Military of Peru
| Peruvian Armed Forces Fuerzas Armadas del Peru |
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Peruvian Flag of War
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| Founded | 1821 |
| Service branches |
Peruvian Army Peruvian Navy Peruvian Air Force |
| Headquarters | Lima |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski |
| Minister of Defence | Peter Cateriano Bellido |
| Chief of Defense | General Leonel Cabrera Pino |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 18 |
| Conscription | Yes |
| Available for military service |
7,920,056, age 17-45 |
| Fit for military service |
6,045,256, age 17-45 |
| Reaching military age annually |
312,375 |
| Active personnel | 120,658 (2001) |
| Expenditures | |
| Percent of GDP | 1.5% (2006 est.) |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers | |
The Peruvian Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas del Perú) are the military services of Peru, comprising independent Army, Navy and Air Force components. Their primary mission is to safeguard the country's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity against any threat. As a secondary mission they participate in economic and social development as well as in civil defense tasks.
The National Police of Peru is often classified as a part of the armed forces. Although in fact it has a different organisation and a wholly civil mission, its training and activities over more than two decades as an anti-terrorist force have produced markedly military characteristics, giving it the appearance of a virtual fourth military service with significant land, sea and air capabilities and approximately 140,000 personnel. The Peruvian armed forces report through the Ministry of Defense, while the National Police of Peru, through the Ministry of Interior.
Headquartered in Lima, it has a strength of 76,228 troops divided in four military regions with headquarters in Piura, Lima, Arequipa and Iquitos. Every military region is assigned several brigades of which there are different types, including infantry, cavalry and armored. There are also several groups and battalions which operate independently of the army's organization.
The equipment of the Peruvian Army includes infantry weapons that include assault rifles and carbines such as the M16A2 and the M4A1 and pistols like the FN Five-seveN and Smith & Wesson M&P9.
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