Algeria

Personnel & posture

Active personnel

130k

Reserve / mobilization pool

150k

Mobilization window

~14 days to full field army

GDP (est.)

$191B

Order of battle

• Algerian Navy

  • Project 636 Kilo-class SSK6

    Mers el-Kébir — Kalibr

  • Adhafer-class frigate3

    Stealth guided-missile

  • Meko A-200 frigate4

    Mediterranean patrol

• Algerian Air Force

  • Su-30MKA58 – 64

    Primary strike vector

  • Su-35 (on order/reported)14 – 24

    Flanker expansion

• UAV fleet

  • CH-4 Rainbow24 – 40

    Combat reconnaissance

  • CH-5 Rainbow12 – 20

    Heavy strike drone

• Air defense

  • S-400 Triumf4 – 8

    Major cities

  • S-300PMU-28 – 12

    Oil & capital overlap

  • Pantsir-S140 – 60

    Mobile point defense

• Ground forces

  • T-90SA600 – 700

    Laser APS equipped

  • BMP-3 IFV300 – 400

    Mechanized infantry

  • T-72 / T-62 legacy800 – 1,000

    Reserve mobilization

Bases & infrastructure (24)

• Algeria Ministry of Defense

  hub

  National command and crisis coordination

  command

• Algeria Army Headquarters

  military base

  Ground forces command and mobilization center

  army

• Algeria Primary Air Base

  airport

  Combat aviation and airlift hub

  air

• Algeria Naval Base

  port

  Fleet homeport and coastal defense

  naval

• Algeria Main Seaport

  port

  Strategic maritime trade and logistics gateway

  trade

• Algeria Defense Industrial Complex

  factory

  Ammunition, vehicles, and sustainment production

  manufacturing

• Algeria Munitions plant

  factory

  Artillery shells, small arms, explosives

  ammunition

• Algeria Oil & gas refinery

  factory

  Fuel processing and petrochemicals

  energy

• Algeria Integrated Air Defense Site

  military base

  Long-range SAM coverage for capital region

  air_defense

• Algeria Early Warning Radar

  military base

  Air and missile tracking

  air_defense

• Algeria Combined Arms Training Area

  military base

  Brigade-level exercises and mobilization

  training

• Algeria Border Defense Outpost

  military base

  Frontier surveillance and rapid response

  army

• Algeria Cyber Command Center

  hub

  Offensive/defensive cyber operations

  cyber

• Algeria Forward Corps HQ

  military base

  Theater-level ground command

  army

• Algeria Secondary Airfield

  airport

  Dispersal, training, and surge capacity

  air

• Mers El Kébir Naval Base (Oran)

  port

  Cliff-carved submarine pens — Mediterranean stronghold.

  naval

• Ministry of National Defence (Algiers)

  hub

  People's National Army HQ.

  command

• Tamanrasset desert mega-base

  airport

  Forward armor & strike aircraft — southern borders.

  air · armor

• Tindouf military airfield

  airport

  Western Sahara & Mali frontier monitoring.

  air

• Boufarik Air Base

  airport

  Su-30MKA & transport hub.

  air

• Blida air defense sector

  military base

  S-400/S-300 belts over capital.

  air_defense

• Annaba steel & port (Sider)

  factory

  Industrial metallurgy.

  manufacturing

• Biskra eastern army sector

  military base

  Libya/Tunisia frontier.

  army

• Es Salam nuclear research reactor

  research

  Peaceful nuclear R&D.

  nuclear

Deployable units (10)

• Project 636 Kilo-class submarine squadronnavy · Kalibr (Club-S) cruise missiles
• Adhafer-class stealth frigate flotillanavy · Chinese EW frigates
• Su-30MKA Flanker-C wingair · ~58 long-range strike fighters
• CH-4 / CH-5 Rainbow UCAV regimentdrone · Anti-tank precision strikes
• S-400 Triumf SAM regimentsam · High-altitude city & oil protection
• S-300PMU-2 batterysam · Overlapping strategic SAM
• Pantsir-S1 point defense batterysam · Low-altitude tracking
• T-90SA main battle tank brigadearmor · 600+ laser countermeasure MBTs
• BMP-3 mechanized battalionarmy · Paired with T-90 columns
• Sahara rapid reaction columnarmy · Tindouf desert patrol

Theater glossary

ANP

Algerian People's National Army — conventional desert & Mediterranean A2/AD.

Mers el-Kébir

Cliff-hardened submarine base — primary naval stronghold.

Kilo Kalibr

Club-S land-attack cruise missiles on Project 636 boats.

S-400 belt

Overlapping Russian SAM networks over cities and Hassi Messaoud.

Chokepoint

Narrow sea or land passage where trade or military traffic can be blocked.

Rare earth

Elements used in magnets, motors, and precision weapons — China dominates refining.

SPR

Strategic Petroleum Reserve — emergency crude stockpile.

TSMC

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing — advanced logic fab cluster.

Hormuz

Strait of Hormuz — ~20% of global oil transits.

Malacca

Strait of Malacca — busiest shipping lane between Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Suwałki corridor

Poland–Lithuania land bridge — NATO logistics vulnerability.

Cobalt belt

DRC–Zambia mining corridor — battery supply chain.

Lithium triangle

Chile–Argentina–Bolivia brine deposits — EV battery input.

Grain corridor

Black Sea / Danube export routes — global food security.

Red Sea corridor

Bab el-Mandeb through Suez — Houthi interdiction risk.

Taiwan Strait lane

Kaohsiung–Busan chip & container sea lane under blockade exercise.

Black Sea grain lane

Odesa/Danube export routes under missile and mine threat.

Horn access lane

Djibouti–Massawa–Assab Red Sea port competition axis.