Algerian National Navy

The Algerian Naval Force, the naval branch of the Algerian military, operates along the country's approximately 1,440 km coastline. Its primary role is to monitor and defend Algeria's territorial waters against foreign military or economic intrusion, with additional missions including coast guard and maritime safety duties. It plays a significant role in the Western Mediterranean.

The Algerian Navy was developed with assistance from the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Post-Cold War, Russia has remained a key partner, but Algeria has diversified its sources for naval equipment and has developed domestic shipbuilding capabilities.

Key naval bases include Algiers, Annaba, Mers el-Kebir, Oran, Jijel, and Tamentfoust. Mers el-Kebir hosts shipbuilding facilities, and Tamentfoust is the site of the naval academy and a technical training school.

The fleet primarily consists of smaller ships designed for coastal and Exclusive Economic Zone patrol, led by three Koni class frigates, with plans to add MEKO A-200 frigates. The navy also has a mix of corvettes, patrol vessels, and a number of Osa class fast attack craft from the Cold War era, although their operational status is uncertain. Submarine presence in the Mediterranean is modest but growing, with a pair of Kilo class submarines and plans to add more. Amphibious capabilities, historically limited, are set to improve with the acquisition of an amphibious transport dock.

Notably, the Algerian military maintains secrecy over its organization and equipment, leading to variations in open-source reports about its naval capabilities.