Ethiopian National Defense Force

Ethiopian National Defense Force
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
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 , age 15–49
Fit for; military service	33,869,666 , age 15–49
Reaching military; age annually	2,614,102
Active personnel	162,000 (2023) (ranked 49)
Reserve personnel	0
Expenditures
Budget	$1.8 billion (2023)
Percent of GDP	0.3(2023 est.)
Industry
Domestic suppliers	Defense Industry Sector of Ethiopia
Foreign suppliers	China; Russia; Turkey; Iran; India; Israel; South Africa; United Arab Emirates
Related articles
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.

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