Zambian Defence Force
The Zambian Defence Force is the military of Zambia. It consists of the Zambian Army, the Zambian Air Force, and the Zambia National Service. The defence forces were formed at Zambian independence on 24 October 1964, from constituent units of the dissolved Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Armed Forces. During the 1970s and 1980s, it played a key role in a number of regional conflicts, namely the South African Border War and Rhodesian Bush War. Being a landlocked country Zambia has no navy, although the Zambian Army maintains a maritime patrol unit for maintaining security on inland bodies of water.
| Defence Force of Zambia | |
|---|---|
| Service branches | Zambian Army Zambian Air Force Zambia National Service |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-chief | Hakainde Hichilema |
| Minister of Defence | Ambrose Lufuma |
| Personnel | |
| 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 | (2004 est.) |
| Active personnel | 15,150 (2022) |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | $283 million (2023) |
| Percent of GDP | 1.3 (2023) |
| Related articles | |
| History | Rhodesian Bush War South African Border War Mozambican Civil War |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Zambia |
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