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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions Namibia, in 6 editions.

The entry for Namibia published Military equipment inventories and acquisitions in 6 editions of 36, from 2020 to 2025. The text changed in 5 editions. Each is shown as published. Military equipment inventories and acquisitions in every entry.

editions changed the text
5
the first edition with it
2020
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Military equipment inventories and acquisitions” (2020 to 2025).

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  • the NDF's inventory consists mostly of Soviet-era weapons and equipment;
  • over the past decade, it has received a limited number of newer weapons systems from China and South Africa;
  • Namibia has a small defense industry that produces items such as armored personnel carriers (2025)

the NDF's inventory consists of a mix mostly of Soviet-era weapons and some more modern systems from equipment; over the past decade, it has received a variety limited number of countries, including Brazil, China, Germany, India, newer weapons systems from China and South Africa; most of the Navy's vessels and the Air Force's fighter aircraft were acquired from China; Namibia has a small defense industry that produces items such as armored personnel carriers (2024) (2025)

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Namibia: Military equipment inventories and acquisitions.” The World Factbook, 2020–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/namibia/military-equipment-inventories-and-acquisitions.

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