Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea
Vessel Origin Type In service Notes
Wele Nzas ( F073 ) Bulgaria Frigate 1 Ukrainian designed and modified locally
PV-50 Ukraine patrol vessel 2
Isla de Corisco Israel patrol boat 1 Shaldag-class
Isla de Annobon Israel patrol boat 1 Shaldag-class
Saar-4 Israel patrol boat 2
Salamandra China landing ship 1 Osa Class
Daphne Denmark patrol boat 1 Flyvefisken-class
Navy
Main article : Navy of Equatorial Guinea As piracy and robbery at sea is a significant threat in the Gulf of Guinea , the country is investing heavily in its navy to protect its oil installations from these and other security challenges . In 2010 a Brazilian corvette was purchased , and renamed the 'Bata ' . On 24 June 2014 the frigate Wele Nzas was commissioned and became the navy 's flagship . A Shaldag-class patrol boat
The Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea (in Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de Guinea Ecuatorial) consists of approximately 2,500 service members. The army has almost 1,400 soldiers, the police 400 paramilitary men, the navy 200 service members, and the air force about 120 members. There is also a gendarmerie, but the number of members is unknown. The Gendarmerie is a new branch of the service in which training and education is being supported by the French Military Cooperation in Equatorial Guinea. Military appointments are all reviewed by President Teodoro Obiang, and few of the native militiamen come from outside of Obiang's Mongomo-based Esangui clan. Obiang was a general when he overthrew his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema. Overall the military is poorly trained and equipped. It has mostly small arms, RPGs, and mortars. Almost none of its Soviet-style light-armored vehicles or trucks are operational. The Armed Forces were reorganized in 1979. In 1988, the United States donated a 68-foot patrol boat to the Equatoguinean navy to patrol its exclusive economic zone. The U.S. patrol boat Isla de Bioko is no longer operational.