Centre for Analysis of World Arms Trade

 

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Armed Forces of the World

The Center for Analysis of Worldwide Arms Trade (CAWAT) offers the interested customers reference information materials concerning control, structure and posture of the armed forces worldwide.

The following data are provided for each country:

  • general information;
  • state structure;
  • national military authorities;
  • structure of troop command and control;
  • key military officials;
  • doctrinal concepts;
  • structure of armed forces;
  • strength of armed forces;
  • Land Forces;
  • Land Forces’ armaments (type of armaments and military equipment, when and how many items ordered, when and how many items delivered, number of the given type of weaponry in service);
  • Air Force and Air Defense (type of armaments and military equipment, when and how many items ordered, when and how many items delivered, number of the given type of weaponry in service);
  • Navy (type of armaments and military equipment, when and how many items ordered, when and how many items delivered, number of the given type of weaponry in service);
  • other paramilitary forces, if any (Coast Guard, National Guards, National Gendarmerie, etc).

Reference information on the top officials of the armed forces worldwide is offered in this section of CAWAT’s website as an additional option.  It may relate to defense ministers, commanders-in-chief of separate armed services and other personalia as decided by the customer.

CAWAT offers the interested customers detailed reference data (including an expanded version) for any country worldwide under separate orders. The number of the countries of interest to the customer and the order value are to be negotiated separately.