United Arab Emirates Armed Forces
The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة, romanized: Al-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa li-Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabīyyah al-Muttaḥidah) are the armed forces of the United Arab Emirates. They are also occasionally referred to as "Little Sparta", a nickname that was given by General James Mattis a former United States Marine Corps General and Secretary of Defense, due to their active and effective military role and power projection in the surrounding region compared to their relative size.
| United Arab Emirates Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| القوات المسلحة لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة (Arabic) | |
Seal of the Armed Forces | |
Flag of the Armed Forces | |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Service branches | UAE Army UAE Navy UAE Air Force UAE Presidential Guard |
| Website | Ministry of Defence |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Prime Minister & Minister of Defence | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
| Chief of Staff | Lt Gen Issa Al Mazrouei |
| Vice Chief of Staff | Major General Ahmed Bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 years |
| Active personnel | 65,000 |
| Reserve personnel | 130,000 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | US$22.755 billion (2014) |
| Percent of GDP | 5.6% |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | EDGE Group PJSC |
| Foreign suppliers | Australia Brazil Canada Czech Republic France Germany Italy Japan South Korea Netherlands Poland Russia Singapore South Africa Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States |
| Related articles | |
| Ranks | Military ranks of United Arab Emirates |
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