List of militaries by country

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This is a list of militaries by country, including the main branches and sub-branches.

A[]

Albania[]

Albanian Armed Forces

Algeria[]

Algerian People's National Army

Angola[]

Angolan Armed Forces
  • Angolan Army
  • Angolan Navy
  • National Air Force of Angola

Antigua and Barbuda[]

Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force

Argentina[]

Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic
  • Argentine Army
  • Argentine Air Force
  • Argentine Navy

Armenia[]

Armed Forces of Armenia

Australia[]

Australian Defence Force
  • Royal Australian Air Force
  • Australian Army
  • Royal Australian Navy

Austria[]

Austrian Armed Forces

Azerbaijan[]

Azerbaijani Armed Forces
  • Azerbaijani Air Forces
  • Azerbaijani Land Forces
  • Azerbaijani Navy

B[]

The Bahamas[]

Royal Bahamas Defence Force

Bahrain[]

Bahrain Defence Force

Bangladesh[]

Bangladesh Armed Forces
  • Bangladesh Air Force
  • Bangladesh Army
  • Bangladesh Navy

Barbados[]

Barbados Defence Force

Belarus[]

Armed Forces of Belarus
  • Belarusian Ground Forces
  • Belarusian Air Force
  • Special Forces of Belarus
  • Belarusian Transport Troops
  • Belarusian Territorial Troops

Belgium[]

Belgian Armed Forces
  • Belgian Land Component
  • Belgian Air Component
  • Belgian Navy
  • Belgian Medical Component

Belize[]

Belize Defence Force

Benin[]

Benin Armed Forces
  • Benin Army
  • Benin Navy
  • Benin Air Force
  • National Gendarmerie

Bhutan[]

Military of Bhutan

Bolivia[]

Armed Forces of Bolivia
  • Bolivian Army
  • Bolivian Air Force
  • Bolivian Navy

Bosnia and Herzegovina[]

Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bosnian Ground Forces
  • Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana[]

Botswana Defence Force
  • Botswana Ground Force
  • Botswana Defence Force Air Wing

Brazil[]

Brazilian Armed Forces
  • Brazilian Army
  • Brazilian Air Force
  • Brazilian Navy

Brunei[]

Royal Brunei Armed Forces
  • Royal Brunei Land Forces
  • Royal Brunei Air Force
  • Royal Brunei Navy

Bulgaria[]

Bulgarian Armed Forces
  • Bulgarian Land Forces
  • Bulgarian Air Force
  • Bulgarian Navy
  • National Guards Unit of Bulgaria

Burkina Faso[]

Burkina Faso Armed Forces

Burundi[]

National Defence Force

C[]

Cambodia[]

Royal Cambodian Armed Forces

Cameroon[]

Cameroon Armed Forces
  • Cameroon Air Force

Canada[]

Canadian Armed Forces
  • Canadian Army
  • Royal Canadian Air Force
  • Royal Canadian Navy

Cape Verde[]

Cape Verdean Armed Forces

Central African Republic[]

Central African Armed Forces

Chad[]

Chad National Army

Chile[]

Military of Chile
  • Chilean Army
  • Chilean Navy
  • Chilean Air Force

China[]

People's Liberation Army
Paramilitary Forces of the People's Republic of China

Taiwan[]

See #Taiwan (Republic of China) below

Colombia[]

Military Forces of Colombia
  • National Army of Colombia
  • Colombian Navy
  • Colombian Air Force
  • National Police of Colombia

Comoros[]

Military of the Comoros
  • Comoros Air Force
  • Comorian People's Army

Democratic Republic of the Congo[]

Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Republican Guard

Republic of the Congo[]

Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo
  • Congolese Air Force

Costa Rica[]

Public Force of Costa Rica

Croatia[]

Armed Forces of Croatia
  • Croatian Army
  • Croatian Navy
  • Croatian Air Force

Cuba[]

Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces

Cyprus[]

Cypriot National Guard
  • Cyprus Army
  • Cyprus Air Forces
  • Cyprus Navy

Czech Republic[]

Army of the Czech Republic
  • Czech Air Force
  • Czech Land Forces
  • Prague Castle Guard

D[]

Denmark[]

Danish Defence
  • Royal Danish Army
  • Royal Danish Air Force
  • Royal Danish Navy
  • Home Guard

Djibouti[]

Djibouti Armed Forces

Dominican Republic[]

Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic

E[]

East Timor[]

Timor Leste Defence Force

Ecuador[]

Armed Forces of Ecuador
  • Ecuadorian Army
  • Ecuadorian Air Force
  • Ecuadorian Navy

Egypt[]

Egyptian Armed Forces
  • Egyptian Army
  • Egyptian Air Force
  • Egyptian Navy
  • Egyptian Air Defense Forces

El Salvador[]

Armed Forces of El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea[]

Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea[]

Eritrean Defence Forces

Estonia[]

Estonian Defence Forces
  • Estonian Land Forces
  • Estonian Air Force
  • Estonian Navy
  • Estonian Defence League

Ethiopia[]

Ethiopian National Defense Force

F[]

Fiji[]

Republic of Fiji Military Forces
  • Fiji Infantry Regiment
  • Republic of Fiji Navy

Finland[]

Finnish Defence Forces
  • Finnish Army
  • Finnish Air Force
  • Finnish Navy
  • Finnish Border Guard

France[]

French Armed Forces
  • French Army
    • French Foreign Legion
  • French Air and Space Force
  • French Navy
  • National Gendarmerie
  • National Guard

G[]

Gabon[]

Armed Forces of Gabon

Gambia[]

Gambia Armed Forces
  • Gambia National Army
  • Gambia Navy
  • Gambia Air Force
  • National Republican Guard

Georgia[]

Defense Forces of Georgia
  • Georgian Land Forces
  • Georgian Air Force
  • Coast Guard of Georgia
  • Georgian Special Operations Forces
  • National Guard of Georgia

Germany[]

Bundeswehr
  • German Army
  • German Navy
  • German Air Force
  • Joint Support Service
  • Joint Medical Service
  • Cyber and Information Domain Service

Ghana[]

Ghana Armed Forces
  • Ghana Army
  • Ghana Air Force
  • Ghana Navy

Greece[]

Hellenic Armed Forces
  • Hellenic Army
  • Hellenic Navy
  • Hellenic Air Force

Grenada[]

Coast Guard of Grenada

Guatemala[]

Armed Forces of Guatemala

Guinea[]

Republic of Guinea Armed Forces

Guinea-Bissau[]

Military of Guinea-Bissau

Guyana[]

Guyana Defence Force

H[]

Haiti[]

Armed Forces of Haiti

Honduras[]

Armed Forces of Honduras
  • Honduran Air Force

Hungary[]

Hungarian Defence Forces

I[]

Iceland[]

Military of Iceland

India[]

Indian Armed Forces
  • Indian Army
  • Indian Air Force
  • Indian Navy
  • Indian Coast Guard
Paramilitary forces of India

Indonesia[]

Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI)
  • Indonesian Army
  • Indonesian Navy
    • Indonesian Marine Corps (Korps Marinir)
  • Indonesian Air Force

Iraq[]

Iraqi Armed Forces
  • Iraqi Army
  • Iraqi Air Force
  • Iraqi Navy

Iran[]

Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces

Republic of Ireland[]

Defence Forces
  • Irish Army
  • Irish Air Corps
  • Irish Naval Service

Israel[]

Israel Defense Forces
  • Israeli Ground Forces
  • Israeli Air Force
  • Israeli Navy

Italy[]

Italian Armed Forces
  • Italian Army
  • Italian Navy
  • Italian Air Force
  • Carabinieri

Ivory Coast[]

Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast

J[]

Jamaica[]

Jamaica Defence Force

Japan[]

Japan Self-Defense Forces
  • Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
  • Japan Air Self-Defense Force

Jordan[]

Jordanian Armed Forces
Paramilitary Forces of Jordan

K[]

Kazakhstan[]

Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Kenya[]

Kenya Defence Forces
  • Kenya Army
  • Kenya Air Force
  • Kenya Navy
Paramilitary Forces of Kenya
  • Administration Police
  • General Service Unit

North Korea[]

Korean People's Army

South Korea[]

Republic of Korea Armed Forces
Paramilitary Forces of South Korea
  • Korean Coast Guard

Kuwait[]

Kuwait Military Forces
  • Kuwaiti Army
  • Kuwait Air Force
  • Kuwait Naval Force
Paramilitary Forces of Kuwait
  • Kuwait National Guard

Kyrgyzstan[]

Armed Forces of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan

L[]

Laos[]

Lao People's Armed Forces

Latvia[]

Latvian National Armed Forces
Paramilitary Forces of Latvia

Lebanon[]

Lebanese Armed Forces
  • Lebanese Army
  • Lebanese Air Force
  • Lebanese Navy
  • Lebanese Special Operations Command

Lesotho[]

Military of Lesotho
  • Lesotho Defence Force
  • Lesotho Defence Force – Air Squadron

Liberia[]

Armed Forces of Liberia
  • Liberian National Coast Guard

Libya[]

See also: Libyan Crisis (2011–present)
Libyan Armed Forces - (Government of National Accord)
  • Libyan Air Force
  • Libyan Navy
Libyan National Army - (House of Representatives)
  • Libyan Air Force
  • Libyan Navy
Paramilitary Forces of Libya
  • RADA Special Deterrence Forces

Lithuania[]

Lithuanian Armed Forces
Paramilitary Forces of Lithuania

Luxembourg[]

Luxembourg Army

M[]

Madagascar[]

Madagascar People’s Armed Forces

Malawi[]

Malawian Defence Force

Malaysia[]

Malaysian Armed Forces
Royal Johor Military Force
  • JMF Elite Forces
Paramilitary Forces of Malaysia

Maldives[]

Maldives National Defence Force
  • Maldivian Coast Guard
  • Maldivian Coast Guard Air Elements
  • MNDF Marine Corps
  • Special Forces (Maldives)

Mali[]

Military of Mali
  • Mali Air Force
  • Malian Army
  • Mali Republican Guard

Malta[]

Armed Forces of Malta

Mauritania[]

Military of Mauritania
Paramilitary Forces of Mauritania

Mauritius[]

Military of Mauritius

Mexico[]

Mexican Armed Forces
Paramilitary Forces of Mexico

Republic of Moldova[]

Military of Moldova
  • Moldovan Ground Forces
  • Moldovan Air Force
Paramilitary Forces of Moldova

Monaco[]

Military of Monaco
  • Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince

Mongolia[]

Mongolian Armed Forces
  • Mongolian Air Force
  • Mongolian General Purpose Force

Montenegro[]

Military of Montenegro

Morocco[]

Royal Moroccan Armed Forces
Paramilitary Forces of Morocco
  • Auxiliary Forces
  • Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie

Mozambique[]

Mozambique Defence Armed Forces

Myanmar[]

Tatmadaw
  • Myanmar Army
  • Myanmar Air Force
  • Myanmar Navy
Paramilitary Forces of Myanmar

N[]

Namibia[]

Namibian Defence Force
  • Namibian Air Force
  • Namibian Army
  • Namibian Navy
    • Namibian Marine Corps
Paramilitary Forces of Namibia

Netherlands[]

Armed forces of the Netherlands
  • Royal Netherlands Army
  • Royal Netherlands Air Force
  • Royal Netherlands Navy
    • Netherlands Marine Corps
    • Netherlands Naval Aviation Service
Paramilitary Forces of the Netherlands
  • Netherlands Coastguard
  • Royal Marechaussee

Nepal[]

Nepalese Armed Forces
  • Nepal Army
    • Nepalese Army Air Service
  • Armed Police Force

New Zealand[]

New Zealand Defence Force
Paramilitary Forces of New Zealand

Nicaragua[]

Military of Nicaragua
  • Nicaraguan Air Force
  • Nicaraguan Navy

Niger[]

Niger Armed Forces

Nigeria[]

Nigerian Armed Forces
  • Nigerian Army
  • Nigerian Air Force
  • Nigerian Navy
Paramilitary Forces of Nigeria

North Macedonia[]

Army of the Republic of North Macedonia
  • Macedonian Air Force

Norway[]

Norwegian Armed Forces

O[]

Oman[]

Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces

P[]

Pakistan[]

Pakistan Armed Forces

Palestine[]

Palestinian Security Services

Panama[]

Panamanian Public Forces

Papua New Guinea[]

Papua New Guinea Defence Force

Paraguay[]

Armed Forces of Paraguay
  • Paraguayan Army
  • Paraguayan Air Force

Peru[]

Peruvian Armed Forces
Paramilitary Forces of Peru
  • Peruvian Coast Guard
  • Peruvian National Police

Philippines[]

Armed Forces of the Philippines
    • Armed Forces of the Philippines Reserve Command
  • Philippine Army
    • Army Reserve Command
  • Philippine Air Force
    • Air Reserve Command
  • Philippine Navy
    • Naval Reserve Command
  • Philippine Marine Corps
    • Marine Reserve Brigades
Paramilitary Forces of the Philippines

Poland[]

Polish Armed Forces
Reserve Forces of Poland
  • Military Gendarmerie
Paramilitary Forces of Poland

Portugal[]

Portuguese Armed Forces
  • Portuguese Army
    • Portuguese Army Light Aviation Unit
  • Portuguese Navy
  • Portuguese Air Force
Paramilitary Forces of Portugal

Q[]

Qatar[]

Qatar Armed Forces

R[]

Romania[]

Romanian Armed Forces
  • Romanian Land Forces
  • Romanian Air Force
  • Romanian Naval Forces
Paramilitary Forces of Romania

Russia[]

Russian Armed Forces
  • Russian Aerospace Forces
    • Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
    • Russian Air Force
    • Russian Space Forces
  • Russian Airborne Troops
  • Russian Ground Forces
  • Russian Navy
    • Russian Naval Aviation
    • Naval Infantry
  • Strategic Missile Troops
  • Russian Special Operations Forces
  • Rear of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Paramilitary Forces of Russia
Paramilitary Forces of the Russian Federal Security Service
  • Alpha Group
  • Border Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation
    • Russian Coast Guard
  • Federal Protection Service
  • Vympel

Rwanda[]

Rwandan Defence Forces

S[]

Saint Kitts and Nevis[]

Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force

San Marino[]

Military of San Marino

Sao Tome and Principe[]

Military of São Tomé and Príncipe

Saudi Arabia[]

Royal Saudi Arabian Armed Forces

Senegal[]

Armed Forces of Senegal
  • Senegalese Air Force

Serbia[]

Serbian Armed Forces
  • Serbian Army
    • River Flotilla of the Serbian Armed Forces
  • Serbian Air Force and Air Defence
  • Serbian Training Command
Paramilitary Forces of Serbia

Seychelles[]

Seychelles People's Defence Force

Sierra Leone[]

Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces

Singapore[]

Singapore Armed Forces
  • Singapore Army
  • Republic of Singapore Navy
  • Republic of Singapore Air Force
Paramilitaries forces of Singapore

Slovakia[]

Slovak Armed Forces
  • Ground Forces of the Slovak Republic
  • Slovak Air Force
Paramilitary Forces of Slovakia
  • Special Task Force of National Anti-Drug Department - Slovakia

Slovenia[]

Slovenian Armed Forces
  • Slovenian Ground Force
Paramilitary Forces of Slovenia

Somalia[]

Somali Armed Forces

South Africa[]

South African National Defence Force
  • South African Army
  • South African Air Force
  • South African Navy
  • South African Military Health Service
Paramilitary Forces of South Africa
  • National Intervention Unit
  • Special Task Force

South Sudan[]

South Sudan People's Defense Forces
  • South Sudan Air Force

Spain[]

Spanish Armed Forces
  • Spanish Army
    • Spanish Army Airmobile Force
    • Spanish Legion
  • Spanish Air Force
  • Spanish Navy
    • Spanish Navy Marines
  • Spanish Royal Guard
  • Military Emergencies Unit
Paramilitary Forces of Spain

Sri Lanka[]

Sri Lanka Armed Forces
  • Sri Lanka Army
    • Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force
      • Sri Lanka National Guard
  • Sri Lanka Navy
  • Sri Lanka Air Force
Paramilitary Forces of Sri Lanka

Sudan[]

Sudanese Armed Forces
Paramilitary Forces of Sudan
  • Rapid Support Forces

Suriname[]

Suriname National Army
  • Suriname Air Force

Swaziland[]

Military of Swaziland

Sweden[]

Swedish Armed Forces
Paramilitary Forces of Sweden
  • Paramilitary units of the Swedish Police Authority
    • National Task Force
    • Reinforced Regional Task Force
  • Swedish Coast Guard

Switzerland[]

Swiss Armed Forces
  • Swiss Land Forces
  • Swiss Air Force
  • Special Forces Command
Paramilitary Forces of Switzerland

Syria[]

Syrian Armed Forces
  • Syrian Army
  • Syrian Air Force
  • Syrian Navy
  • Syrian Air Defense Force
  • Military Intelligence Directorate
Paramilitary Forces of Syria
  • National Defence Forces

T[]

Tajikistan[]

Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan
  • Tajik National Army
    • Tajik Mobile Forces
  • Presidential National Guard
  • Tajik Air Force
  • Tajik Border Troops
  • Tajik Internal Troops

Tanzania[]

Tanzania People's Defence Force

Thailand[]

Royal Thai Armed Forces
  • Royal Thai Army
  • Royal Thai Air Force
  • Royal Thai Navy
    • Royal Thai Marine Corps
Paramilitary Forces of Thailand

Togo[]

Togolese Armed Forces
  • Gendarmerie Nationale Togolaise

Tonga[]

His Majesty's Armed Forces (Tonga)
  • Tongan Maritime Force
  • Tonga Defence Services aviation

Trinidad and Tobago[]

Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
  • Trinidad and Tobago Regiment

Tunisia[]

Tunisian Armed Forces
  • Tunisian Army
  • Tunisian Air Force
  • Tunisian Navy
Paramilitary Forces of Tunisia
  • Tunisian National Guard

Turkey[]

Turkish Armed Forces
  • General Staff of the Republic of Turkey
  • Turkish Land Forces
  • Turkish Air Force
  • Turkish Naval Forces
    • Amphibious Marine Infantry Brigade Command
  • Special Forces
  • Turkish War Academies
Paramilitary Forces of Turkey
  • Gendarmerie General Command
  • Turkish Coast Guard
  • Paramilitary Units of the Turkish National Police
  • Village guard system

Turkmenistan[]

Armed Forces of Turkmenistan

U[]

Uganda[]

Uganda People's Defence Force

Ukraine[]

Armed Forces of Ukraine
  • General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
  • Ukrainian Ground Forces
  • Ukrainian Air Force
  • Ukrainian Navy
    • Ukrainian Marine Corps
    • Ukrainian Naval Aviation
  • Ukrainian Air Assault Forces
  • Special Forces of Ukraine
Paramilitary Forces of the Ukraine
  • Alpha Group
  • National Guard of Ukraine
  • Special Tasks Patrol Police
  • State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
    • Ukrainian Sea Guard
  • Territorial Defence Battalions

United Arab Emirates[]

Union Defence Force
  • United Arab Emirates Army
  • United Arab Emirates Navy
  • United Arab Emirates Air Force
Paramilitary Forces of the United Arab Emirates
  • United Arab Emirates Coast Guard

United Kingdom[]

British Armed Forces

United States[]

United States Armed Forces
  • United States Army
    • United States Army Reserve
    • Army National Guard
  • United States Marine Corps
    • United States Marine Corps Reserve
  • United States Navy
    • United States Navy Reserve
  • United States Air Force
    • United States Air Force Reserve
    • Air National Guard
  • United States Space Force
  • United States Coast Guard
    • United States Coast Guard Reserve
Paramilitary Forces of the United States
United States Armed Forces Abroad
  • United States Forces Japan
  • United States Forces Korea
    • Eighth United States Army
    • Seventh Air Force
    • U.S. Naval Forces Korea (CNFK)
    • Marine Forces Korea (MARFORK)
    • Special Operations Command Korea (SOCKOR)

Uruguay[]

Armed Forces of Uruguay
  • National Army of Uruguay
  • National Navy of Uruguay
  • Uruguayan Air Force

Uzbekistan[]

Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan
  • Uzbekistan Ground Forces
  • Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces
  • Uzbekistan Naval Forces
  • Uzbekistan National Guard
  • Frontier Service

V[]

Vatican City[]

Military of the Vatican City
  • Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City
  • Pontifical Swiss Guard

Venezuela[]

National Armed Forces of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Vietnam[]

Vietnam People's Armed Forces

Y[]

Yemen[]

Republic of Yemen Armed Forces
  • Yemeni Air Force
  • Yemeni Navy
Paramilitary Forces of Yemen
  • Yemen Coast Guard
  • Special Security Forces

Z[]

Zambia[]

Zambian Defence Force
  • Zambia Army
  • Zambian Air Force

Zimbabwe[]

Zimbabwe Defence Forces
  • Zimbabwe National Army
  • Air Force of Zimbabwe

List of militaries by dependencies and other territories[]

Abkhazia[]

Military of Abkhazia
  • Abkhazian Air Force

Republic of Artsakh[]

Artsakh Defense Army

Aruba[]

Military of Aruba

Bermuda[]

Military of Bermuda
  • Royal Bermuda Regiment
Paramilitary Forces of Bermuda
  • Bermuda Police Service

British Virgin Islands[]

Military of the British Virgin Islands

Netherlands Dutch Caribbean[]

Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard

Falkland Islands[]

Military of the Falkland Islands
  • Falkland Islands Defence Force

Gibraltar[]

British Forces Gibraltar

Hong Kong[]

Military of Hong Kong
Paramilitary Forces of Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong Police Force
  • Hong Kong Fire Services
    • Diving Unit

Iraqi Kurdistan[]

Peshmerga
  • Zeravani

Kosovo[]

Kosovo Security Force

Montserrat[]

Royal Montserrat Defence Force

Northern Cyprus[]

Security Forces Command

Novorossiya[]

Separatist forces of the war in Donbass

Puntland[]

Puntland Security Force

Syria[]

Syrian Democratic Forces
Paramilitary Forces of Rojava
  • Khabour Guards
Free Syrian Army
  • Syrian National Army

Western Sahara Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic[]

Polisario Front

Somaliland[]

Somaliland Armed Forces

South Ossetia[]

Military of South Ossetia

Taiwan (Republic of China)[]

Republic of China Armed Forces
Paramilitary Forces Of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
  • Coast Guard Administration
  • Thunder Squad

Transnistria[]

Armed Forces of Transnistria

See also[]

  • List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel
  • List of countries without armed forces
  • List of militaries that recruit foreigners
  • List of armies by country
  • List of navies
  • List of air forces
  • List of gendarmeries
  • List of space forces, units, and formations
  • List of active rebel groups
  • List of ongoing armed conflicts

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