Chad National Army

Chad National Army
الجيش الوطني التشادي (Arabic)
Armée nationale tchadienne (French)
Founded1969
Service branches
HeadquartersN'Djamena
Leadership
Commander-in-ChiefCorps General Mahamat Déby
Minister of DefenceBichara Issa Djadallah
Chief of the General StaffAzem Bermendoa Agouna
Personnel
Military age18 years of age
ConscriptionYes
Active personnel33,250[1]
Expenditure
Percent of GDP2.0
Industry
Foreign suppliers France
 United States
 Belarus
 China
 Egypt
 Saudi Arabia
 Nigeria
 Ukraine
 Belgium
 Russia
 India
 Israel
 Turkey
Related articles
HistoryMilitary history of Chad:
RanksMilitary ranks of Chad

The Chad National Army (Arabic: الجيش الوطني التشادي, romanizedAl-Jaish al-Watani at-Tshadi; French: Armée nationale tchadienne, ANT) consists of the five Defence and Security Forces listed in Article 185 of the Chadian Constitution that came into effect on 4 May 2018. These are the National Army ((including Ground Forces, and Air Force), the National Gendarmerie), the National Police, the National and Nomadic Guard (GNNT) and the Judicial Police.

Article 188 of the Constitution specifies that National Defence is the responsibility of the Army, Gendarmerie and GNNT, whilst the maintenance of public order and security is the responsibility of the Police, Gendarmerie and GNNT.[2]

  1. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (25 February 2021). The Military Balance 2021. London: Routledge. p. 457. ISBN 9781032012278.
  2. ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Chad enacted 4 May 2018". Official Site of the Presidency of the Republic of Chad. Presidency of the Republic of Chad. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.