| Army | | | | commando unit rest in four battalion company level, |
| In land forces the Paraguayan Army is composed of | | | | BIM 1, BIM 2 ,BIM 3, BIM 5 and BIM 8. |
| a Presidential Escort Regiment, two battalions | | | | Paragauay Navy has 34 surface ships, some of which |
| (infantry and military police), an armored battalion, | | | | will soon reach centenarian age. (This is due in part to |
| and a battery of field artillery. Their equipment | | | | limited use and floading in fresh water.) The main |
| includes three Argentinean modified M-4 tanks, eight | | | | vessels and the flagship of the Paraguay remain |
| EE-9 armored cars, four EE-11 armored personnel | | | | Humaita(retired) and commissioned prior to |
| cariers (APCs), three M-9 half-tracks mounting 20mm | | | | Paraguay's involvement in the Chaco War. It also has |
| guns, and four M-101 105 mm howitzers. Arguably, | | | | higher four patrol cars, of which the oldest was |
| this "flagship" of military rule is structurally and | | | | commissioned in 1908 and the most recent in 1985. |
| physically the strongest of the EP. The REP is an | | | | The Navy has 17 patrol boats of various drafts, |
| independent unit from other commands. The EP | | | | having been four donated by Taiwan and the USA, |
| features two artillery groups ( GAC 1-12 88 mm | | | | and the rest built locally. The rest of the fleet is |
| QF-25 and GAC 2-12 105mm M-101) and one | | | | composed of tug boats, barges, landing craft, |
| antiaircraft artillery group (GAA 16 40 mm M1A1, | | | | transports, and a presidential yacht. |
| Oerlikon 20 mm cannons, and two to four M-55 4x12, | | | | The pride of naval aviation is two attack helicopters, |
| 7.0 mm). | | | | the Aeschylu AS-350. It also has six training and liason |
| Six battalions of combat engineers, one | | | | Cessna airplanes. |
| communications battalion, one Special Forces | | | | Navy: |
| battalion, seven regiments of infantry, six regiments | | | | Gunboat |
| of cavalry(R.C.-2 equiped with 12 M3A1, five | | | | Humait - C2 1 1931 Italy Preserved as a museum, |
| operational, 20 M9 semioruga and R.C.-3: 24 EE-9 | | | | both boats were purchased for the Chaco War. |
| Cascavels, eitht EE-11 Urutu). This has little organic | | | | Paraguay - C1 1 1931 Italy Flagship is planned to |
| aviation available to it. | | | | re-powered diesel. Armed with 2 120mm, 3x76mm |
| Each corps has a weapons school run by its | | | | and 2x40mm. |
| command. The longistic command manages 10 | | | | Patrol |
| adresses materials, mobilization, health care, etc. The | | | | Cap. Cabral - P01 1 1908 Netherlands ,Modified diesel |
| command of the Army Institute of Education | | | | engine, 40mm Bofors cannon, 2 Oerlikon 20mm and 2 |
| administers three schools, commissioned and | | | | 12.7mm |
| noncommissoned officers, a military academy, and | | | | Nanawa - P02 1 1 1938 1938 Argentina, Withdrawn |
| the CIMEFOR (a center for pre-military study that | | | | from service. |
| trains Reserve officers. | | | | Tte. Faria - P04 1 1939 ,Argentina , 40mm Bofors in 4 |
| Each of the nine divisions that make up the three | | | | double rooms, 2 machine guns of 12.7mm, track for |
| corps has one or two regiments of infantry or | | | | mines. |
| cavalry, its platoon of engineers, its communications | | | | Itaip - P05 1985 Brazil ,1 Bofors 40mm, 2 mortars of |
| section, military police units, etc. | | | | 81mm and 12.7mm machine guns 4 |
| Order of Battle of the Paraguayan Army | | | | Patrol boats |
| Presidental Escort regiment with its base in Asuncion | | | | Cap.Ortiz P06 , Lt.. Robles P07 2 1996 ,Taiwan armed |
| 1st Corps of the army (Curuguaty) | | | | with Oerlikon AA gun 20mm and 12.7mm machine |
| Infantry Division no. 3 | | | | gun |
| Infantry Division no. 4 | | | | Yhaguy - and Tebicuary P08 - P09 2 1999 TTaiwan |
| Cavalry Division no. 3 | | | | Also donated by Taiwan, armed with 7.62mm |
| 2nd Corps of the army (San Juan Bautista) | | | | machine guns |
| Infantry Division no. 1 | | | | Clase patrol the LP 7-LP11 5 1991 Paraguay Armed |
| Infantry Division no. 2 | | | | with 12.7mm machine guns |
| Cavalry Division no. 2 | | | | Class patrol LP101 - 108 8 1967/1971 ,U.S. , Armed |
| 3rd Corps of the army (Mariscal Estigarribia) | | | | with 12.7mm machine guns |
| Infantry Division no. 5 | | | | Remolcador Tug |
| Infantry Division no. 6 | | | | Triumph R4 1 ,1960 U.S. |
| Cavalry Division no. 1 | | | | Angostura R5 1 1960 . U.S. |
| Special forces command (Cerrito) | | | | Stella Maris R6 1 1970 Paraguay |
| One Special Forces battalion and one Special Forces | | | | Hope R7 1 1970 Paraguay |
| school. | | | | Varios Severallanding craft type 3 3 1980 Brazil |
| Artillery command (Paraguari) | | | | DF-1 Floating Dock 1 1944 U.S. |
| Two artillery batteries and one anti-aircraft battery, | | | | Training Ship Guarani 1 1968 Spain Inoperative, |
| one artillery school. | | | | modernized in 1975. |
| One school and one regiment of infantry. | | | | February 3 Presidential Yacht 1 1972 Paraguay |
| Command of engineers (Tacumbu) | | | | Transport Lt. Herreros1 1 1964 Paraguay |
| One school and six battalions. | | | | Naval Aviation: |
| Command of communications (Tacumbu) | | | | - 2 Cessna 150 - in service |
| One school and one battalion. | | | | - 1 Cessna 210 |
| The command of military institutes of education | | | | - 2 Cessna 310 1 in service |
| One military academy, three military schools, and a | | | | - 1 Cessna 401 |
| noncommissoned officers' academy. | | | | - 2 Helibras UH-50 Esquilo helicopters |
| The longistic command (Asuncion) | | | | Air Force |
| The longistic command manages 10, addresses | | | | The air force, the newest and smallest of the |
| materials, mobilization, health care, etc. | | | | services, has about 1,500 personnel.The paraguayan |
| Army: | | | | air forces is organited in an air Brigade of seven air |
| Armored vehicles | | | | groups and a Brigade of paratroopers on battalion |
| 03 M-4 Sherman medium tanks equipped with a | | | | level.Almost all operating units are based in premises |
| 105 mm gun & diesel engine | | | | Silvio Pettirosi internacional airport (SGAS) in Asuncion |
| 12 light tanks M3 Stuart tanks, with only five | | | | and the adjacent Guazu Wildebeest. I detail the units |
| operational | | | | compromising the force are:Aerotactico |
| 20 M9 Semiorugas half-tracks donated by Argentina | | | | group(TAG)with three fighter squadrons(numbered 1 |
| in 2007-2009. | | | | to 3),repectively with aircraft MB-326,T-33 and EMB |
| 28 EE-9 Cascavel armored cars, modernized in Brazil | | | | 312.It is noteworthy that the first two are in storage |
| in 2008 (equipped with Cockerill Mk-3) | | | | or operating either by waithdrawal of this aircraft.the |
| Transportation | | | | squadron"Moros" eqipped with Tucanos,has only one |
| 70 truck Atego 1725a-42 purachased between | | | | squadron (3 airplanes active).Air transport group |
| 20072008n/a Toyota Land Cruiser light vehicles | | | | (GTA) operates aircraft |
| 108 Ford 4x2 including specialized purachased | | | | Casa,DHC-6,Beechcraft.Helicopter air group (HLG) has |
| between 2005 and 2007n/a Mercedes Benz trucks | | | | a SAR squadron,a utility squasron,and a squadron of |
| several models purachased from Brazil in 1990-98n/a | | | | attack craft is equipped with UH-1H of Taiwanese |
| Mercedes Benz, several models Brasil Purchased in | | | | origin and H-350B is Brazilians.The air group Instruction |
| 1990 - 1998n/a MAN 630L2A MAN 630L2A Purchased | | | | (AFI) has materials and T-25,T-35.Photogrammetric |
| in 1960 - 1970n/a Unimog Argentina a few seen in | | | | called air group (GAF) and group aviation maitence |
| photographs.n/a Trucks EE-25 EE-15 Brazil Just as | | | | section (SEMAER) do not have aircraft |
| shows and specialtyn/a Light vehicles Varios Several | | | | assigned.Parachute Brigade is used aircraft |
| Includes ambulances, and trucks (up to 100 units), | | | | CASA.Besides these groups is a command of |
| some of Taiwanese origin. | | | | Institutes of Education and one of regions air,this |
| Artillery pieces and mortars | | | | latter has nominal jurisdiction over 12 tracks and |
| 06 152 mm Vickers Mark V coastal defense guns | | | | airports as six of thise considered Air Bases. |
| retired or in storage | | | | Air Force Roundel |
| 12 75 mm Bofors l40 Model 1927/34 howitzers (at | | | | Air Force: |
| least six, and perhaps 12 in service) | | | | 6 Embraer EMB-312 Tucano - 3 in service |
| 15 105 mm M101 howitzers /> | | | | 2 Cessna 206 Stationair |
| 12 88 mm British Ordnance QF-25 howitzer,10 in | | | | 2 Cessna 310 |
| service). | | | | 2 Cessna 402B |
| 75 81 mm mortars (Stokes-Brandt 81 mm)n/a | | | | 1 de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| 107 mm mortars (M-2 & M-32 mortars)n/a | | | | 1 CASA C-212/-400 Medevac |
| Schneider 75 mm 1927 (8 used in school or retired)n | | | | 2 CASA C-212 |
| a Schneider 105mm 1927 (6 used in school or retired) | | | | 11 Neiva T-25 Universal - 6 in service |
| 16 40mm M-1A1 air defense guns, six donated by | | | | 14 Aerotec T-23 Uirupuru 1 in service |
| Argentina in 2008 | | | | 1 Beech Baron |
| 20 Oerlikon 20 mm cannon air-defense guns | | | | 13 ENAER T-35 Pilln 10 in service |
| 12 120 mm ,M-120 ,mortars | | | | 3 Helibras HB-350 Esquilo - |
| 24 75 mm M 20 RCL rifle | | | | 10 Bell UH-1H Iroquois 7 in service |
| Army aviation | | | | Military Ranks |
| 1 Baron 58 | | | | Officer Ranks |
| 1 Cessna 206 | | | | The stars worn by Army and Air Force lieutenants |
| 1 Cessna 310 | | | | (Sub-Teniente, Teniente, Teniente 1ro) and captains |
| Infantry Equipement: | | | | are silver in color. The ones worn by the Major, |
| M 9 9mm (Batt.Special Forces donated by U.S.A. in | | | | Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel are gold. The army |
| 2009) | | | | officers branch is denoted by the color of circular |
| Browning Hi Power (general service)(standard | | | | pads under the stars, which is also the same color |
| sidearm) | | | | used for the chevron. Red denotes branches such as |
| Carl Gustaf M/45 (limited service) | | | | Infantry and Artillery, while Cavalry is denoted by a |
| SIG SG 540 | | | | pink. A darker red denotes support branches such as |
| Colt M16 | | | | Engineering Corps, Communications, and Intelligence. |
| HK 21 | | | | Green means Supply and Transportation, while purple |
| Madsen M/46 9mm (limited service) | | | | is reserved for the Medicine Branch. Generals' special |
| Madsen M/34 | | | | chevron consists of a woven depiction of the olive |
| Uzi 9.0 mm (general service) | | | | and palm found in the national emblem in gold threads. |
| Browning M1919A4 (limited service) (in use on tripods | | | | Enlisted Ranks |
| and as coaxial guns on M4A3 Firefly medium tanks, | | | | As in the case of the army officers, the army |
| and M8 Greyhound armored cars) | | | | enlisted branch is denoted by the color of their |
| M2 Browning machine gun 0.50 (general service)(used | | | | chevrons and bars. The colors and meanings are the |
| on tripods and vehicles) | | | | same as the ones explained above. MAXCRO |
| Madsen M/50 (limited service) | | | | See also |
| Madsen M/54 (limited service) | | | | List of wars involving Paraguay |
| Beretta AR70/90 | | | | References |
| M4 A1 5.56 mm (carbines donated by the U.S.A. in | | | | ^ "U.S. Military Moves in Paraguay Rattle Regional |
| 2009) | | | | Relations". International Relations Center. December |
| Norinco CQ 5.56mm Type A ( Batt. Special Forces) | | | | 14, 2005. Retrieved April 2006. |
| 6.600 G3 rifle A3 (general service) | | | | ^ US Marines put a foot in Paraguay, El Clarn, |
| FN MAG-60-20 Infanterie 7.62 mm (general | | | | September 9, 2005 (Spanish) |
| service)(in use on EE-9 armored cars) | | | | ^ a b Paraguayan military aviation OrBat |
| FALO-50-42 (general service) | | | | MAXCROv d e |
| M72 LAW ATGW 66 mm(eight in service) | | | | Military of South America |
| 24 M79 grenade launchers | | | | Sovereign states |
| Navy | | | | Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia |
| Like Bolivia, Paraguay has a strong naval tradition | | | | Ecuador Guyana Panama1 Paraguay Peru |
| depite both countries being without costlines, but | | | | Suriname Trinidad and Tobago1 Uruguay |
| Paraguay has indirect effective acess to the Atlantic | | | | Venezuela |
| Ocean through the Paraguay-Parana Rivers. | | | | Dependencies and territories |
| The Paraguayan Navy has six naval bases. The main | | | | Aruba1 / Netherlands Antilles1 (Netherlands) |
| one is the Puerto Saxony in Asuncion, folowed by | | | | Falkland Islands / South Georgia and the South |
| Bahia, Negra, Ciudad del Este, Encamacion, Salto del | | | | Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom) 2 French Guiana |
| Guaria. Ita-Peru. It also has facilites in Puerto Saxony | | | | (France) |
| helicopters and airplanes in SGAS. Raund naval | | | | 1 Territories also in or commonly considered to be |
| personnel including Marine Corps 1600, aviation | | | | part of North America and/or Central America. 2 |
| personel, naval guard. | | | | Territories also in or commonly considered to be part |
| The Marine Corps have 800 marines abaut 400 in one | | | | of Antarctica. |