Back Въоръжени сили на Малави Bulgarian Streitkräfte von Malawi German Force de défense du Malawi French Malawi hadereje Hungarian マラウイ国防軍 Japanese Malawijskie Siły Powietrzne Polish Вооружённые силы Малави Russian Forcat e Armatosura të Malavisë Albanian Gulu la Nkhondo la Malaŵi TUM
| Malawian Defence Force | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms of Malawi | |
| Service branches | Malawi Army Maritime Force[1] Malawi Air Force |
| Headquarters | Kamazu Barracks, Lilongwe |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief and Minister of Defence | Lazarus Chakwera |
| Commander of the Defence Force | Paul Valentino Phiri |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 |
| Active personnel | 25,500 |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | $70 million (FY00/01) |
| Percent of GDP | 0.76% (FY00/01) |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers | France Russia United Kingdom United States |
| Related articles | |
| History | Mozambican Civil War Operation Bwezani M23 Rebellion ADF Insurgency |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Malawi |
The Malawi Defence Force[2] is the state military organisation responsible for defending Malawi. It originated from elements of the British King's African Rifles, colonial units formed before independence in 1964.
The military is organized under the purview of the Ministry of Defence.
- ^ Wongane Chiuta (17 March 2020). "Exit Nundwe at Malawi Army, Namathanga Now Commander".
- ^ "2011 budget document" (PDF). Sdnp.org.mw. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
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