Chilean Armed Forces
| Chilean Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Fuerzas Armadas de Chile | |
| Founded | 1810 |
| Service branches | Chilean Army Chilean Navy Chilean Air Force |
| Headquarters | Santiago |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-chief | President Jose Antonio Kast |
| Minister of Defense | Fernando Barros |
| Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | José Nogueira León |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 |
| Active personnel | 80,000 |
| Reserve personnel | 40,000 |
| Expenditure | |
| Percent of GDP | 1.9% (2021) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | FAMAE ENAER ASMAR DTS SISDEF DESA LINKTRONIC Detroit Chile |
| Foreign suppliers | Australia Brazil Canada Czech Republic France Germany Israel Italy Poland Sweden Taiwan United Kingdom United States |
| Related articles | |
| Ranks | Military ranks and insignia of Chile |
The Chilean Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de Chile) is the unified military organization comprising the Chilean Army, Air Force, and Navy. The President of Chile is the commander-in-chief of the military, and formulates policy through the Minister of Defence. In recent years and after several major reequipment programs, the Chilean Armed Forces have become one of the most technologically advanced and professional armed forces in Latin America. The Chilean Army is mostly supplied with equipment from Germany, the United States, Brazil, Israel, France, and Spain.