Talk:Benin Armed Forces

Benin Government (Air Force) currently operates a VIP-equipped Boeing 727-256 Advanced (TY-24A, formerly EC-CFI, c/n 20819/1018) acquired from Iberia. After withdraw from airline service the aircraft was stored in Bournemouth/UK until early 2007 when it was ferried to Madrid Barajas Airport. It was refurbished there and entered service with the Benin Government in 2008. Source: http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=TY-24A&distinct_entry=true J. J. Hornung (talk) 19:13, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

4 Agusta A109 were effectively bought from the Belgian Air Force, (source: http://www2.vrtnieuws.net/cm/vrtnieuws.net/nieuws/binnenland/1.115227, sorry, in Dutch) Whale plane 15:32, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Conscription?
Several sources such as this one (https://www.wri-irg.org/en/programmes/world_survey/country_report/en/Benin) seem to suggest that Benin makes use of conscription. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.104.120.216 (talk) 16:51, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

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IISS 2024 inaccurate
References to the Eland armoured car have been removed from this article and replaced by references to the Panhard AML, a similar vehicle, citing the 2024 IISS version. This appears to be an oversight on the part of the IISS writers and an example of circular reporting or citogenesis. In 2010, the French embassy in Benin released this press communique stating that the Beninese military was operating 3 Eland armoured cars, and that the crews were being trained by the local French military mission. The communique was accompanied by a photo of one of the vehicles, which is identifiable as an Eland rather than an AML by its uniquely shaped rear hull. A Beninese military newsletter in 2017 mentions the Eland armoured cars by name as well, and does not mention the AML at all in its overview of Benin's armour holdings.

Information about the 3 Elands confirmed to be in service, backed up by footnotes, was on this Wikipedia article from 2014 until last month. During this time, IISS writers presumably read the article (or the original French embassy source) and updated their inventory holdings for Benin in their annual reports. I'm guessing it was the former, because the latter has been defunct for some time although you can still view in the Wayback Machine. Either way, the writer responsible incorrectly mixed up the Eland and the AML as they are similar-looking vehicles. Again, I will reiterate that both the Beninese armed forces and the French embassy mention the 3 Elands specifically, and make no reference at all to the AML-90 - and they are much more reliable primary sources on this topic than the IISS. The Eland was originally based on the AML but evolved into a different vehicle, with a different hull and engine type. Katan gais (talk) 20:24, 23 May 2024 (UTC)