Angolan Armed Forces - Navy Fleet (Marinha de Guerra)

Navy Fleet (Marinha De Guerra)

Most of the craft detailed are from the 1980s or earlier, but the navy acquired new boats from Spain and France in the 1990s. Germany will deliver Fast Attack Craft for border protection from 2011.

  • Fast missile craft
    • OSA-II with four SS-N-2 Styx missiles - 6
  • Fast torpedo craft
    • Shershen class torpedo boat with four 533mm heavyweight torpedo tubes 4 or 5
  • Inland-water and coastal patrol boats
    • Argos 4
    • Poluchat-I 2
    • Zhuk - 1 or 2
    • Jupiter 1 or 2
    • Bellatrix 4 or 5
    • Mandume Class patrol craft - 4
    • Patrulheiro Class patrol boat - 3
  • Mine warfare craft
    • Yevgenya class minesweeper MH1 2
  • Amphibious vessels
    • Polnocny class landing ship 3
    • Alfange - 1
    • Landing craft tank (LCT 1
    • T-4 4 or 5
    • LDM-400 - 9 or 10
  • Coastal defense equipment
    • SS-C1 Sepal radar system

The navy also has several aircraft for maritime patrol:

Aircraft Origin Type Versions In service Notes
Fokker F27 Netherlands Medium transport 1
EMB 111 Brazil Maritime patrol 2
Boeing 707 USA Maritime patrol 1

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