Union Defence Forces

The Arab Union Armed Forces (Arabic: قوات مسلحة الاتحاد العربي quwāt musallaḥah al-ittiḥād al-‘arabī) are the military forces of the Arab Union, consisting of three main service branches: the Army, Navy and Air Force. The Arab Union Armed 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 armed forces according to the 1999 constitution.

The Arab Union Armed Forces have 3.3 million active and 4.3 million reserve personnel; this does not include the over 2.1 million members of the National Guard.