Armed Forces of Uruguay
| Armed Forces of Uruguay Fuerzas armadas del Uruguay |
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| Founded | 1828 |
| Service branches |
 Uruguayan Air Force
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| Headquarters | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Leadership | |
| President of the Republic | Tabaré Vázquez |
| Minister of Defense | Vacant |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 18-49 |
| Available for military service |
831,297, age 15–49 (2003 est.) |
| Fit for military service |
672,030, age 15–49 (2003 est.) |
| Reaching military age annually |
(2003 est.) |
| Active personnel | 24,000 (2001) (ranked 93) |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | $492 million (2008) |
| Percent of GDP | 1.1% (2008) |
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| Foreign suppliers |
 United States Brazil Argentina Israel Canada Russia North Korea
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Communications |
The Armed Forces of Uruguay (Fuerzas armadas del Uruguay or FF.AA. del Uruguay) consist of an army, navy, and air force. These three branches are constitutionally subordinate to the president through the Minister of Defense. By offering early retirement incentives, the government has trimmed the armed forces to about 16.800 for the army; 6.000 for the navy; and 3.000 for the air force. As of February 2003, Uruguay has more than 2.500 soldiers deployed on 12 UN Peacekeeping missions. The largest groups are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti. There is also an 58-man contingent in the MFO in the Sinai.
The Army consists of some 15,000 personnel organized into four divisions.
It is equipped with 15 Israeli Ti-67 (T-55) main battle tanks, 17 American M24 and 46 M41A1 Walker Bulldog light tanks, 24 American M113A1 armored personnel carriers, 15 Czech BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles and 130 OT-64 SKOT APCs, 64 German Condor APCs, 15 Brazilian EE-9 Cascavel and 18 EE-3 Jararaca armored cars, and 48 Russian lightly armored GAZ-3937 amphibious vehicles. In 2008, Uruguay also purchased 44 6x6 Mowag Piranha APCs rehabilitated by FAMAE in Chile after initial service in the Canadian Army after that another batch of 100 of Grizzlys and 5 Huskys and has 4 sets of RM-70 rocket launcher Multiple rocket launcher. The army operates 40 Land Rover Defender 110SW vehicles, and is looking to buy between 30 and 40 more.
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