Guyana Defence Force

Guyana Defence Force
Guyana Defence Force
GDF Emblem

Founded 1966
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief Bharrat Jagdeo
Minister of Foreign affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett
Chief-of-Staff Commodore Gary Best
Manpower
Military age 16 years of age for selection process, 17 years of age is actual serving age (As of 2007)
Expenditures
Budget 456,000[citation needed]
Percent of GDP 5.8% (2010)[citation needed]
Industry
Foreign suppliers United States, China, Japan

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is the military service of Guyana.

Contents

History

The GDF was formed on November 1, 1965. Members of the new Defence Force were drawn from the British Guiana Volunteer Force (BGVF), Special Service Unit (SSU), British Guiana Police Force BGPF and civilians. Training assistance was provided by British instructors.

The GDF is an integral part of the Guyanese nation. Resources and equipment of the GDF are used to help other Guyanese, examples include medical mercy flights and the construction of roads and airstrips by the Engineering Corps.

Enlistment into the Force is voluntary for officers and soldiers. Basic training is done within GDF training schools, which has also trained officers and soldiers from Commonwealth Caribbean territories. However, Officers are trained at two of the world-renowned British officer training schools: Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (Infantry Training) and Britannia Royal Naval College (Coast Guard Training).

The training and skills gained by the members of the GDF have been used when they move either into civilian life or into the sister military organizations, the Guyana People's Militia (now the Second Infantry Battalion Group Reserve) and the Guyana National Service.

Role of the GDF

  • Defend the territorial integrity of Guyana.
  • Assist the civil power in the maintenance of law and order when required to do so.
  • Contribute to the economic development of Guyana.

Organization

  • 1st Infantry Battalion group
  • 2nd Infantry Battalion group (Reserve)
  • 1 Special Forces Company
  • 1 Support Weapons Company
  • 21st Artillery Company
  • Engineer Battalion
  • 41st Construction Company
  • 42nd FD Company
  • 43rd EME Company
  • Signals
  • Headquarters
  • Defense Communication Center
  • Signal Center and Switchboard
  • Technical Workshop
  • School of Signals
  • Technical Stores
  • Military Band

Army Equipment

Infantry Weapons

Armored vehicles

Artillery and Mortars

Motto

The motto of the Guyana Defence Force is "SERVICE".[citation needed]

Aircraft Inventory

The Defence force air wing was formed in 1968 and was then renamed the Guyana Defence force air command in 1973. Seven Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander were delivered over a five year period in the 1970s and then were supplemented by Short Skyvans series 3Ms in 1979. In 1986 3 Mil Mi-8 were delivered. The GDF operates two fixed-wing aircraft and four helicopter.

Aircraft Origin Type Versions In service[1] Notes
Bell 412  United States Transport Helicopter 412 1
Bell 206 JetRanger  United States Utility Helicopter 206B 2
Harbin Y-12 Panda  People's Republic of China Utility Transport Y-12 1
RotorWay Exec 162F  United States Light Helicopter 162F 1
Short Skyvan  United Kingdom Utility Transport SC-7 Skyvan 3M 1

Former Aircraft

Navy

GDF Coast Guard Emblem

The Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard is the naval component of the Guyana Defence Force.

  • GDFS Essequibo Mine sweeper-River class (UK) United Kingdom
  • 1 River patrol boats - 890 tons full load - commissioned 1985
  • 4 T-44 patrol boats - 18 tons full load
  • 1 Kimbala class LCU  Holland

References

  1. ^ "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.

World aircraft information files Brightstar publishing file 344 sheet 2

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