Military and security service personnel strengths | approximately 100,000 active troops (mostly Army; 5-6,000 Air Force and Navy) (2023) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | most Angolan military weapons and equipment are of Russian or of Soviet-era origin; in recent years, Russia has been the principal supplier of military hardware to Angola (2023) |
Military service age and obligation | 20-45 years of age for compulsory and 18-45 years for voluntary military service for men (registration at age 18 is mandatory); 20-45 years of age for voluntary service for women; 24-month conscript service obligation; Angolan citizenship required; the Navy is entirely staffed with volunteers (2023). |
Military deployments | in 2023, Angola agreed to send 500 troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for 12 months to oversee cantonment of a rebel group known as M23 (2023). |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2023 | 1.3% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2022 | 1.3% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2021 | 1.4% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2020 | 1.7% of GDP (2020 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2019 | 1.8% of GDP (2019 est.) |
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