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Military Forces of Colombia

Military Forces of Colombia
Fuerzas Militares de Colombia
Escudo Fuerzas Militares de Colombia.svg
The tri-service badge
Service branches  Colombian National Army
Flag of the Colombian Navy.png Colombian National Navy
  Flag of the Colombian Naval Infantry.png Colombian Naval Infantry
 Colombian Air Force
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief President Juan Manuel Santos
Minister of Defense Luis Carlos Villegas
General Commander General Juan Pablo Rodriguez
Manpower
Military age 18
Conscription 18 months Army and Air Force, 24 months Navy, 12 Months National Police
Available for
military service
23,287,388 (2008 est.), age 15–49 (2005 est.)
Fit for
military service
17,976,288(2008 est.), age 15–49 (2005 est.)
Reaching military
age annually
875,595 (2005 est.)
Active personnel 444,518 (2013) (ranked 12th)
Expenditures
Budget COL$17.699 trillion (US$9.1 billion) (2013)
Percent of GDP 3.3% (2012)
Industry
Domestic suppliers Indumil
Cotecmar
Foreign suppliers  United States
 Israel
 Brazil
 South Africa
 Spain
 Russia
 Belgium
 Germany
 France
 United Kingdom
 Sweden
 Canada

The Military Forces of Colombia (Spanish: Fuerzas Militares de Colombia) are the armed forces of the Republic of Colombia.
More specifically, the Colombian Constitution (Spanish: Constitución Política de Colombia) includes two overlapping definitions of what could be defined as 'armed forces' in English:

This is a subtle yet important distinction, both in terms of emphasizing the civil nature of the National Police, and some differences that may apply to it as a service, as well as in clearing confusion when dealing with documents and references about the Colombian armed forces, in particular due to the large size of the police and the military-style operation and training of some of its most noticeable units, as a result of the Colombian Conflict.

The Colombian armed forces consist of:
Military Forces:

And,

Strength in numbers As of September 2013

In 2000, Colombia assigned 3.9% of its GDP to defense. By 2008 this figure had risen to 4.8%, ranking it 14th in the world. The armed forces number about 250,000 uniformed personnel: 145,000 military and 105,000 police. These figures do not include assistance personnel such as cooks, medics, mechanics, and so on. This makes the Colombian military one of the largest and most well-equipped in Latin America. Many Colombian military personnel have received military training assistance directly in Colombia and also in the United States. The United States has provided equipment and financing to the Colombian military and police through the military assistance program, foreign military sales, and the international narcotics control program, all currently united under the auspices of Plan Colombia.

Overall strength in numbers of the Colombian Armed Forces as of September 2013

Colombian Air Force Sikorsky UH-60L Arpía III (S-70A-41) just after having launched several flares.

Colombian Marines

Colombian Navy Frigate ARC Caldas


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