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The Military of Cyprus comprises the Cypriot National Guard, a combined arms force with land, naval and air elements. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... The Cypriot National Guard (Greek Εθνική Φρουρά) is the combined arms military force of the Republic of Cyprus. ... Combined arms is an approach to warfare which seeks to integrate different arms of a military to achieve mutually complementary effects. ... Naval redirects here. ... An air force is a military organization that primarily operates in air-based war. ...

Greece maintains the Hellenic Forces Regiment on Cyprus (ELDYK) on the island, but this is not part of the Republic of Cyprus military.

This article focuses on the forces loyal to the de jure government of Cyprus. For information on the military capabilities of the de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, see Turkish Military Forces in Northern Cyprus. Anthem Ä°stiklâl Marşı(Turkish) Independence March Capital Nicosia Official languages Turkish Government Representative democratic republic1  -  President Mehmet Ali Talat  -  Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer Sovereignty from Cyprus   -  Proclaimed November 15, 1983   -  Recognition By Turkey   -  Independence from Cyprus   -  Declared November 15, 1983  Area  -  Total 3,355 km² (not ranked) 1... The Turkish military retains a large armed force in the north of the island of Cyprus, located in the Eastern Mediterranean. ...

Conscription

See main article: Conscription in Cyprus Military service in the Republic of Cyprus is mandatory for males. ...

Military service in the Republic of Cyprus is mandatory for males. The minimum obligatory service period is 25 months.^[1]

All male visitors to the island of military age (16 and over) who have a father of Cypriot extraction are required to obtain an exit visa from a Defence Ministry office.

Equipment

The United States has an arms embargo on any recent US weapons being used by either side. The Greek Cypriot side was recently criticised for breaching this embargo by acquiring M107, M110A2 and M114 howitzers (subsequently returned) from the Greek National Army.

The Turkish Cypriot side, which controls approximately 37% of the island, has also been heavily criticised for numerous breaches of the embargo as 95% of its military hardware is of US origin (still not returned) compared to 3-5% of the Republic.

Standard infantry equipment used in Cyprus is the Heckler & Koch G3 and the AK-74 automatic rifles, both by Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot Forces. The G3 is a 7. ... AK74 assault rifle The AK-74 assault rifle is the modernized version of the AK-47 developed in 1974, chambered in a smaller cartridge (5. ...

Small Arms

• Heckler & Koch G3 assault rifles
• ak-74 assault rifles
• AK-101 assault rifles

The G3 is a 7. ... AK74 assault rifle The AK-74 assault rifle is the modernized version of the AK-47 developed in 1974, chambered in a smaller cartridge (5. ... The AK-101 is an assault rifle of the Kalashnikov series. ...

Combat Vehicles

Main Battle Tanks

• 113 AMX 30 (Type: AMX-30 and AMX30B2)
• 41 T-80 (Type: T-80U and T-80UK)
• 61 M48 Patton (Type: M48A5, belonging to the Greek Army, stationed in Cyprus)

Overview Perhaps the most successful post-war French armored vehicle design, the AMX-30 main battle tank was designed by GIAT Industries with a focus on good firepower and superior mobility. ... The T-80 is a Soviet/Russian/Ukrainian main battle tank. ... The M48 Patton was one of the U.S armys principal main battle tanks of the Cold War, with models in service from the early 1950s to the 1990s. ...

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

• 43 BMP-3
• 20 VAB-VCI
• 18 VAB-VCAC (UTM-800 HOT Missile Launcher)
• 15 EE-3 Jararaca (Milan / MG)
• 124 EE-9 Cascavel

The BMP-3 is a Russian infantry fighting vehicle which was first introduced 1990. ... The Véhicule de lAvant Blindé or VAB (Armoured Vanguard Vehicle in French) is an armoured personnel carrier manufactured by the Euro Mobilité Division of GIAT Industries of France. ... A Virtual Circuit Identifier (VCI) is a unique identifier which indicates a particular virtual circuit on a network. ... Type Anti-tank Nationality Joint France/Germany Era Cold War, modern Launch platform Individual, Vehicle Target Vehicle, Fortification History Builder MBDA, Bharat Dynamics (under license) Date of design 70s Production period since 1972 Service duration since 1972 Operators 41 countries Variants MILAN 1, MILAN 2, MILAN 2T, MILAN 3, MILAN... The EE-9 Cascavel is a 6x6 armoured car developed in the seventies by ENGESA of Brasil. ...

Armoured Personnel Carriers

• 141 ELBO Leonidas-2 (APC designed and manufactured by ELBO in Greece)
• 70 VAB-VTT

The Leonidas-2 represented an effort made by the Greek vehicle manufacturer ELBO to produce an advanced fighting vehicle of its own. ...

Self-Propelled Artillery

• 12 ShKH Zuzana
• 12 AMX-13 Mk F3

ZUZANA - 155 mm Self-propelled Gun Howitzer ZUZANA - 155 mm Self-propelled Gun Howitzer ZUZANA is a modern slovak artillery system with a 45-caliber gun and automatic loader for loading of both, a projectile and charge. ... Design work on the AMX-13 light tank began in 1946 at the Atelier de Construction dIssy-les-Moulineaux and the first prototype was completed two years later. ...

Towed Artillery

• 12 TRF1
• 72 OTO Melara Mod 56 (M-56 Pack)
•  ? M101
• 20 M1944

Fired by the 93rd mountain artillery regiment The 155mm towed cannon Tr-F1 is a French towed howitzer produced by GIAT and used by the French army. ... The OTO-Melara Mod 56 is an Italian 105 mm pack howitzer designed by OTO-Melara. ... Messier Object 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy. ...

Air Defence

• 6 Tor-M1 ( SA-15)
• 12 Skyguards - 24 launchers aprox 130 Aspide missiles, plus Oerlikon 35 mm guns
• 30 Mistral - 12 twin and 18 single launchers
•  ? 9K38 Buk-M1-2 ( SA-17)
•  ? ZU-23-2 guns ( belong to the Greek Army , stationed in Cyprus)
•  ? M-55 guns ( Yugoslavian made )

A 9K330 TELAR. Photo from Field Artillery Magazine. ... Skyguard is a laser based area defence system proposed by Northrop Grumman, to protect airports and other areas against a variety of threats including man-portable missiles. ... The Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon is a towed anti-aircraft gun made by Oerlikon-Contraves. ... Mistral is an infrared homing surface-to-air missile manufactured by the European multinational company MBDA missile systems (formerly by Matra BAe Dynamics). ... A Buk-M1-2 SAM system 9A310M1-2 self-propelled launcher The 9K38 Buk-M1-2 (Russian Бук - beech, NATO reporting name SA-17 Grizzly) is the continuation of the series of Russian surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) which started with the 3M9 Kub (SA-6 Gainful) and 9K37 Buk SA... A ZU-23-2 towed anti-aircraft gun. ...

Rocket Launchers

• 18 BM-21 Grad
• 24 M63 LRSV

BM-21 battery. ... M-63 Plamen is first Yugoslav made towed MLRS. The M-63 is purpouse for fire support for the front units. ...

Anti-tank

• 45 MILAN
• 18 HOT - on VAB vehicles . Also at 4 SA-342 Gazelle helicopters
• 1000 APILAS
• 450 RPG-7

Type Anti-tank Nationality Joint France/Germany Era Cold War, modern Launch platform Individual, Vehicle Target Vehicle, Fortification History Builder MBDA, Bharat Dynamics (under license) Date of design 70s Production period since 1972 Service duration since 1972 Operators 41 countries Variants MILAN 1, MILAN 2, MILAN 2T, MILAN 3, MILAN... HOT Type anti-tank missile Nationality France/German Era Cold War, Modern Launch platform vehicle, helicopter Target History Builder Euromissile Date of design Production period 1978 (HOT 1) Service duration Operators see text Variants HOT 1, HOT 2, HOT 3 Number built Specifications Type Diameter 0. ... APILAS ready for firing APILAS (Armor-Piercing Infantry Light Arm System) is a recoilless, one-man portable, single-use anti-tank grenade launcher used by infantry troops. ... The RPG-7 (Russian: ) is a widely-produced, portable, shoulder-launched, anti-tank rocket propelled grenade weapon. ...

Air Force

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service[2]	Notes
Aérospatiale Gazelle	France	scout helicopter	SA 342L	4
Bell 206	United States	utility helicopter	206B	2
Britten-Norman Islander	United Kingdom	utility	BN-2B	1
Mil Mi-35	Russia	attack helicopter	Mi-35PM-1	11
Pilatus PC-9	Switzerland	trainer		1

In addition three aircraft are operated on police and paramilitary duties: The Gazelle is a French-designed helicopter, created by the company Sud Aviation, that later became Aérospatiale, and later still Eurocopter. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Bell Helicopter Model 206 JetRanger is a two-bladed main rotor, turbine powered helicopter with a conventional, two-bladed tail rotor. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Britten-Norman Islander (also known as the BN-2) is a light utility aircraft manufactured by Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Mi-24P Hind-F. The Mil Mi-24 is a large combat helicopter gunship and low-capacity troop transport operated from 1976 by the Soviet Air Force, its successors, and over thirty other nations. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... The Pilatus PC-9 is a single-engine, low-wing tandem-seat turboprop training aircraft manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ...

• 2 Bell 412
• 1 Britten-Norman BN-2T Islander
• 2 Mi-17 on order

It has been suggested that CH-146 Griffon be merged into this article or section. ... The Britten-Norman Islander (also known as the BN-2) is a light utility aircraft manufactured by Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom. ... The Mil Mi-17 (Also known as the Mi-8MT, NATO reporting name Hip-H) was a Soviet cargo helicopter. ...

Navy and Coast Guard

The Cyprus Navy is equipped with CNV P-190 fast patrol craft, Salamis class patrol craft, Kyrenia class patrol craft and SAB-12 fast attack craft.

The Cyprus Coast Guard is equipped with CNV P-190 fast patrol craft, Evagoras class patrol craft, Kingfisher class fast patrol craft and Kimon class fast patrol craft.

Both services also utilize Nautimar HD-7 and other types of dual-engine rigid-inflatable boats.

The Cyprus Navy has a Special Forces underwater demolitions unit known as "OYK".

Also the Navy has 3 Exocet MM40 launchers for coastal defence and 24 missiles in inventory. The Exocet is a French-built anti-ship missile made in various versions capable of being launched from surface ships and boats, submarines, and airplanes. ...

See also

• Cyprus
• Cypriot National Guard
• British Forces Cyprus

The Cypriot National Guard (Greek Εθνική Φρουρά) is the combined arms military force of the Republic of Cyprus. ... UK Sovereign Base Areas (red) British Forces Cyprus is the name given to the British armed forces stationed in the UK sovereign base areas of Dhekelia and Akrotiri on the island of Cyprus. ...

References

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