de Soutien de la Marine}}) responsible for ports, repairs, training, and logistics.
* The [[Fluvial]]-Maritime Surveillance Grouping.

== Air Force ==
[[File:Roundel of Senegal.svg|thumb|Air Force [[Roundel]].|180x180px]]
{{main|Senegalese Air Force}}
The air force ({{lang|fr|Armée de l'Air}}) is orientated towards providing support for ground forces and resembles an army aviation corps. It possesses [[Mil Mi-24]] gunship helicopters, as well as transport and reconnaissance aircraft.

== Military Areas ==
[[File:Zones militaires sénégal carte map.png|thumb|Senegal's Military zones.|290x290px]]
At the present time, there are seven military zones:<ref>État Major des Armees, [http://www.forcesarmees.gouv.sn/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=26 Zones militaires] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726140434/http://www.forcesarmees.gouv.sn/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=26 |date=July 26, 2009 }}, accessed August 2009</ref>
* Zone n°1 - [[Dakar]]
* Zone n°2 - [[Saint-Louis, Senegal|Saint-Louis]]
* Zone n°3 - [[Kaolack]]
* Zone n°4 - [[Tambacounda]]
* Zone n°5 - [[Ziguinchor]]
* Zone n°6 - [[Kolda]]
* Zone n°7 - [[Thiès]]
Each zone comprises a garrison office that caters to military issues and a social service office.
The IISS Military Balance listed four zones in 2007.

== Equipment ==

=== Small arms ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|-
! width=16%| Name
! width=10%| Image
! width=15%| Caliber
! width=12%| Type
! width=10%| Origin
! width=28%| Notes
|-
! colspan="6"| Pistols
|-
| [[Walther PP]]<ref name="jones2009">Jones, Richard D. ''Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010''. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). {{ISBN|978-0-7106-2869-5}}.</ref>
| [[File:1972 Walther PP.jpg|150px]]
| [[.25 ACP]]
| [[Semi-automatic pistol]]
| {{Flag|Germany}}
|
|-
| [[Beretta 92|PAMAS G1]]<ref name="jones2009" />
| [[File:DCB-Shooting MAS G1S.jpg|150x150px]]
| [[9×19mm]]
| [[Semi-automatic pistol]]
| {{Flag|Italy}}<hr>{{Flag|France}}
| 
|-
| [[MAC Mle 1950|MAC 50]]<ref name="jones2009" />
| [[File:MAC-50 detoured.jpg|150px]]
| [[9×19mm]]
| [[Semi-automatic pistol]]
| {{Flag|France}}
| 
|-
| [[Manurhin MR 73]]<ref name="jones2009" />
| [[File:Manurhin-MR-73.jpg|150px]]
| [[.357 Magnum]]
| [[Revolver]]
| {{Flag|France}}
| 
|-
! colspan="6"| Submachine guns
|-
| [[MAS-38]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Senegal|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|date=22 November 2000|first=Terry J.|last=Gander}}</ref>
| [[File:MAS 1938 submachine gun-IMG 7409-white.jpg|150px]]
| [[7.65×20mm]]
| [[Submachine gun]]
| {{Flag|France}}
| 
|-
| [[MAT-49]]<ref name="jones2009" />
| [[File:MAT Submachine Gun.jpg|150px]]
| [[9×19mm]]
| [[Submachine gun]]
| {{Flag|France}}
| 
|-
| [[SMT9]]<ref>Moss, Matthew (June 8th, 2020) "Senegal's Security Forces Buy Taurus Carbines & SMGs" TheFirearmBlog.com, 2024, https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2020/06/08/taurus-sells-carbines-smgs-to-senegal/, Date accessed: 8/10/2024</ref>
|
|
| [[Submachine gun]]
| {{Flag|Brazil}}
| 
|-
! colspan="6"| Rifles
|-
| [[FAMAS]]<ref name="NMAA" />
| [[File:FAMAS-img 1016.jpg|150x150px]]
| [[5.56×45mm]]
| [[Bullpup]]<hr>[[Assault rifle]]
| {{Flag|France}}
| 
|-
| [[M16 rifle|M16]]<ref name="NMAA">{{cite web|first1=Jeremy |last1=Binnie|first2=Erwan|last2= de Cherisey|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622123315/http://www.janes.com/images/assets/520/71520/New-model_African_armies.pdf|title= New-model African armies|publisher= Jane's|date= 2017|archive-date= 22 June 2017|url=http://www.janes.com/images/assets/520/71520/New-model_African_armies.pdf}}</ref>
| [[File:M16A2 rightside noBG.jpg|150px]]
| [[5.56×45mm]]
| [[Assault rifle]]
| {{Flag|United States}}
| 
|-
| [[M4 carbine|M4]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.defenceweb.co.za/land/land-land/senegal-received-2-200-m4-carbines-from-the-us/ |title=Senegal received 2 200 M4 carbines from the US |date=26 July 2019 |website=defenceWeb}}</ref>
| [[File:PEO M4 Carbine RAS M68 CCO.png|150px]]
| [[5.56×45mm]]
| [[Carbine]]<hr>[[Assault rifle]]
| {{Flag|United States}}
| 
|-
| [[CAR-15 XM177|CAR-15]]<ref name="jones2009" />
| [[File:USAF GAU 5A noBG.png|150px]]
| [[5.56×45mm]]
| [[Carbine]]<hr>[[Assault rifle]]
| {{Flag|United States}}
| 
|-
| [[Taurus T4]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-28|title=Senegal compra fuzis e submetralhadoras da Taurus|url=https://www.forte.jor.br/2020/05/28/senegal-compra-fuzis-e-submetralhadoras-da-taurus/|access-date=2021-05-22|website=Forças Terrestres - ForTe|language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>Moss, Matthew (June 8th, 2020) "Senegal's Security Forces Buy Taurus Carbines & SMGs" TheFirearmBlog.com, 2024, https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2020/06/08/taurus-sells-carbines-smgs-to-senegal/, Date accessed: 8/10/2024</ref>
| [[File:Fuzil T4.jpg|150px]]
| [[5.56×45mm]]
| [[Carbine]]<hr>[[Assault rifle]]
| {{Flag|Brazil}}
| 
|-
| [[Norinco CQ]]<ref>{{cite web |author=Jackson J Wood |url=http://www.jacksonjwood.com/independence-day/ |title=Independence Day |website=jacksonjwood.com |date=2012-04-17 |access-date=2017-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202072248/http://www.jacksonjwood.com/independence-day/ |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[File:NORINCO Type CQ 5'56x45mm assault rifle.jpg|150px]]
| [[5.56×45mm]]
| [[Assault rifle]]
| {{Flag|China}}
| 
|-
| [[Daewoo Precision Industries K1|Daewoo K1]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://article.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.asp?ctg=12&Total_ID=195149 |title=ID No. 195149  |accessdate=2012-11-30 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130127131701/http://article.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.asp?ctg=12&Total_ID=195149 |archivedate=2013-01-27 }}</ref>
| [[File:South Korean K1 carbine No.1 0.jpg|150x150px]]
| [[.223 Remington]]
| [[Carbine]]<hr>[[Assault rifle]]
| {{Flag|South Korea|1997}}
| Received 280 K1A rifles in 2003.
|-
| [[Daewoo Precision Industries K2|Daewoo K2]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bemil.chosun.com/nbrd/bbs/view.html?b_bbs_id=10044&num=201537|title = 세네갈군의 K-2 소총과 K201}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2014/05/468882|title = Mali: Ban urges immediate end to fighting amid rapidly deteriorating situation in Kidal|date = 21 May 2014}}</ref>
| [[File:Daewoo K2 rifle 0.jpg|frameless|151x151px]]
| [[5.56×45mm]]
| [[Carbine]]<hr>[[Assault rifle]]
| {{Flag|South Korea|1984}}
| 
|-
| [[IWI Tavor]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/defence-notes/senegal-moves-ahead-military-procurements/ |title=Defence Notes – Shephard Media |access-date=2017-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325064932/https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/defence-notes/senegal-moves-ahead-military-procurements/ |archive-date=2017-03-25 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[File:IWI-Tavor-TAR-21w1.jpg|150px]]
| [[5.56×45mm]]
| [[Bullpup]]<hr>[[Assault rifle]]
| {{Flag|Israel}}
| 
|-
| [[IWI Tavor X95]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-07|title=Tavor And Galil Rifles Plus Jericho Pistols Come to Senegal|url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/05/07/tavor-galil-rifles-jericho-senegal/|access-date=2021-04-05|website=The Firearm Blog|language=en-US}}</ref>
| [[File:MicroTavorX95MARS-white.jpg|150px]]
| [[5.56×45mm]]
| [[Bullpup]]<hr>[[Assault rifle]]
| {{Flag|Israel}}
| 
|-
| [[Heckler & Koch G3]]<ref name="jones2009" />
| [[File:H&K G3FS.jpg|150px]]
| [[7.62×51mm]]
| [[Battle rifle]]
| {{Flag|West Germany}}<br>{{Flag|France}}
| French-made G3s
|-
| [[SIG SG 540]]<ref name="jones2009" />
| [[File:SG 540 Manurhin noBG.png|150px]]
| [[7.62×51mm]]
| [[Battle rifle]]
| {{Flag|Switzerland}}
| 
|-
| [[MAS-36 rifle|MAS-36]]<ref name="wwii equipment used after the war">{{cite web|url=https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2015/08/23/post-wwii-use-of-the-mas-36-rifle-part-ii-export-users/ |title=Post-WWII use of the MAS-36 rifle: Part II (export users) |website=wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com |date=2015-08-23 |access-date=2017-06-15}}</ref>
| [[File:MAS Modèle 36 right side.jpg|150px]]
| [[7.5×54mm]]
| [[Bolt-action rifle]]
| {{Flag|France}}
| 
|-
| [[MAS-49 rifle|MAS-49/56]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Senegal|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|date=22 November 2000|first=Terry J.|last=Gander}}</ref>
| [[File:MAS 49 56.JPG|150px]]
| [[7.5×54mm]]
| [[Semi-automatic rifle]]
| {{Flag|France}}
| 
|-
|-
! colspan="6"| Sniper rifles
|-
| [[Dragunov SVD|SVD]]<ref>{{cite web|title=El Ejército asesora a Senegal|date=28 August 2015|website=ejercito.mde.es|url=http://www.ejercito.mde.es/reportajes/2015/019_asesora-senegal.html|language=es|access-date=18 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202132831/http://www.ejercito.mde.es/reportajes/2015/019_asesora-senegal.html|archive-date=2 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[File:SVD Dragunov.jpg|150px]]
| [[7.62×54mmR]]
| [[Sniper rifle]]<hr>[[Designated marksman rifle]]
| {{Flag|Soviet Union}}
| 
|-
| [[MKE MPT|KNT-76]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.defenceturk.net/senegal-silahli-kuvvetlerine-knt-76-keskin-nisanci-tufegi-teslimati |title=Senegal Silahlı Kuvvetleri'ne KNT-76 Keskin Nişancı Tüfeği teslimatı |date=26 December 2020|access-date=26 February 2021}}</ref>
| [[File:MPT-76 Assault Rifle noBG.png|150px]]
| [[7.62×51mm]]
| [[Designated marksman rifle]]
| {{Flag|Turkey}}
| 
|-
| [[IMI Galil|IWI Galatz]]<ref name="NMAA" />
| [[File:Galil-Sniper-Galatz-r001.jpg|150px]]
| [[5.56×45mm]]
| [[Designated marksman rifle]]
| {{Flag|Israel}}
| 
|-
! colspan="6"| Machine guns
|-
| [[IWI Negev]]<ref name="NMAA" />
| [[File:IWI-Negev-Zachi-Evenor-01-white.jpg|150px]]
| [[5.56×45mm]]
| [[Light machine gun]]
| {{Flag|Israel}}
| 
|-
| [[AA-52 machine gun|AA-52]]<ref name="jones2009" />
| [[File:Mitrailleuse-IMG 1728.jpg|150px]]
| [[7.62×51mm]]
| [[General-purpose machine gun]]
| {{Flag|France}}
| 
|-
| [[Heckler & Koch HK21]]<ref name="jones2009" />
| [[File:HK 21 LMG RIGHT SIDE.jpg|150px]]
| [[7.62×51mm]]
| [[General-purpose machine gun]]
| {{Flag|West Germany}}
| 
|-
| [[M60 machine gun|M60]]<ref name="dsca.mil">{{cite web|url=http://www.dsca.mil/sites/default/files/EDA_053013c.xlsx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-03-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218121738/http://www.dsca.mil/sites/default/files/EDA_053013c.xlsx |archive-date=February 18, 2014 }}</ref>
| [[File:M60 Medium Machine Gun (7414626098).jpg|150px]]
| [[7.62×51mm]]
| [[General-purpose machine gun]]
| {{Flag|United States|1912}}
| 
|-
| [[Browning M2]]<ref name="jones2009" />
| [[File:PEO Browning M2E2 QCB (c1).jpg|150px]]
| [[.50 BMG]]
| [[Heavy machine gun]]
| {{Flag|United States|1912}}
| 
|-
! colspan="6"| Rocket propelled grenade launchers
|-
| [[RPG-7]]<ref name="jones2009" />
| [[File:Rpg-7.jpg|150px]]
| 40mm
| [[Rocket-propelled grenade]]
| {{Flag|Soviet Union}}
|
|-
| [[LRAC F1]]<ref name="Shea2010">{{cite magazine|title=LRAC F1: 89mm Shoulder Fired Launcher|first=Dan|last=Shea|magazine=Small Arms Review|volume=13|issue=5|date=February 2010|url=http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1076|access-date=2018-12-12|archive-date=2019-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018030618/http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1076|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| [[File:LRAC F1-detoured-cropped.png|150px]]
| 89mm
| [[Shoulder-launched missile weapon]]
| {{Flag|France}}
| 
|}

=== Anti-tank weapons ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|-
! width=16%| Name
! width=21%| Image
! width=15%| Type
! width=12%| Origin
! width=10%| Caliber
! width=26%| Notes
|-
| [[MILAN]]<ref name="Military Balance 2020">{{cite book |author=<!-- human name --> |others=[[International Institute for Strategic Studies]] |year=2020 |title=The Military Balance |volume=120 |publisher=Routledge |pages=257–504 |isbn=978-0-367-46639-8}}</ref>
| [[File:Tag der Bundeswehr Jagel 2019 HJL 13 noBG.png|150px]]
| [[Anti-tank missile]]
| {{Flag|France}}<hr>{{Flag|West Germany}}
| 
| 496
|}

=== Anti-aircraft weapons ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|-
! width=14%| Name
! width=20%| Image
! width=14%| Type
! width=12%| Origin
! width=10%| Quantity
! width=06%| Status
! width=24%| Notes
|-
| [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|Bofors L/60]]{{sfn|Military Balance 2016|p=464}}
| [[File:40mm bofors AA-gun in Finland.JPG|150px]]
| [[Autocannon]]
| {{Flag|Sweden}}
| 12
| 
| 
|-
| [[20 mm modèle F2 gun]]
| [[File:20mm F2 gun.jpg|150px]]
| [[Autocannon]]
| {{Flag|France}}
| 21
| 
| Used for air defence.
|}

=== Artillery ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|-
! width=14%| Name
! width=20%| Image
! width=14%| Type
! width=12%| Origin
! width=10%| Quantity
! width=06%| Status
! width=24%| Notes
|-
! colspan="7"| [[Rocket artillery]]
|-
| [[BM-21 Grad#Ukraine|Bastion-01]]
| [[File:Ukrainian BM-21 Grad Bastion-01 in Kyiv, Ukraine on 22 of August, 2014 IMG 7655 01.JPG|150px]]
| [[Multiple rocket launcher]]
| {{Flag|Ukraine}}
| 6<ref name="janes_com">{{cite web |url=http://www.janes.com/article/69472/senegal-parades-new-bm-21s-and-armoured-vehicles |title=Senegal parades new BM-21s and armoured vehicles |publisher=Janes.com |date=2017-04-11 |access-date=2017-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516002843/http://www.janes.com/article/69472/senegal-parades-new-bm-21s-and-armoured-vehicles |archive-date=16 May 2017 |url-status = live}}</ref>
| 
| 
|-
! colspan="7"| [[Field artillery]]
|-
| [[M101 howitzer|M101]]
| [[File:JGSDF 105mm Howitzer M2A1(Type 58 105mm Howitzer) left front view at Camp Nihonbara October 1, 2017.jpg|150px]]
| [[Howitzer]]
| {{Flag|United States|1912}}
| 6{{sfn|Military Balance 2016|p=464}}
| 
|
|-
| [[Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50|M-50]]
| [[File:M-1950-beyt-hatotchan-2.jpg|150px]]
| [[Howitzer]]
| {{Flag|France}}
| 6<ref name=trade>{{cite web|url=http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php |title=Trade Registers |publisher=Armstrade.sipri.org |access-date=2014-11-20}}</ref>
| 
|
|-
| [[TRF1]]
| [[File:TRM-10000 - TRF-1 003 FR.JPG|150px]]
| [[Howitzer]]
| {{Flag|France}}
| 8<ref>{{cite web|url=http://far-maroc.forumpro.fr/t449p150-armee-senegalaise&Itemid=468|title = Armée Sénégalaise – Page 7}}</ref>
| 
|
|-
! colspan="7"| [[Mortar (weapon)|Mortars]]
|-
| [[Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1|MO-120-RT-61]]
| [[File:Mortier 120mm fh000021.jpg|150px]]
| [[Mortar (weapon)|Towed mortar]]
| {{Flag|France}}
| 32
| 
| 
|}

=== Tank destroyers ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|-
! width=14%| Name
! width=20%| Image
! width=14%| Type
! width=12%| Origin
! width=10%| Quantity
! width=06%| Status
! width=24%| Notes
|-
| [[WMA301 Assaulter|WMA-301]]
| [[File:WMA-301 tank destroyers of Djiboutian Army.jpg|150px]]
| [[Tank destroyer]]
| {{Flag|China}}
| 12<ref name="SenegalParadeJanes">{{cite web|last1=Binnie|first1=Jeremy|title=Senegal parades new Chinese armour|url=http://www.janes.com/article/59321/senegal-parades-new-chinese-armour|website=IHS Jane's 360|publisher=IHS Jane's|access-date=6 April 2016|location=London|language=en|date=5 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410034349/http://www.janes.com/article/59321/senegal-parades-new-chinese-armour|archive-date=10 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 
| 
|}

=== Infantry fighting vehicles ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|-
! width=14%| Name
! width=20%| Image
! width=14%| Type
! width=12%| Origin
! width=10%| Quantity
! width=06%| Status
! width=24%| Notes
|-
| [[Ratel IFV]]
| [[File:Ratel 90 armyrecognition South-Africa 008.jpg|150px]]
| [[Infantry fighting vehicle]] 
| {{Flag|South Africa|1928}}
| 26<ref name="IISS2016">{{cite book|last=International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)|title=The Military Balance 2016|year=2016|publisher=IISS|location=London|isbn=978-1857438352}}</ref>
| 
| 
|}

=== Armored personnel carriers ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|-
! width=14%| Name
! width=20%| Image
! width=14%| Type
! width=12%| Origin
! width=10%| Quantity
! width=06%| Status
! width=24%| Notes
|-
| [[Panhard M3]]
| [[File:PanhardM3.png|150px]]
| [[Armoured personnel carrier]]
| {{Flag|France}}
| 16<ref name="trade" />
| 
| 
|-
| [[M3 half-track]]
| [[File:M3 half track 9-08-2008 14-47-56.JPG|150px]]
| [[Half-track]]<br>[[Armored personnel carrier]] 
| {{Flag|United States}}
| 12<ref name="trade" />
| 
| 
|-
| [[WZ-551]]
| [[File:Sri Lanka Military 0233.jpg|150px]]
| [[Armored personnel carrier|Command post]]
| {{Flag|China}}
| 1<ref name="SenegalParadeJanes" />
| 
| 
|-
| [[EE-11 Urutu]]
| [[File:EE-11 Urutu — 15RcMecEs.jpg|150px]]
| [[Amphibious vehicle|Amphibious]] [[Armored personnel carrier]]
| {{Flag|Brazil|1968}}
| Unknown<ref name="Senegal">{{cite news|title=Senegal parades new military hardware|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->
|url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47453:senegal-parades-new-military-hardware&catid=50:Land&Itemid=105|work=DefenceWeb|location=Johannesburg|date=11 April 2017|access-date=15 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115201859/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47453:senegal-parades-new-military-hardware&catid=50:Land&Itemid=105|archive-date=January 15, 2018}}</ref>
| 
| 
|-
| [[RG-31 Nyala]]
| [[File:RG-31.JPG|150px]]
| [[Infantry mobility vehicle]]
| {{Flag|South Africa}}
| Unknown
| 
| 
|-
| [[Dozor-B]]
| [[File:Dozor-B, Kyiv 2018, 01.jpg|150px]]
| [[Infantry mobility vehicle]]
| {{Flag|Ukraine}}
| 6<ref name="janes_com" />
| 
| 
|}

=== Reconnaissance ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|-
! width=14%| Name
! width=20%| Image
! width=14%| Type
! width=12%| Origin
! width=10%| Quantity
! width=06%| Status
! width=24%| Notes
|-
| [[Panhard AML]]
| [[File:AML-90 DM-SC-91-12078.JPEG|150px]]
| [[Armored car (military)|Armored car]] 
| {{Flag|France}}
| 53<ref name="trade" />
| 
| 
|-
| [[Eland armoured car|Eland-90]]
| [[File:Eland Armoured Vehicle.jpg|150px]]
| [[Armored car (military)|Armored car]] 
| {{Flag|South Africa|1928}}
| 47<ref name=sipri>{{cite web |url=http://books.sipri.org/files/misc/SIPRIBP1101.pdf |title=South African Arms Supplies to Sub-Saharan Africa |publisher=SIPRI |date=January 2011 |access-date=2013-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602105618/http://books.sipri.org/files/misc/SIPRIBP1101.pdf |archive-date=2013-06-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| 
| 
|-
| [[RAM MK3]]
| [[File:RAM2000vehicle.jpg|150px]]
| [[Armoured fighting vehicle|Armored Car]]
| {{Flag|Israel}}
| 55<ref name="NMAA" />
| 
| 
|}

=== Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|-
! width=14%| Name
! width=20%| Image
! width=14%| Type
! width=12%| Origin
! width=10%| Quantity
! width=06%| Status
! width=24%| Notes
|-
| [[Casspir]]
| [[File:Mechem Casspir Mk II (9686200019).jpg|150px]]
| [[MRAP]] 
| {{Flag|South Africa}}
| 9<ref name="SAarms">{{cite web|url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11274:-fact-file-south-african-arms-exports&catid=79:fact-files&Itemid=159|title=South African Arms Exports|author=Leon Engelbrecht|date=3 January 2011 |access-date=5 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122185017/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11274:-fact-file-south-african-arms-exports&catid=79:fact-files&Itemid=159|archive-date=22 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 
| 
|-
|[[Katmerciler Hızır|Katmerciler Hizir II]]
|[[File:Hızır4x4 zırhlı araç.jpg|150x150px]]
|MRAP
|{{Flag|Turkey}}
|N/A
|
|
|-
| [[PUMA M26-15]]
| [[File:OTT Puma M26-15 MRAP (9686047211).jpg|150px]]
| [[MRAP]] 
| {{Flag|South Africa}}
| 30<ref name="NMAA" />
| 
| 
|-
| [[Nurol Ejder|Ejder Yalçın]]
| [[File:Ejder Yalçın.jpg|150px]]
| [[MRAP]] 
| {{Flag|Turkey}}
| 25<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/turkish-armored-vehicles-showcased-in-senegal/1109401|title=Turkish armored vehicles showcased in Senegal}}</ref>
| 
|
|}

=== Utility vehicles ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|-
! width=14%| Name
! width=20%| Image
! width=14%| Type
! width=12%| Origin
! width=10%| Quantity
! width=06%| Status
! width=24%| Notes
|-
| [[Humvee]]
| [[File:2015 MCAS Beaufort Air Show 041215-M-CG676-161.jpg|150px]]
| [[Military light utility vehicle|Light utility vehicle]]
| {{Flag|United States}}
| 23<ref name="dakar.usembassy.gov">{{cite web |last1=Morgan |first1=Scott |title=The U.S. Gives 23 Humvee to the Senegalese Armed Forces |url=https://dakar.usembassy.gov/humvee-donation.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170120132941/https://dakar.usembassy.gov/humvee-donation.html |archive-date=20 January 2017 |access-date=29 January 2017 |website=Embassy of the United States in Dakar, Senegal |location=Dakar}}</ref>
| 
| 
|-
| [[M151]]
| [[File:AMG M151 A2 (1978) GB (owner Gavin Broad).JPG|150px]]
| [[Utility vehicle]]
| {{Flag|United States}}
| Unknown<ref name="BDAR">{{cite book|chapter=Annex C Appendix II|title=US Army Technical Manual of Foreign Military Sales: Battlefield Damage Assessment and Repair|url=http://imfmotorpool.com/063247.PDF|id=TM 9-2320-356-BD|location=Washington, D.C.|date=18 December 1987|page=262|access-date=15 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904154546/http://imfmotorpool.com/063247.PDF|archive-date=4 September 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 
| 
|}

=== Aircraft ===
{{main|Senegalese Air Force}}'''<big>Navy</big>'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senegal Navy |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/africa/sn-navy.htm |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref>

* 2 [[Metal Shark Boats|Metal Shark patrol ships]]

* 3 [[Shaldag-class patrol boat|Shaldag MK II patrol ships]]

* 1 [[Shaldag-class patrol boat|Shaldag MK V patrol ships]]

== Citations ==
{{Reflist}}
Part of this article is derived from the equivalent article at French Wikipedia

==References==
* {{cite book |editor-last=Gardiner |editor-first=Robert |editor-last2=Chumbley |editor-first2=Stephen |editor-last3=Budzbon |editor-first3=Przemysław |name-list-style=amp |year=1995 |title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Maryland |isbn=1-55750-132-7 }}
* {{cite book |title=The Military Balance 2016 |date=February 2016 |volume=116 |isbn=9781857438352 |publisher=Routlegde |ref={{harvid|Military Balance 2016}} |author=International Institute for Strategic Studies |author-link=International Institute for Strategic Studies}}
* {{cite book |editor-last=Saunders |editor-first=Stephen |year=2009 |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2009–2010 |publisher=Jane's Information Group Inc. |edition=112 |location=Alexandria, Virginia |isbn=978-0-7106-2888-6 }}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080702175246/http://www.forcesarmees.gouv.sn/ Website of the Armed Forces of Senegal].

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