Mozambique Defence Armed Forces
The Mozambique Defence Armed Forces (Portuguese: Forças Armadas de Defesa de Moçambique) or FADM are the national armed forces of Mozambique. They include the General Staff of the Armed Forces and three branches of service: Army, Air Force and Navy.
| Mozambique Defence Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Forças Armadas de Defesa de Moçambique | |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Current form | August 1994 |
| Service branches | Army Naval Command Air and Air Defence Forces Militia |
| Headquarters | Ministry of National Defence, Avenida Martires de Mueda, Maputo |
| Website | mdn |
| Leadership | |
| President | Filipe Nyusi |
| Prime Minister | Adriano Maleiane |
| National Defence Minister | Jaime Bessa Neto |
| Chief of General Staff | Joaquim Mangrasse |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 |
| Active personnel | ~11,200 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | $245 million (2020 est.) |
| Percent of GDP | 2.5% (2008 est.) |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers | Portugal China |
| Related articles | |
| History | Mozambican War of Independence Mozambican Civil War Rhodesian Bush War Angolan Civil War Uganda-Tanzania War 1999 East Timorese crisis RENAMO insurgency (2013–2019) Insurgency in Cabo Delgado |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Mozambique |
The FADM were formed in mid August 1994, by the integration of the Forças Armadas de Moçambique/FPLM with the military wing of RENAMO, following the end of the civil war.
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