The
Niger Armed Forces (French: Forces Armées Nigeriennes)
(FAN) comprises both the military and national police
services of the West African nation of Niger, totaling
around 6,300 active personnel, 2,000 Republican Guard,
800 Gendarmerie, Presidential Guard and National Police.
The Nigerien land forces are 6,000 soldiers with the
structure:
- 8 motorized infantry companies, 4 armoured recce
squadrons, 1 engineer company, 2 paracommandos companies,
1 air defence company and 1 counter-terrorist company.