Comorian Armed Forces | |
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Armée nationale de développement | |
Founded | 1997 |
Headquarters | Moroni |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-chief | Azali Assoumani |
Minister of Defense | M. Yousoufa Mohamed Ali |
Chief of the Defence Staff | 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. [1]
The AND consists of the following components:
Note: The last comprehensive aircraft inventory list was from Aviation Week & Space Technology in 2007.
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Transport | ||||||
Cessna 402 | United States | transport | 1 [2] | |||
L-410 Turbolet | Czech Republic | transport | 1 [3] | |||
Aérospatiale Corvette | France | VIP transport | 1 [3] | |||
Helicopters | ||||||
Mil Mi-14 | Russia | utility / transport | Mi-14PZh | 2 [3] | ||
Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil | France | utility | 1 [3] | |||
Trainer aircraft | ||||||
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 | Italy | trainer / patrol | 5 [4] |