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Military of the United Arab Emirates

Union Defence Force
القوات المسلحة لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة
UAE Armed Forces Coat of Arms.png
United Arab Emirates Armed Forces emblem
Founded 1951
Current form 1971
Service branches United Arab Emirates Army
United Arab Emirates Navy
United Arab Emirates Air Force
Leadership
Supreme Commander President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Deputy Supreme Commander Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Chief of staff Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi
Manpower
Military age 18 years
Available for
military service
3,658,577, age 15–49
Fit for
military service
3,072,125, age 15–49
Reaching military
age annually
51,858
Active personnel 100,000 approximately (ranked 64th)
Expenditures
Budget US$15.7 billion in 2010 (ranked 18th)
Percent of GDP 7.3%
Industry
Foreign suppliers  Colombia
 Belgium
 United States
 Taiwan
 Paraguay
 Australia
 France
 Honduras
 United Kingdom
 South Korea
 Russia
 Italy
 Turkey
 Sweden
 Peru
 Morocco
 El Salvador
 China
 Saudi Arabia
 India
 Argentina
 Pakistan
 Germany
 Venezuela
 Spain
 Czech Republic
 Uruguay
 Romania
 Ukraine
 Brazil
 Canada
 South Africa
 Egypt
 Chile
 Poland
 Mexico
 Malaysia

The Union Defence Force (Arabic: القوات المسلحة لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة‎‎) is the armed forces of the United Arab Emirates and has primary responsibility for the defence of all seven emirates. It consists of 65,000 personnel, and is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The Trucial Oman Scouts, long the symbol of public order on the coast and commanded by British officers, were turned over to the United Arab Emirates as the nucleus of its defence forces in 1971.

Although initially small in number, the UAE armed forces have grown significantly over the years and are presently equipped with some of the most modern weapon systems, purchased from a variety of outside countries, mainly France, the US and the UK (the former protector of the UAE). Most officers are graduates of the United Kingdom's Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, with others having attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, the Royal Military College, Duntroon and St Cyr, the military academy of France. France opened the Abu Dhabi Base in May 2009. In March 2011, the UAE agreed to join the enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Libya by sending six F-16 and six Mirage 2000 multi-role fighter aircraft. During the Gulf war, the US had troops and equipment stationed in the UAE as well as other parts of the Persian Gulf.


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