Chad National Army | |
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الجيش الوطني التشادي (Arabic) Armée nationale tchadienne (French) | |
Founded | 1969 |
Service branches | |
Headquarters | N'Djamena |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-Chief | Corps General Mahamat Déby |
Minister of Defence | Bichara Issa Djadallah |
Chief of the General Staff | Azem Bermendoa Agouna |
Personnel | |
Military age | 18 years of age |
Conscription | Yes |
Active personnel | 33,250[1] |
Expenditure | |
Percent of GDP | 2.0 |
Industry | |
Foreign suppliers | France United States Belarus China Egypt Saudi Arabia Nigeria Ukraine Belgium Russia India Israel Turkey |
Related articles | |
History | Military history of Chad: |
Ranks | Military ranks of Chad |
The Chad National Army (Arabic: الجيش الوطني التشادي, romanized: Al-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]