Cuba: Wars, Weapons & Industry

MACSI(Military Archive Country Strength Index)

⊟ Cubaranking ↗methodology ↗

Cuba MACSI Rating

104/190

WORLD RANKING

Cuba · 10 axes scored

Land Power

Air Power

Naval Power

Leadership

Strategic

Industry

C4ISR

Logistics

Economy

Geo-Strategic

ⓘ The ten scoring axes are weighted per country by coastal, nuclear, industrial, and geostrategic tier, then judged from real-world knowledge rather than stored database attributes — see methodology.

#	Country	Overall	Land	Air	Naval	Leadership	Strategic	Industry	C4ISR	Logistics	Economy
#102	Nicaragua	11	15	8	10	15	2	3	12	12	8
#103	Nepal	11	20	6	0	18	1	3	8	12	6
#104	Cuba	11	22	8	7	15	3	8	8	8	8
#105	Tunisia	11	14	10	10	18	3	6	8	10	14
#106	Uganda	11	18	9	1	19	3	4	9	11	11

Direction	Year	Counterparty	Product / Service	Quantity	Amount	Type	Status
↗	—→1983	Grenada	Vz.53 Anti-Aircraft Gun	—	—	gift	Delivered
↘	1979→1983	Russia	Turya-class torpedo boat	9	—	new-build	Delivered
↘	1974	Russia	Mil Mi-4	—	—	new-build	Delivered
↘	1972→1976	Russia	Project 205 Moskit	6	—	new-build	Delivered
↘	1963	Russia	ZSU-57-2	25	—	new-build	Delivered
↘	—→1962	Russia	Ilyushin Il-28	42	—	new-build	Delivered
↘	1961	Russia	Mil Mi-4	85	—	new-build	Delivered
↘	1960	North Korea	Type 58 assault rifle	—	—	aid	Delivered
↘	1958→1959	United Kingdom	Sea Fury	17	—	second-hand	Delivered
↘	1929	United States	Vought O2U Corsair	14	—	new-build	Delivered
↘	1929	United States	O2U-1 Corsair	14	—	new-build	Delivered
↘	1929	United States	O2U-4 Corsair	14	—	new-build	Delivered
↘	—	Russia	BMD-20	—	—	aid	Delivered
↘	—	Czech Republic	Vz.53 Anti-Aircraft Gun	—	—	aid	Delivered
↘	—	United States	BFC Hawk	4	—	new-build	Delivered
↘	—	Russia	Pauk-class corvette	1	—	new-build	Delivered
↘	—	Russia	Koni-class frigate	1	—	new-build	Delivered
↘	—	Russia	Koni-class frigate	3	—	new-build	Delivered
↘	—	Russia	An-30A	1	—	new-build	Delivered
↘	—	United States	Vought OS2U Kingfisher	4	—	new-build	Delivered
↘	—	United States	OS2U-3 Kingfisher	4	—	new-build	Delivered
↘	—	Russia	Project 183R	18	—	new-build	Delivered
↘	—	Czech Republic	vz. 52 rifle	400,000	—	aid

Conflict	Years	Opponent	Role	Outcome
2026 Cuban boat incident Special Op.	2026–present	Armed suspects on a US-registered boat	Primary	—
Second Venezuelan coup d'etat attempt of 1992 Coup	1992	Venezuelan Government Venezuelan Armed Forces	Primary	Decisive Loss
First Venezuelan coup d'etat attempt of 1992 Coup	1992	Venezuelan Government Venezuelan Armed Forces	Primary	Tactical Loss
1990 Surinamese coup d'état Coup	1990–present	Government of Suriname Supported by:	Primary	—
Battle of Calueque Proxy	1988	Intervention	Primary	Draw
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale	1987–present	Intervention	Primary	Tactical Loss
1983 Invasion of Grenada Intervention	1983	Intervention	Primary	Decisive Loss
1982 Kenyan coup d'état attempt Coup	1982–present	Intervention	Primary	—
1980 Surinamese coup d'état Coup	1980–present	Government of Suriname Supported by:	Primary	—
Salvadoran Civil War Civil War	1979–1992	Intervention	Primary	—
Operation Gatling Special Op.	1978–present	Intervention	Primary	—
Battle of Cassinga Interstate	1978–present	Intervention	Primary	—
1978 Somali coup d'état attempt Coup	1978–present	Government of the Somali Democratic Republic	Primary	—
Ogaden War Interstate	1977–1978	Somalia WSLF Arms supplies	Primary	—
Operation Aztec Special Op.	1977	Intervention	Primary	—
Battle of Harar Proxy	1977–1978	Somalia WSLF	Primary	Decisive Win
Battle of Jijiga Proxy	1977–1978	Intervention	Primary	Tactical Loss
1977 Angolan coup d'état attempt Coup	1977–present	MPLA Action Committee Supported by:	Primary	—
Angolan Civil War Civil War	1975–2002	Intervention	Primary	—
Cuban intervention in Angola Special Op.	1975–1991	{{plainlist \| UNITA FNLA (until 1978) FLEC }}	Primary	Draw
Operation Independence Special Op.	1975–present	Intervention	Primary	—
Battle of Quifangondo	1975–present	Intervention	Primary	—
Operation Savannah Special Op.	1975–1976	{{plainlist\| FNLA UNITA Supported by: }}	Primary	Decisive Loss
1975 spring offensive Special Op.	1974–1975	Intervention	Primary	Decisive Win
1973 Uruguayan coup d'état Coup	1973–present	Intervention	Primary	—
1973 Chilean coup d'état Coup	1973–present	\| polstrength1 =	Primary	—
Uruguayan Intrastate War Civil War	1972–1973	Supported by:	Primary	—
1972 Republic of the Congo coup d'état attempt Coup	1972–present	Pro-Ange Diawara faction	Primary	—
War of Attrition Interstate	1967–1970	Intervention	Primary	Ceasefire
Guatemalan Civil War Civil War	1965–1996	Government of Guatemala	Primary	—
Simba Rebellion Insurgency	1964	Intervention	Primary	—
Sand War Interstate	1963–1964	Support:	Primary	Draw
Guinea-Bissau War of Independence Interstate	1963–1974	Intervention	Primary	—
Nicaraguan Revolution Proxy	1961–1990	Intervention	Primary	—
Bay of Pigs invasion Proxy	1961	Cuban DRF	Primary	Decisive Win
Escambray rebellion Insurgency	1959–1965	Intervention	Primary	Decisive Loss
Cuban invasion of Panama Intervention	1959	Intervention	Primary	Decisive Loss
Battle of La Plata	1957–present	Intervention	Primary	—
Attack on El Uvero	1957–present	Intervention	Primary	—
Corynthia expedition	1957	Intervention	Primary	—
Santiago de Cuba Uprising Insurgency	1956–present	Intervention	Primary	—
Battle of Alegría de Pío	1956–present	Intervention	Primary	—
Attack on the Moncada Barracks	1953–present	Partido Ortodoxo	Primary	—
Chambelona War Insurgency	1917	Intervention	Primary	—
Negro Rebellion Insurgency	1912–present	Intervention	Primary	—
Battle of El Caney Interstate	1898–present	Spain	Secondary	Decisive Win
Battle of Guantánamo Bay Interstate	1898	Spain	Secondary	Decisive Win
Siege of Santiago	1898	Spain	Secondary	Decisive Win
Batalla de Ceja del Negro	1896–present	Spain	Primary	—
Batalla de Loma del Gato	1896–present	Spain	Primary	—
Battle of Paso de las Damas	1896–present	Spain	Primary	Decisive Loss
Batalla de San Pedro	1896–present	Spain	Primary	Decisive Loss
Battle of Las Taironas	1896–present	Spain	Primary	Decisive Win
Battle of Dos Ríos	1895–present	Spain	Primary	Tactical Loss
Battle of Mal Tiempo	1895–present	Spain	Primary	Decisive Win
Batalla de Coliseo	1895–present	Spain	Primary	Decisive Win
Battle of Calimete Interstate	1895–present	Spain	Primary	Decisive Win
Batalla de Iguará	1895–present	Spain	Primary	Decisive Win
Little War Interstate	1879–1880	Spain	Primary	Decisive Loss
Battle of Las Guásimas Interstate	1874	Spanish Empire	Primary	—

Company	Revenue	Systems	Score
Cuban Rebel Army	—	1	—
Union de Industrias Militares	—	2	—

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