Union Defence Forces

The Union Defence Forces (UDF; Arabic: قوات دفاع الاتحاد quwāt difāʿ al-ittiḥād; commonly known by the acronym قودف qūdif, pronounced [ʔoːdef] ) are the regular armed forces of the Arab Union, consisting of three main service branches: the Army, Navy and Air Force, as well as complimentary reserve branches. The Union Defence Forces are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defence, and the President of the Arab Union is ex officio commander-in-chief of the UDF according to the 1999 constitution.

The Union Defence Forces have 2.9 million active and 3.9 million reserve personnel; this does not include the over 1.34 million members of the National Guard, which is considered a separate force from the UDF.