Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic

Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic
Fuerzas Armadas de la República Argentina
Founded29 May 1810
Current form9 September 1948[1]
Service branches
Leadership
Commander-in-chiefPresident Javier Gerardo Milei
Minister of DefenseLuis Petri
Chief of the Joint General StaffBrigadier General Xavier Isaac
Expenditure
Budget$2.9 billion (2022)[2][3]
Industry
Domestic suppliersArgentine defense industry
Foreign suppliers United States
 France
 Germany
 Spain
 Israel
 Brazil
 Austria
 Russia
 Italy
 Belgium
 Sweden
 Turkey
Related articles
HistoryMilitary history of Argentina
Warfare directory of Argentina
Wars involving Argentina
Battles involving Argentina
RanksMilitary ranks of Argentina

The Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de la República Argentina) are the combined armed forces of Argentina. It is controlled by the Commander-in-Chief (the President) and a civilian Minister of Defense. In addition to the Army, Navy and Air Force, there are two security forces, controlled by the Ministry of Security, which can be mobilized on occasion of an armed conflict: the National Gendarmerie, a gendarmerie used to guard borders and places of strategic importance; and the Naval Prefecture, a coast guard used to protect internal major rivers and maritime territory.

Traditionally, Argentina maintains close defense cooperation and military-supply relationships with the United States and to a lesser extent, with Israel, Canada, Germany, France, Spain, Belarus, Italy, and Russia.

As of 2024, the current Chief of the General Staff is the Air Force Brigadier General Xavier Isaac.[4]

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  2. ^ "Military expenditure (Current USD) - Argentina | Data".
  3. ^ "El papel de las Fuerzas Armadas". lanacion.com.ar. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. ^ "BOLETIN OFICIAL REPUBLICA ARGENTINA - MINISTERIO DE DEFENSA - Decreto 120/2023". www.boletinoficial.gob.ar. Retrieved 2024-01-07.