Royal Cambodian Armed Forces
| Royal Cambodian Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| កងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ | |
Emblem of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces | |
Flag of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces | |
| Motto | ជាតិ សាសនា ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ (transl. Nation, Religion, King) |
| Founded | 9 November 1953 |
| Current form | 24 September 1993 |
| Service branches | |
| Headquarters | Ministry of National Defence, Georgi Dimitrov Blvd, Phnom Penh 12156 |
| Leadership | |
| Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces | King Norodom Sihamoni |
| Prime Minister | Hun Manet |
| Minister of National Defence | General Tea Seiha |
| Commander-in-Chief | General Vong Pisen |
| Personnel | |
| Active personnel | 170,300 |
| Reserve personnel | 100,000 |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | $770 million (2.5% GDP) (2023) |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers | China Czech Republic Hungary Indonesia Poland Russia Ukraine Vietnam Israel |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Cambodia |
| Ranks | Military ranks of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces |
The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF; Khmer: កងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ, Kang Youtheapol Khemaraphumin) is Cambodia's national military force. The Supreme Commander-in-Chief is King Norodom Sihamoni. Since 2018, General Vong Pisen has been the Commander-in-Chief of the RCAF as head of the Army, Navy, Air Force and the Gendarmerie. The armed forces operate under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Defence. Under the country's constitution, the RCAF is charged with protecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
It was created in 1993 by a merger of the Cambodian People's Armed Forces (CPAF) and the National Army of Democratic Kampuchea (NADK) which included the Khmer Rouge, the Khmer People's National Liberation Front (KPNLF) and the National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful and Cooperative Cambodia (Front uni national pour un Cambodge indépendant, neutre, pacifique, et coopératif, FUNCINPEC). The forerunner of the CPAF was the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (KPRAF), established in 1979 with support from the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN).