"The Ecuadorian Army (Ejército Ecuatoriano) is the land component of the Armed Forces. Its 25,650[1] soldiers are deployed in relation to its military doctrine. The contemporary Ecuadorian Army has a large component of jungle and special forces infantry units implemented within its structure. It operates around 236 tanks, 780 IFVs and 68 aircraft; their standard rifle is the Heckler & Koch HK33. Recently acquired material include:
2 4x4 vehicles (donated by Venezuela)[8][9]
2 Mil Mi-17 helicopters[citation needed]
107 Humvee[10]
