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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
Benin — 6 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2020 | the FAB is equipped with a mix of foreign-supplied weapons; historically, France and Russia (including the former Soviet Union) have been the chief suppliers of military hardware (2019 est.) |
| 2021 | the FAB is equipped with a small mix of mostly older French and Soviet-era equipment (2021) |
| 2022 | the FAB is equipped with a small mix of mostly older French and Soviet-era equipment (2021) |
| 2023 | the FAB is equipped with a small mix of mostly older or secondhand French, Soviet-era, and US equipment; in recent years, France has provided it with limited amounts of newer military hardware such as armored vehicles and helicopters (2023) |
| 2024 | the FAB is equipped with a small mix of mostly older or secondhand French, Soviet-era, and US equipment; in recent years, the EU, France, and the US have provided it with limited amounts of newer military hardware such as armored vehicles and helicopters (2024) |
| 2025 | the military is equipped with a mix of older, secondhand, and limited amounts of newer equipment from a variety of suppliers, including China, France, Germany, South Africa, the former Soviet Union, Spain, and the US (2025) |