Armed Forces of Ecuador
| Ecuadorian Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Fuerzas Armadas del Ecuador | |
| Founded | 1830 |
| Current form | 2000 |
| Service branches | Ecuadorian Army Ecuadorian Air Force Ecuadorian Navy |
| Headquarters | Ministry of National Defence, Quito |
| Leadership | |
| President | Daniel Noboa |
| Minister of National Defence | Giancarlo Loffredo Rendón |
| Chief of the Armed Forces | General Henry Santiago Delgado Salvador |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 |
| Conscription | Suspended |
| Active personnel | 41,250 |
| Reserve personnel | 118,000 |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | US$2.3 billion (FY11) |
| Percent of GDP | 2.74% (FY10) |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers | Turkey United States Ukraine France Germany Canada United Kingdom Israel Spain South Africa Republic of Korea Russia Japan Switzerland China Serbia Brazil Belarus European Union |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Ecuador |
| Ranks | Rank insignia |
The Ecuadorian Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas del Ecuador) is the national military force of Ecuador. The commander-in-chief is the President of Ecuador. The military is generally under civilian control, specifically the Ministry of National Defence. The military of Ecuador has been involved in border disputes with Peru (Ecuadorian–Peruvian War (1857–1860), Ecuadorian–Peruvian War, Paquisha War, Cenepa War), and has provided military observers and troops to the United Nations since 1948.
Since 2024, the Ecuadorian Armed Forces have been involved in the war on organized crime, carrying out control activities in prisons and on highways, as well as missions to confront groups declared as terrorists in Ecuador.