Nepalese Armed Forces

Nepalese Armed Forces
Service branchesNepali Army
HeadquartersKathmandu
Leadership
Commander-in-chiefPresident Bidya Devi Bhandari
Minister of DefenceSher Bahadur Deuba
Chief of Army StaffGeneral Prabhu Ram Sharma
Personnel
Military age18
ConscriptionNone
Fit for
military service
11,210,000, age 16–49[2]
Active personnel96,800 (2019)[1]
Expenditure
Budget$429 million (2019)
Percent of GDP1.4% (2019)
Industry
Foreign suppliers India
 China
 Bangladesh
 Poland
 Bulgaria
 Russia
 United States
 Thailand
 Israel
Related articles
RanksMilitary ranks of Nepal

The Nepalese Armed Forces are the military forces of Nepal. Composed primarily of the ground-based Nepali Army, organized into six active combat divisions, the Nepalese Armed Forces also operates the smaller Nepalese Army Air Service designed to support army operations and provide close light combat support.

References

  1. IISS 2019, pp. 294
  2. "The World Factbook". Retrieved 23 October 2014.