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Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic

“En unión y Libertad”

Argentine Army]--- Argentine Air Force]---

Argentine Armed Forces

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Founded

1810

Service Branches

Argentine Army
Argentine Air force
Argentine Navy

Headquarters

Córdoba, Argentine Republic

Leadership

General Secretary

TBA

Minister of Defence

TBA

Chief of the General Staff

TBA

Manpower

Budget

2.6% of GDP

Military age

18-45

Active Personnel

320,000 (2013)

Reserve Personnel

140,000 (2013)

The Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic

The Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, in Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de la República Argentina, are controlled by the Commander-in-Chief (the President) and a civilian Minister of Defense. In addition to the Army, Navy and Air Force, there are two security forces, controlled by the Ministry of Security, which can be mobilized in occasion of an armed conflict: the National Gendarmerie, a gendarmerie used to guard borders and places of strategic importance; and the Naval Prefecture, a coast guard used to protect internal major rivers and maritime territory.

The oldest forces of the Argentinian military are the Argentinian Army and the Argentinian Navy, both created in 1810, during the Argentine War of Independence, while the Argentinian Air Force was established in 1945. The Argentine military played a role in the institutional life of the country, during a series of coups d'état that took place in the 20th century.

Military Equipment

Argentine Army

Grenades

Link RGO Grenade