Lao People's Armed Forces

Lao People's Armed Forces
Emblem of Lao People's Armed Forces
Founded	20 January 1949; 75 years ago (1949-01-20)
Service branches	Lao People's Army Lao People's Navy Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force[1]
Headquarters	Vientiane
Leadership
Governing body	Defence and Public Security Commission
DPSC Chairman, President and General Secretary	Thongloun Sisoulith
Minister of Defence	General Chansamone Chanyalath
Chief of the General Staff	Lieutenant General Khamlieng Outhakaysone
Personnel
Military age	18- 45 years of age for compulsory military service
Conscription	minimum 18 months
Available for military service	1,500,625 males, age 15–49 (2005 est.), 1,521,116 females, age 15–49 (2005 est.)
Fit for military service	954,816 males, age 15–49 (2005 est.), 1,006,082 females, age 15–49 (2005 est.)
Reaching military age annually	(2005 est.)
Active personnel	100,000
Reserve personnel	30,000
Expenditure
Budget	$18.5 million (2019)
Percent of GDP	0.5% (2006)
Industry
Foreign suppliers	Current:  China  Cuba  Czech Republic  France  Germany  Hungary  Indonesia  Israel  North Korea  Poland  Russia  Ukraine  United States  Vietnam Historical:  Czechoslovakia  East Germany  Romania  Soviet Union
Related articles
History	First Indochinese War Laotian Civil War Insurgency in Laos Thai-Laotian Border War
Ranks	Military ranks of Laos

The Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF; Lao: ກອງທັບປະຊາຊົນລາວ), is the armed forces of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the institution of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, who are charged with protecting the country.