Armée Ghanéene/Ghana Armed Forces

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l´armée ghanéene achete 4 Spartans pour un prix fort!
peut etre que l´AFRICOM paye une partie

GNS Asantewaa (P38) quittant la Corogne en reprenant la route vers le Ghana

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Ghana inaugurates new patrol boats and surveillance aircraft
By Jeremy Binnie
10/25/2012
Ghanaian President John Mahama commissioned two new naval vessels and two maritime surveillance aircraft on 19 October, local media reported.

The president inaugurated three Diamond DA42 aircraft - two for surveillance and one for training - and two new hangars constructed by China's Poly Group at Takoradi Air Force Base.

He then made his way to nearby Sekondi Naval Base to commission GNS Naa Gbewaa and GNS Yaa Asantewaa , which are both former German Navy 58 m Albatros-class patrol boats that were refitted before delivery to Ghana earlier this year.

In his speech at Takoradi Air Force Base, Mahama emphasised the recent development of Ghana's armed forces and stressed the need to secure the country's waters against criminal activity.

"Over the last four years, we have undertaken perhaps the largest re-equipping of the armed forces in the history of Ghana," he said. "The navy has received seven new vessels, two of which we are going to commission today. The air force has received two strategic lift aircraft, two surveillance aircraft and one trainer aircraft. They have received two new hangars and are due to receive four new helicopters by the end of the year."

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065972732&channel=defence

Patrouilleur GNS Ehwor ( P37 ) récemment livré par les chinois

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Chinese governmant donates vehicles to Ghana Armed Forces .

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Bondoukou : Des soldats du contingent ghanéen de l`ONUCI décorés

Publié le samedi 22 decembre 2012 | AIP


Bondoukou - Le commandant de la Force de l’ONUCI, le général de corps d’armée Muhamed Iqbal Asi, a décoré vendredi 498 soldats du contingent ghanéen et neuf observateurs militaires de l’Opération des Nations unies en Côte d’Ivoire (ONUCI) basés à Bondoukou, pour leur contribution au maintien de la paix en Côte d’Ivoire.

En présence du général de division de l’armée ghanéenne, Komlan Dovlo, du commandant du secteur Est de l’ONUCI, le colonel Abdellah Chemisi, du préfet de la région du Gontougo et du département de Bondoukou, Germain François Gun, et des élus locaux, le commandant militaire de l’ONUCI a félicité les récipiendaires pour leurs efforts dans la mission de paix en Côte d’Ivoire.

Il leur a traduit également les remerciements du secrétaire général de l’ONU et de son représentant en Côte d’Ivoire.

Des manœuvres militaires ont marqué cette cérémonie de décoration des soldats ghanéens et des observateurs militaires de l’ONUCI à Bondoukou.

Le préfet Germain François Gun a dit sa joie et sa fierté d’avoir pris part à cette cérémonie et exprimé sa reconnaissance aux soldats ghanéens pour leur contribution au maintien de la paix en Côte d’Ivoire.

http://news.abidjan.net/h/447468.html

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Mi17V5

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PRESIDENT JOHN MAHAMA COMMISSIONS FOUR MI-171Sh TERMINATOR HELICOPTERS INTO GHANA AIR FORCE INVENTORY

Posted on January 7, 2013



GHANA NEWS AGENCY
Saturday 5th January, 2013
Accra, Jan. 05

President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday commissioned four new MI-171 SH Helicopters with the assurance that
government would provide all the
logistics for the military to execute their domestic and international assignments. He also commissioned an ultra-modern logistics warehouse for maintenance and preservation of all the necessary equipment for the helicopters at the Ghana Air Force Base.

President Mahama said the arrival of the four helicopters formed part of government’s retooling exercise for the military to protect the territorial waters of Ghana and to play a leading peacekeeping role on the African continent and beyond.

The MI-171SH helicopter, which was manufactured by Rosoboronexporters of Russia, has a normal weight of 11,100 kilogrammes with a maximum of 13,000 kilogrammes, a main tank capacity of 610 kilometres with the main and external tank capacity of 1065 kilometres. The helicopter, when converted into a troop carrier version, can transport a maximum of 34 fully equipped soldiers and carry a total of 4000 kilogrammes weight when converted into a cargo version. As an ambulance, the MI 171 SH Helicopter can carry 12 cases on stretchers and transport 3,500 litres of water for fire fighting when fitted with a ‘bambi’ bucket.

President Mahama said the helicopter, which was capable of performing search and rescue operations at a hover whilst lifting weights of up to 300kilogrammes, was a multi-purpose armoured military helicopter that would engage the Air Force staff throughout the year. He said the arrival of the helicopters would also save government the embarrassment of having to hire private helicopters for presidential official assignments.

“I can assure you that the perennial resignation of the Air Force pilots to join private companies will also end as a result of these helicopters,” he said. Lieutenant General Joseph Henry Smith, Minister of Defence, said the helicopters had a package of training the staff of the Air Force and they would take advantage to provide more capacity building for them. He said the helicopters were fitted with exhaust that could suppress warfare measures and advised the staff to make maximum use of the facility.

Mr Vladmir V. Barbin, Russian Ambassador to Ghana, said Russia had over the years enjoyed good relations with Ghana and the current transaction would further strengthen their relationship with mutual respect and trust.

http://beegeagle.wordpress.com/2013/01/07/president-john-mahama-commissions-four-mi-171sh-terminator-helicopters-into-ghana-air-force-inventory/

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Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama had a closed-door meeting with United Kingdom's Chief of Defense Staff General Sir David Richards on Saturday in Accra to discuss Mali issue, the state-run Ghana News Agency reported. The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is waiting for the green light from ECOWAS to send 120 soldiers to the besieged nation of Mali.
Sunday, February 3, 2013, 10:47 AM


http://www.armyrecognition.com/february_2013_army_military_defense_industry_news/soldiers_of_ghana_will_be_deployed_in_mali_with_help_of_the_british_royal_air_force_0302131.html

04-02-13 Seville

C-295M

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Ghana to increase budget of defense with a total ammount for 2013 of 230 million Euros
Mr Seth Terkper, Finance Minister of Ghana, said an amount of GH¢ 575,609,022 (230 million Euro) have been allocated to the Ministry of Defence. Out of this, GH¢ 492,303,112 (197 million Euro) is from Government of Ghana, GH¢ 5,973,910 (2.4 million Euro) is Internally Generated Fund and GH¢ 77,332,000 (31 million Euro) is from Donor.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 11:12 AM

http://www.armyrecognition.com/march_2013_news_defence_army_military_industry_uk/index.php

Mi-17

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A Ghanaian air force special forces team clears an area on a flight line before takeoff during a training demonstration

Des patrouilleurs chinois pour le Ghana

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Ghana seeks more C295s for UN duty

Airbus Military is discussing the potential sale of additional C295 tactical transports to Ghana, with the type expected to be used in support of the UN’s African peacekeeping requirements.

Ghana has previously acquired two C925s for use by its air force, which Flightglobal’s MiliCAS databaserecords as having been delivered in 2011 and 2012.

Indications of a prospective deal with an undisclosed African customer emerged late last month when a C295 appeared on the ramp at Airbus Military’s San Pablo final assembly site in Seville, Spain, in a white colour scheme and carrying UN markings.

“We are in discussions with Ghana regarding the possible acquisition of C295s,” says the company, which stresses that a deal has yet to be finalised.

Operations with modern-day types such as the twin-turboprop C295 would provide UN missions in Africa with an alternative to using aged Antonov-series transports, which have been involved in numerous fatal accidents on the continent over the last several years.

http://www.flightglobal.com

HQ 1st and 2nd Infantry Brigades have become HQ Southern and Northern Commands respectively.
All infantry battalions belong to the Ghana Regiment. There is confusion regarding the Airborne Battalion, the Special Forces Battalion, and 64th Regiment. It is likely only two of the three exist.
DIRECT COMMAND TROOPS
Presidential Guard Battalion (Accra)
64th Infantry Regiment (Gondar Barracks, Accra) Rapid Reaction/International
peacekeeping (original designation ―Force Reserve Unit‖
1 Parachute Company
2 SF companies
Reconnaissance Regiment (Sunyani)
Armored Reconnaissance Regiment (Accra)
HQ Squadron
A Squadron
B Squadron
66th Field Artillery Regiment (MRL)(Volta Barracks, Ho)
1 107mm MRL Battery
1 122mm Howitzer Battery
1 122mm MRL Battery
Medium Mortar Regiment 120mm (Ho)
HQ Battery
A Battery
B Battery
C Battery
(While several sources say that the Mortar Regiment became 66th Artillery Regiment in 2003, at least as of Spring 2010 the mortar regiment was still in existence.)
Support Services Brigade Group, which may include the following units (confirmed as existing)
Signal Regiment (Accra)
Transport Battalion
48th Field Engineer Regiment (Teshie)
49th Construction Engineer Regiment
Training Battalion
37th Military Hospital
DEPLOYMENT
Northern Command (Kumasi)
3rd Infantry Battalion (Sunyani)
4th Infantry Battalion (Kumasi)
6th Infantry Battalion (Tamale)
2nd Armored Reconnaissance Squadron (Sunyani)
Support Units (Kumasi)
2nd Signal Squadron
2nd MT Company
2nd Field Workshop
2nd Field Ambulance
2nd FOC
Southern Command (Accra)
Responsible for Volta, Eastern, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions.
1st Infantry Battalion (Tema)
2nd Infantry Battalion (Takarodi)
5th Infantry Battalion (Accra)
1st Field Workshop (Accra)

QF-25 88mm

A.A. will continue.............  

Very interesting! 

You do a great job Maxo, keep it up!

TKS.................Ghana wil continuet