| Ecuadorian Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Fuerzas Armadas del Ecuador | |
 | |
| Founded | 1830 |
| Current form | 2000 |
| Service branches |  Ecuadorian Army Ecuadorian Air Force Ecuadorian Navy |
| Headquarters | Ministry of National Defence, Quito |
| Leadership | |
| President | Daniel Noboa |
| Minister of National Defence | Giancarlo Loffredo Rendón |
| Chief of the Armed Forces | Contralmirante Jaime Vela Erazo |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 |
| Conscription | Suspended [1] |
| Available for military service | 7,573,824 (2010 est)[1], age 16-49 |
| Fit for military service | 6,103,748 (2010 est)[1], age 16-49 |
| Reaching military age annually | 299,736 (2010 est)[1] |
| Active personnel | 41,250[2] |
| Reserve personnel | 118,000[2] |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | US$2.3 billion (FY11)[3] |
| Percent of GDP | 2.74% (FY10)[3] |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers |  United States France Germany Canada United Kingdom Israel Spain South Africa Russia Chile China Serbia Brazil Belarus Venezuela |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Ecuador |
| Ranks | Rank insignia |
The Ecuadorian Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas del Ecuador) is the national military force of Ecuador. The commander-in-chief is the President of Ecuador. The military is generally under civilian control, specifically the Ministry of National Defence. The Ecuadorian military of Ecuador has been involved in border disputes with Peru (Ecuadorian–Peruvian War (1857–1860), Ecuadorian–Peruvian War, Paquisha War, Cenepa War), and has provided military observers and troops to the United Nations since 1948.[4]
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- ^ a b Glickhouse, Rachel (7 June 2012). "Explainer: Defense Spending in Latin America". AS/CoA website. Americas Society / Council of the Americas. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
Last year, Ecuador spent $2.3 billion on the military. In the region, Ecuador spends the highest percent of GDP on the military alone: 2.74 percent in 2010
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