Benin Armed Forces
The Benin Armed Forces (French: Forces Armées Béninoises; FAB) constitutes the army, navy, air force, and national gendarmerie of Benin. For a number of years, the Belgian Armed Forces have had an active programme of co-operation with Benin, offering training and coaching, donating redundant military equipment and using the country for limited military exercises.
| Benin Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Forces Armées Béninoises | |
Coat of arms of Benin | |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Service branches | Army Benin Navy Benin Air Force National Gendarmerie |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Patrice Talon |
| Minister of Defence | Yarou Robert Theophile |
| Chief of the Defence Staff | Fructueux Gbaguidi |
| Personnel | |
| Conscription | No |
| Active personnel | 4,750 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | $US73 million (2011) |
| Percent of GDP | 1% (2011) |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers | United States Russia France |
| Related articles | |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Benin |
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