United Arab Emirates Armed Forces
| United Arab Emirates Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| القوات المسلحة لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة (Arabic) | |
Seal of the Armed Forces | |
Flag of the Armed Forces | |
| Founded | May 11, 1951 |
| Service branches | UAE Army UAE Navy UAE Air Force UAE Presidential Guard UAE Joint Aviation Command UAE National Guard |
| Website | Ministry of Defence |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Prime Minister Minister of Defence | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum |
| Chief of Staff | Lt Gen Issa Al Mazrouei |
| Vice Chief of Staff | Major General Ahmed Bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 years |
| Active personnel | 65,000 |
| Reserve personnel | 130,000 |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | US$24.4 billion (2024) |
| Percent of GDP | 5.6% |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | Edge Group PJSC |
| Related articles | |
| Ranks | Military ranks of United Arab Emirates |
The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة, romanized: Al-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa li-Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabīyyah al-Muttaḥidah) are the armed forces of the United Arab Emirates. They consist of the UAE Army, UAE Navy, UAE Air Force, UAE Presidential Guard, UAE Joint Aviation Command, and the UAE National Guard.
They were nicknamed "Little Sparta", a nickname by former United States Marine Corps General and Secretary of Defense James Mattis, due to their active and effective military role and power projection in the surrounding region compared to their relative size.