National Defence Force | |
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Force de Défense Nationale du Burundi | |
Service branches | Ground Force Naval Force Air Force |
Website | fdnb |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-chief | Évariste Ndayishimiye |
Minister of National Defense & War Veterans | Ir Alain Tribert Mutabazi |
Chief of the General Staff | General Prime Niyongabo |
Personnel | |
Active personnel | 20,000 Army personnel 30,000 paramilitary |
Expenditure | |
Budget | $US 64 million (2011) |
Percent of GDP | 3.7% (2011) |
Related articles | |
Ranks | Military ranks of Burundi |
The Burundi National Defence Force (French: Force de Défense Nationale du Burundi, or FDNB) is the state military organisation responsible for the defence of Burundi.
A general staff (État-Major Général) commands the armed forces, consisting of a joint staff (État-Major inter-armes); a training staff (État-Major de la Formation), and a logistics staff (État-Major de la Logistique). Naval and aviation commands exist, as well as specialised units.[1]