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Peruvian military

Peruvian Armed Forces
Fuerzas Armadas del Peru
Flag of Peru (war).svg
Peruvian Flag of War
Founded 28 July 1821; 195 years ago (1821-07-28)
Service branches Flag of the Peruvian Army.png Peruvian Army
Flag of Peru (state).svg Peruvian Navy
Flag of the Peruvian Air Force.png Peruvian Air Force
Headquarters Lima, Peru
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
Budget $775 million (2003 est.)
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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