Armed Forces of Honduras
The Armed Forces of Honduras (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras), consists of the Honduran Army, Honduran Navy and Honduran Air Force.
| Armed Forces of Honduras | |
|---|---|
| Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras (Spanish) | |
Coat of arms of the Honduran Armed Forces | |
| Founded | 1825 |
| Service branches | Honduran Army Honduran Air Force Honduran Navy |
| Website | Official website |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Xiomara Castro |
| Minister of Defense | José Manuel Zelaya Rosales |
| Chief of the Armed Forces | RADM José Jorge Fortín Aguilar |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 for voluntary 2–3-year service |
| Available for military service | 1,868,940 males, age 16–49, 1,825,770 (2008 est.) females, age 16–49 |
| Fit for military service | 1,397,938 males, age 16–49, 1,402,398 (2009 est.) females, age 16–49 |
| Reaching military age annually | 92,638 males, 88,993 (2009 est.) females |
| Active personnel | 52,225 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | $405,000,000 |
| Percent of GDP | 1.1% as of 2012 |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers | Brazil Canada Czech Republic India Indonesia Israel Italy Japan South Korea Mexico Taiwan United States |
| Related articles | |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Honduras |
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