Ethiopian National Defense Force

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Ethiopian National Defense Force
የኢፌዲሪ መከላከያ ሠራዊት
Emblem of the Ethiopian National Defense Force
Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force
Founded	26 October 1907 116 years, 6 months[1]
Current form	1996
Service branches	Ethiopian Ground Forces Ethiopian Republican Guard  Ethiopian Air Force  Ethiopian Navy
Headquarters	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Leadership
Commander-in-chief	Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Minister of Defense	Abraham Belay
Chief of General Staff	Field Marshal General Birhanu Jula
Deputy Chief of General Staff	General Abebaw Tadesse
Personnel
Military age	18 years old
Conscription	None
Active personnel	162,000 (2023)
Reserve personnel	0
Expenditure
Budget	$1.8 billion (2023)[2]
Percent of GDP	0.3(2023 est.)[2]
Industry
Domestic suppliers	Defense Industry Sector of Ethiopia
Foreign suppliers	China  Russia[3]  Turkey[4]  Iran[5]  India  Israel  South Africa  United Arab Emirates
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History	See list Gugsa Wale's rebellion Second Italo-Ethiopian War World War II Korean War United Nations Operation in the Congo Eritrean War of Independence 1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War Ethiopian Civil War Ogaden War 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War Eritrean–Ethiopian War Somalia War (2006–2009) 2007–2008 Ethiopian crackdown in Ogaden OLA insurgency Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present) Tigray War 2022 al-Shabaab invasion of Ethiopia War in Amhara
Ranks	Military ranks of Ethiopia

The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) (Amharic: የኢፌዲሪ መከላከያ ሠራዊት, romanized: Ye'īfēdērī mekelakeya šerawīt, lit. 'FDRE Defense Force') is the military force of Ethiopia. Civilian control of the military is carried out through the Ministry of Defense, which oversees the Ground Forces, Air Force, Naval Force as well as the Defense Industry Sector.