South African National Defence Force

South African National Defence Force
South African National Defence Force
10 other official names: Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Weermag (Afrikaans) ; IButho leSewula Afrika lezokuVikela leliZweloke (Southern Ndebele) ; UMkhosi woKhuselo weSizwe waseMzantsi Afrika (Xhosa) ; UMbutho Wezokuvikela WaseNingizimu Afrika (Zulu) ; Umbutfo Wetekuvikela Wavelonkhe waseNingizimu Afrika (Swazi) ; Sešole sa Tšhireletšo sa Bosetšhaba sa Afrika Borwa (Northern Sotho) ; Lebotho la Naha la Tshireletso la Aforika Borwa (Sotho) ; Sesole sa Tshireletso ya Naga ya Aforika Borwa (Tswana) ; Vutho ra Rixaka ra Vusirheleli ra Afrika-Dzonga (Tsonga) ; Tshiimiswa tsha Mmbi ya Vhupileli ya Afurika Tshipembe (Venda) ;
	Emblem of the SANDF
	Flag of the SANDF
Motto	For the brave, for the proud
Founded	1 July 1912; (111 years, 7 months); (as Union Defence Force)
Current form	1994
Service branches	South African Army; South African Navy; South African Air Force; South African Military Health Service
Headquarters	Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Website	dod.mil.za
Leadership
Commander-in-chief	President Cyril Ramaphosa
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans	Thandi Modise
Chief of the SANDF	General Rudzani Maphwanya
Personnel
Military age	18–49
Conscription	No (abolished in 1994)
Available for; military service	10,354,769 males, age 18–49 (2005),; 10,626,550 females, age 18–49 (2005)
Fit for; military service	4,927,757 males, age 18–49 (2005),; 4,609,071 females, age 18–49 (2005)
Reaching military; age annually	512,407 males (2005),; 506,078 females (2005)
Active personnel	71 235 (2021/22)
Reserve personnel	29 350 (2020/2021)
Expenditures
Budget	US$2.8 billion
Percent of GDP	0.7% (2023)
Industry
Domestic suppliers	Denel; Paramount Group; Milkor; Reutech Radar Systems;
Foreign suppliers	United Kingdom; United States; Germany; Sweden; France; Italy; Japan;
Related articles
History	Military history of South Africa; List of wars involving South Africa;
Ranks	South African military ranks

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) comprises the armed forces of South Africa. The commander of the SANDF is appointed by the President of South Africa from one of the armed services. They are in turn accountable to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans of the Defence Department.

The military as it exists today was created in 1994, following South Africa's first nonracial election in April of that year and the adoption of a new constitution. It replaced the South African Defence Force and also integrated uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), and the Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) guerilla forces.

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