Ecuadorian Navy
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The Ecuadorian Navy is an Ecuadorian entity responsible for the surveillance and protection of national maritime territory and has a personnel of 9,400 men to protect a coastline of 2,237 km which reaches far into the Pacific Ocean. The vessels are identified by a ship prefix of B.A.E.: Buque de la Armada del Ecuador or L.A.E.: Lancha de la Armada del Ecuador.
Ecuadorian navy FSG Corvette ESMERALDAS (CM 11), equipped with 2 x 3 MM40 Exocet SSM, 1 x 4 Aspide SAM, 1 x 76mm gun, 6 x 324mm ASTI, helicopter on deck (Bell 206).
An Ecuadorian Marine with a HK-33 rifle, during an amphibious assault exercise (UNITAS), in the background a US Amphibious Assault Vehicle.
Ecuadorian submarine BAE Shyri in 2003. Ecuador owns two of these submarines.
An Ecuadorian Coast Guard combat ship (LG-40) during an exercise.
Ecuadorian–Peruvian War
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The Second Ecuadorian–Peruvian War, known locally as the War of '41, was a South American border war fought between 5–31 July 1941. It was the first of three military conflicts between Ecuador and Peru during the 20th century.
Collage of the Peruvian-Ecuadorian War
Peruvian protesters opposing the transfer of Leticia.
Ecuadorian–Peruvian border in 1936
Peruvian bombardment of Arenillas