Military of Zambia |
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Manpower | |
Military age | n/a |
Available for military service |
2,477,494, age 15–49 (2004 est.) |
Fit for military service |
1,310,814, age 15–49 (2004 est.) |
Reaching military age annually |
NA (2004 est.) |
Active personnel | 15,100 |
Expenditures | |
Budget | $42.6 million (2003) |
Percent of GDP | 0.9% (2003) |
The Zambian Defence Force (ZDF) consists of the Zambia Army, the Air Force, and Zambian National Service (ZNS). The ZDF is designed primarily for internal defence in Zambia. Being a landlocked country, Zambia has no navy.
The Zambian Air Force is a small air force equipped with Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21MFs and Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19S in addition to a range of transport aircraft and helicopters.