Chad National Army

Chad National Army
Chad National Army
الجيش الوطني التشادي (Arabic); Armée nationale tchadienne (French)
Founded	1969
Service branches	Ground Forces; Air Force; Gendarmerie;
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
Expenditures
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: Chadian Civil War (1965–1979); Chadian–Libyan conflict; Second Congo War; Chadian Civil War (2005–2010); Mali War; Chadian intervention in northern Mali; Boko Haram insurgency; Insurgency in Northern Chad; 2021 Northern Chad offensive;
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.

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