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{{Infobox national military
| name               = Comorian Armed Forces
| native_name        = {{lang|fr|Armée nationale de développement}}
| image              = [[File:Seal of the Comoros.svg|180px]]
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| caption            = Comorian Coat of Arms
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| founded            =1997
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| headquarters       =[[Moroni, Comoros|Moroni]]
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| commander-in-chief = [[Azali Assoumani]]
| commander-in-chief_title = [[President of Comoros|Commander-in-chief]]
| minister           =M. Yousoufa Mohamed Ali
| minister_title     = Minister of Defense
| commander          =Colonel Youssouf Idjihadi
| commander_title    = Chief of the Defence Staff (Comoros)
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| foreign_suppliers  = [[France]]<br>[[Pakistan]]
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| ranks              = [[Military ranks of Comoros]]
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The '''Comorian Armed Forces''' ({{langx|fr|Armée nationale de développement, AND}}; {{literally|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 [[French Navy|Navy]] base and a [[French Foreign Legion|Foreign Legion]] [[Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte|Detachment]] (DLEM) in [[Mayotte]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://foreignlegion.info/units/foreign-legion-detachment-in-mayotte/|title=Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte &#124; French Foreign Legion Information}}</ref>
== 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 machine gun|NSV]] HMG
* [[RPG-7]] anti-tank weapon
* [[Mitsubishi Triton|Mitsubishi L200]] pickup truck
[[File:Hand-to-hand combat skills of the Comoran Army.jpg|thumb|Comoran Defense Force soldiers show off hand-to-hand combat skills]]
==Aircraft==
Note: The last comprehensive aircraft inventory list was from ''[[Aviation Week & Space Technology]]'' in 2007.
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Aircraft
! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Origin
! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;"|Type
! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;"|Variant
! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|In service
! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Notes
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | [[Military transport aircraft|Transport]]
|-
| [[Cessna 402]]
| [[United States]]
| [[Military transport aircraft|Transport]]
|
| 1<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%202345.html|title= World Air Forces 2004 pg. 52|publisher= flightglobal.com |access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Let L-410 Turbolet|L-410 Turbolet]]
| [[Czech Republic]]
| Transport
|
| 1<ref name="sipri"/>
|
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Corvette]]
| [[France]]
| [[Air transports of heads of state and government|VIP transport]]
|
| 1<ref name="sipri"/>
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | [[Helicopter]]s
|-
| [[Mil Mi-14]]
| [[Russia]]
| Transport / [[Utility helicopter|Utility]]
| [[Mil Mi-14#Variants|Mi-14PZh]]
| 2<ref name="sipri"/>
|
|-
| [[Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil]]
| France
| Utility
|
| 1<ref name="sipri">{{cite web|title=Arms Transfers Database|url=http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php|publisher=Stockholm International Peace Research Institute|access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref>
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | [[Trainer aircraft]]
|-
| [[SIAI-Marchetti SF.260]]
| [[Italy]]
| [[Maritime patrol aircraft|Patrol]] / [[Trainer aircraft|Trainer]]
|
| 5<ref name="awst_20070115">"World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, ''[[Aviation Week & Space Technology]]'', January 15, 2007.</ref>
|
|}
== References ==
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{{Comoros topics}}
{{Military of Africa}}
{{Military of the Arab world}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Military Of Comoros}}
[[Category:Military of the Comoros| ]]
[[Category:Government of the Comoros]]
[[Category:Military in Africa|Comoros]]
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