| Unit Name: | Madagascar Navy |
| Dates: | 1960–present |
| Country: |  Madagascar |
| Type: | Navy |
| Size: | 500 personnel |
| Command Structure: | Madagascar Armed Forces |
| Equipment: | 7 Watercraft |
| Identification Symbol Label: | Ensign |
The Madagascar Navy is the maritime component of the Madagascar Armed Forces. The Madagascar Navy is under-equipped and undergoes difficulties in accomplishing its mission of maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, and controlling the illegal fishing in the Malagasy exclusive economic zone.
| Class | Type | Origin | In Service | Notes | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engin de débarquement d'infanterie et de chars (LOA 59,00 Meters) | Landing craft | Aina Vao Vao | Armed with 2 x 20 mm cannons and 81 mm mortar gun | ||
| Chamois class patrol boat (LOA 41.0 metres) | Supply tug / coastal utility | Matsilo | Armed with 2 x 12.7 mm machine guns / Currently nonoperational | ||
| 30 metres tugboat [1] | Offshore patrol vessel | Madagascar | RC Trozona | Armed with 12.7 mm machine guns | |
| 26 metres patrol boat [2] | Coastal patrol vessel | 2 units:
| Armed with 1 x 12.7 mm machine gun | ||
| SAR boat 44feet | Patrol launch | V11-16 | Armed with 1 x 12.7 mm machine gun | ||
| Metal Shark Defiant Response Boat 38feet [3] | Speedboat | Akio | average speed 40mph | ||
The main base of the Malagasy Navy is Antsiranana, that served already as a base to the colonial French Navy.Naval detachments are also found in Nosy-Be, Mahajanga, Ile Sainte-Marie and in Fort-Dauphin.[4]
l'actualite Madagascar
. French. 2020-05-17.U.S. Embassy in Madagascar & Comoros
. English. 2020-05-17.