| People's National Army (PNA) |
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People's National Army emblem |
| Founded | 1954 (as National Liberation Army) |
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| Current form | 1962 |
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| Service branches | Algerian Land Forces
Algerian National Navy
Algerian Air Force
Territorial Air Defence Forces
Republican Guard |
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| Headquarters | Algiers |
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| Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces | President Abdelmadjid Tebboune |
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| Minister of National Defense | President Abdelmadjid Tebboune |
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| Chief of Staff of the PNA and Deputy Minister of National Defence | Army General Saïd Chengriha |
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| Conscription | 19–30 years of age
12-month term |
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Available for
military service | 20,941,263 males, age 16–49 (2021 est.),
20,267,208 females, age 16–49 (2021 est.) |
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Fit for
military service | 18,000,000 males, age 16–49 (2021 est.),
18,000,000 females, age 16–49 (2021 est.) |
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Reaching military
age annually | 690,000 males (2021 est.),
683,470 females (2021 est.) |
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| Active personnel | 130,000 |
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| Reserve personnel | 150,000 |
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| Budget | $21.6 Billion (2024) |
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| Domestic suppliers | Military Industry of Central Direction
SNVI
ECMK-K
ENIM
BCL
ECM-R
SCAFSE |
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| Foreign suppliers | China
Italy
United States
Germany
Russia
Turkey |
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| History | Military history of Algeria
Algerian War of Independence
Sand War
Socialist Forces Front rebellion in Algeria
Six-Day War
Yom Kippur War
Western Sahara War
Algerian Civil War
Insurgency in the Maghreb
ISIL insurgency in Tunisia |
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| Ranks | Military ranks of Algeria |
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The People's National Army (PNA) (Arabic: الجيش الوطني الشعبي الجزائري, romanized: al-Jaysh al-Waṭanī al-Shaʿbī al-Jazāʾirī) is the military of the Algerian republic. It is the direct successor of the National Liberation Army (ALN), the armed wing of the nationalist National Liberation Front, which fought French colonial rule during the Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962). It ranks as the 25th most powerful military in the world according to Global Firepower Index, and ranks 22nd in defense spending globally.
The People's National Army include the Algerian Land Forces, the Algerian Air Force, the Navy, and the Algerian Air Defence Force. The antecedents of the army were the conventional military units formed in neighbouring Morocco and Tunisia during the war of independence from France.
