Lebanese Armed Forces | |
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القوات المسلحة اللبنانية (Arabic) | |
Motto | "Honor, Sacrifice, Loyalty" (Arabic: شرف · تضحية · وفاء, romanized: Sharaf.Tadhia.Wafa) |
Founded | 1 August 1945 |
Current form | 1991 |
Service branches | |
Headquarters | Yarze, Lebanon |
Website | Official website |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-chief | Vacant |
Prime Minister | Najib Mikati |
Minister of Defense | Maurice Sleem |
Commander of the Armed Forces | Joseph Aoun |
Chief of Staff | Hassan Audi |
Personnel | |
Military age | 18–30 years of age for voluntary military service |
Conscription | No (abolished in 2007) |
Available for military service | 1,107,000 males, age 18–39, 1,895,723 females, age 18–39 |
Fit for military service | 936,000 males, age 18–39, 948,327 females, age 18–39 |
Active personnel | 80,000[1] |
Reserve personnel | 38,000 |
Expenditure | |
Budget | $243 million (FY2024) |
Industry | |
Foreign suppliers | Brazil France Germany Italy Japan United States North Korea Russia China Iraq Iran India United Kingdom |
Annual exports | Weapons and equipment |
Related articles | |
History |
1948 Arab–Israeli War |
Ranks | Military ranks of Lebanon |
The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF; Arabic: القوات المسلحة اللبنانية, romanized: Al-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa al-Lubnāniyya), also known as the Lebanese Army[3] (Arabic: الجيش اللبناني, romanized: Al-Jaish al-Lubnani), is the military of Lebanon. It consists of three branches, the ground forces, the air force, and the navy. The motto of the Lebanese Armed Forces is "Honor, Sacrifice, Loyalty" (Arabic: "شرف · تضحية · وفاء" - Sharaf.Tadhia.Wafa').