Introduction
How is the Military in Maldives and how does it work to maintain Sucity and fight terrorism? In terms of Military and security forces, we have the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF): the MNDF has combined force structure with seven services divided into Combat and Maneuver Forces (Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Fire and Rescue Service) and Support Services (Service Corps, Defense Intelligence Service, Medical Corps, Adjutant General's Corps); there is also a separate Special Forces command and a Special Protection Service (2024).
In Maldives, the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) is responsible for defending and safeguarding the Maldives' territorial integrity, economic exclusion zone, and people; it is also responsible for disaster relief, and if requested, assisting the Maldives Police Service in maintaining internal security and law and order; the MNDF is organized into four area commands and a functional Special Forces command; the head of the MNDF reports to the Minister of Defense (2024)
Security and military information of Maldives
| Military and security service personnel strengths | approximately 3-4,000 personnel (2023) |
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| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the Defense Force has a limited inventory consisting of a mix of mostly secondhand or donated equipment from suppliers such as Germany, India, Japan, and the UK; in 2024, the Maldives received surveillance drones from Turkey (2024) |
| Military service age and obligation | 18-28 years of age for voluntary service; no conscription; 10th grade or equivalent education required; must not be a member of a political party (2023). |
| Military deployments | . |
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Terrorism
In Maldives, the different Terrorist group(s) inlcude: Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)
All Important Facts about Maldives
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