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Comorian Armed Forces
Armée nationale de développement
Comorian Coat of Arms
Founded	1997
Headquarters	Moroni
Leadership
Commander-in-chief	Azali Assoumani
Minister of Defense	M. Yousoufa Mohamed Ali
Chief of the Defence Staff (Comoros)	Colonel Youssouf Idjihadi
Industry
Foreign suppliers	France Pakistan
Related articles
Ranks	Military ranks of Comoros

The Comorian Armed Forces (French: Armée nationale de développement, AND; lit. 'Army of National Development') are the national military of the Comoros. The armed forces consist of a small standing army and a 500-member police force, as well as a 500-member defense force. A defense treaty with France provides naval resources for protection of territorial waters, training of Comorian military personnel, and air surveillance. France maintains a small troop presence in the Comoros at government request. France maintains a small Navy base and a Foreign Legion Detachment (DLEM) in Mayotte.

Structure

The AND consists of the following components:

• Comorian Ground Defense Force
• Comorian National Gendarmerie
• National School of the Armed Forces and Gendarmerie
• Comorian Air Force
• Comorian Presidential Guard
• Comorian Military Health Services
• Comorian Coast Guard

Equipment inventory

• FN FAL battle rifle
• AK-47 assault rifle
• Type 81 assault rifle
• NSV HMG
• RPG-7 anti-tank weapon
• Mitsubishi L200 pickup truck

Aircraft

Note: The last comprehensive aircraft inventory list was from Aviation Week & Space Technology in 2007.

References

1. "Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte | French Foreign Legion Information".
2. "World Air Forces 2004 pg. 52". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
3. ^ "Arms Transfers Database". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
4. "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.

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