Country ORBAT

Mexico

17 platform lines · 27 mapped sites · 19 deployable units

Personnel & posture

Active personnel: 280k
Reserve / mobilization pool: 82k
Mobilization window: ~14 days to full field army
GDP (est.): $1790B

Order of battle

FAM
- F-16 Fighting Falcon6 – 12
  Precision strike
- PC-7 Turbo Trainer (armed)20 – 40
  Light attack
ARM
- Offshore patrol vessel20 – 30
  Drug interdiction
- Naval infantry3,000 – 5,000
  Amphibious & ports
- Missile boat6 – 10
  Coastal defence
SEDENA
- Infantry brigades100,000 – 150,000
  Territorial security
- Special forces group5,000 – 8,000
  Cartel operations
Army
- DN-XI / Ural armored100 – 200
  Wheeled security
US cooperation
- Mérida Initiative liaison1
  Intelligence & equipment
Cartel threat
- CJNG Grupo Elite (est.)500 – 1,500
  Jalisco special forces
- Gulf Cartel gunmen (est.)5,000 – 12,000
  Tamaulipas plazas
- Sinaloa network (est.)5,000 – 15,000
  Pacific corridor
Mexican Army
- 105mm / OB-15580 – 120
  Counter-cartel fires
Air defence
- Fixed AAA / MANPADS30 – 50
  Point air defence
Coastal defence
- Missile boats10 – 20
  Gulf & Pacific patrol
Internal security
- Special forces groups12 – 20
  High-value targeting
Counter-narcotics
- Joint task forces8 – 12
  Federal coordination

Bases & infrastructure (27)

Mexico Ministry of Defense
hub
National command and crisis coordination
command
Mexico Army Headquarters
military base
Ground forces command and mobilization center
army
Mexico Primary Air Base
airport
Combat aviation and airlift hub
air
Mexico Naval Base
port
Fleet homeport and coastal defense
naval
Mexico Main Seaport
port
Strategic maritime trade and logistics gateway
trade
Mexico Defense Industrial Complex
factory
Ammunition, vehicles, and sustainment production
manufacturing
Mexico Munitions plant
factory
Artillery shells, small arms, explosives
ammunition
Mexico Oil & gas refinery
factory
Fuel processing and petrochemicals
energy
Mexico Integrated Air Defense Site
military base
Long-range SAM coverage for capital region
air_defense
Mexico Early Warning Radar
military base
Air and missile tracking
air_defense
Mexico Combined Arms Training Area
military base
Brigade-level exercises and mobilization
training
Mexico Border Defense Outpost
military base
Frontier surveillance and rapid response
army
Mexico Cyber Command Center
hub
Offensive/defensive cyber operations
cyber
Mexico Forward Corps HQ
military base
Theater-level ground command
army
Mexico Secondary Airfield
airport
Dispersal, training, and surge capacity
air
SEDENA headquarters (Mexico City)
hub
Army & Air Force national command.
command
Santa Lucía / Felipe Ángeles AFB
airport
Strategic joint air hub.
air
Veracruz naval sector
port
Gulf fleet & logistics.
naval
Port of Manzanillo
port
Pacific sealift gateway.
trade
Navy sector Cozumel
military base
Caribbean patrol.
naval
Tijuana border security corridor
military base
Northern cartel interdiction.
army
Culiacán federal ops sector
military base
Sinaloa cartel containment zone.
army
Querétaro aerospace cluster
factory
Aerospace MRO & manufacturing.
air
Guadalajara CJNG containment sector
military base
Jalisco cartel operations.
army
Tamaulipas Gulf Cartel sector
military base
Northeast plaza interdiction.
army
Michoacán fentanyl interdiction
military base
CJNG lab targeting zone.
army
Lázaro Cárdenas port
port
Pacific container gateway.
shipping · trade

Deployable units (19)

1st Mechanized Brigade (Mexico)armor
3rd Infantry Division HQarmy
7th Artillery Regimentarmy
Air Defense Battalion (capital)sam
Special Operations Task Grouparmy
Coastal Defense Regimentnavy
Tactical UAV Squadrondrone
Logistics Support Brigadefacility · Supply and transport hub
Armored Cavalry Squadronarmor
Combat Aviation Wing (detachment)air
FAM F-16 & PC-7 strike wingair · Counter-narcotics air ops
ARM offshore patrol squadronnavy · Gulf & Pacific interdiction
Army special forces brigadearmy · Cartel high-value targeting
Naval infantry regimentnavy · Amphibious & port security
DN-XI armored vehicle battalionarmor · Border mechanized
Orbiter / domestic UAV detachmentdrone · Surveillance on cartel routes
CJNG targeting task forcearmy · Grupo Elite counter-ops
Black Hawk assault companyair · Special forces lift
National Guard border battalionarmy · Northern corridor

Theater glossary

SEDENA: Secretariat of National Defense — army & air force.
FAM: Mexican Air Force — counter-narcotics strike.
ARM: Mexican Navy — maritime cartel interdiction.
Mérida Initiative: US–Mexico security cooperation framework.
Grupo Elite: CJNG cartel special forces — body armor and heavy weapons.
Plaza: Turf zone contested by Sinaloa, CJNG, and Gulf factions.
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.