Miskitu Armed Forces

The Miskitu Armed Forces are the armed forces of the Dominion of the Miskitu Coast. The Miskitu Army, Miskitu Navy, and Miskitu Air Force comprise the national Armed Forces. The current Miskitu Armed Forces were established, and its composition laid out the 2007 Constitution of Miskitu. The President of Miskitu is the commander-in-chief of all the armed forces.

The military enjoys, in general, a good reputation having stepped in several times to run the nation in times of difficulty however there have been serious allegations of human rights violations, especially in formerly rebel held areas.

Miskitu’s military, like many government institutions in the country, has been tainted by corruption allegations. Because the operations oThe Miskito Coastf the military have been traditionally cloaked by the ubiquitous blanket of “state security”, the corruption has been less in public view, and thus less subject to public scrutiny and notoriety.

Other security forces in Miskitu are covered at Miskitu Police (Miskitu Bureau of Investigation) and the Miskitu Security Agency.

The majority of the recruits are considered poorly trained and lacking in experience and equipment.

History

The Miskitu forces can trace their history back centuries but have existed in their current form since the 2007 peace accords which merged rebel and government forces to some degree but tensions still exist and flare up occationally.

Miskitu Army

Combat vehicles & Artillery

Type	Model	Date of Production	Quantity	Image
Main battle tank	Leopard 1	1965	11
Medium tank	M47 Patton	From 1951	8
Armored fighting vehicle	RG-31 Nyala	From 1997	15
Jeep	Willys MB	From 1943	125
Howitzer	M114 155 mm howitzer	From 1948	6
Air defense gun	85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K)	From 1951	16

Weapons inventory & other equipment

Type	Model	Date of Production	Quantity	Image
Semi-automatic pistol	Walther P99	From 1996	classified
Assault rifle	SA80	From 1994	classified
General-purpose machine gun	FN MAG	From 1958	classified

Miskitu Air Force

Aircraft inventory

Type	Model	Date of Production	Quantity	Image
Multi role fighter	Sukhoi Su-30	From 1996	6
Air superiority fighter	McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle	From 1976	7
Attack helicopter with transport capabilities	Mil Mi-24	From 1979	3
Transport helicopter	Mil Mi-17	From 1978	8
Multipurpose Utility helicopter	Bell 412	From 1981	12

Miskitu Navy

Fleet

Class	Number	In Commission	Name	Image
Asheville class gunboat	3	1966
RIB	15	2005

Miskitu Security Agency (SSA)

The MSA brief, like all other intelligence organisations, is to gather and exploit secret information. It identifies conditions that threaten Miskitu political, economic and social stability. It subsequently develops opportunities and strategies to neutralise such threats.

Its number of operatives and equipment are classified.

Military Alliances

None

Current Deployments

Past Deployments

Classified