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Ethiopian National Defense Force
የኢፌዲሪ መከላከያ ሠራዊት
Emblem of the Ethiopian National Defense Force
Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force
Founded
26 October 1907 116 years, 5 months[1]
Current form
1996
Service branches
Ethiopian Ground Forces
Ethiopian Republican Guard
Ethiopian Air Force
Ethiopian Navy
Headquarters
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Leadership
Commander-in-chief
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Minister of Defense
Abraham Belay
Chief of General Staff
Field Marshal General Birhanu Jula
Deputy Chief of General Staff
General Abebaw Tadesse
Personnel
Military age
18 years old
Conscription
None
Available for military service
54,555,166 [2], age 15–49
Fit for military service
33,869,666 [2], age 15–49
Reaching military age annually
2,614,102 [2]
Active personnel
162,000 (2023) [2] (ranked 49[2])
Reserve personnel
0[2]
Expenditures
Budget
$1.8 billion (2023)[3]
Percent of GDP
0.3(2023 est.)[3]
Industry
Domestic suppliers
Defense Industry Sector of Ethiopia
Foreign suppliers
China Russia[4] Turkey[5] Iran[6] India Israel South Africa United Arab Emirates
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History
See list
Gugsa Wale's rebellion
Second Italo-Ethiopian War
World War II
Korean War
United Nations Operation in the Congo
Eritrean War of Independence
1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War
Ethiopian Civil War
Ogaden War
1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War
Eritrean–Ethiopian War
Somalia War (2006–2009)
2007–2008 Ethiopian crackdown in Ogaden
OLA insurgency
Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present)
Tigray War
2022 al-Shabaab invasion of Ethiopia
War in Amhara
Ranks
Military ranks of Ethiopia
The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) (Amharic: የኢፌዲሪ መከላከያ ሠራዊት, romanized: Ye'īfēdērī mekelakeya šerawīt, lit. 'FDRE Defense Force') is the military force of Ethiopia. Civilian control of the military is carried out through the Ministry of Defense, which oversees the Ground Forces, Air Force, Naval Force as well as the Defense Industry Sector.
^"National Army Day Honors heroes and renews the commitment of ENDF to peace and stability". 24 October 2023.
^ abcdef"2023 Ethiopia Military Strength".
^ ab"Ethiopian Parliament approves 1.8 billion dollar budget for Military". 28 January 2022. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^"Russia delivered Pantsir-S1 air defense missile-gun systems to Ethiopia". Borkena. 27 January 2020.
^"Savunma Sanayii İhracatı: Ağustos 2021" [Defense Industry Exports: August 2021]. SavunmaSanayiST.com (in Turkish). 2 September 2021.
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