United Arab Emirates Armed Forces
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The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة, romanized: Al-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa li-Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabīyyah al-Muttaḥidah) are the armed forces of the United Arab Emirates. They are also occasionally referred to as "Little Sparta", a nickname that was given by former United States Marine Corps General and Secretary of Defense James Mattis, due to their active and effective military role and power projection in the surrounding region compared to their relative size.[3][4]
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United Arab Emirates Armed Forces | |
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القوات المسلحة لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة (Arabic) | |
Founded | 1976; 48 years ago (1976) |
Service branches | UAE Army UAE Navy UAE Air Force UAE Presidential Guard United Arab Emirates Joint Aviation Command[1] |
Website | Ministry of Defence |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-Chief | Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
Prime Minister & Minister of Defence | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
Chief of Staff | Lt Gen Issa Al Mazrouei |
Vice Chief of Staff | Major General Ahmed Bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan |
Personnel | |
Military age | 18 years |
Active personnel | 150,000[2] |
Reserve personnel | 180,000 |
Expenditures | |
Budget | US$24.4 billion (2024) |
Percent of GDP | 5.6% |
Industry | |
Domestic suppliers | EDGE Group PJSC |
Foreign suppliers | Australia Brazil Canada Czech Republic France Germany Indonesia Italy Japan South Korea Netherlands Poland Russia Singapore South Africa Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States |
Related articles | |
Ranks | Military ranks of United Arab Emirates |
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