Ethiopian National Defense Force

Ethiopian National Defense Force
Ethiopian National Defense Force
የኢፌዲሪ መከላከያ ሰራዊት (Amharic)
	Emblem of the Ethiopian National Defense Force
	Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force
Founded	26 October 1907
Current form	1996
Service branches	Ethiopian Army; Ethiopian Navy; Ethiopian Air Force;
Headquarters	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Leadership
Commander-in-chief	Abiy Ahmed
Prime Minister	Abiy Ahmed
Minister of Defense	Aisha Mohammed
Chief of General Staff	Field Marshal General Birhanu Jula
Personnel
Military age	18 years old
Conscription	None
Active personnel	503,000 (2025)
Reserve personnel	138,000 (2024)
Expenditure
Percent of GDP	1.8 (2025 est.)
Industry
Domestic suppliers	Defense Industry Sector of Ethiopia
Foreign suppliers	Israel; France; Russia; Turkey; Iran; India; China; South Africa; United Arab Emirates
Related articles
History	See list Gugsa Wale's rebellion; Second Italo-Ethiopian War; World War II; Korean War; United Nations Operation in the Congo; Eritrean War of Independence; 1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War; Oromo conflict; Ethiopian Civil War; Ogaden War; 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War; Eritrean–Ethiopian War; Somalia War (2006–2009); 2007–2008 Ethiopian crackdown in Ogaden; OLA insurgency; Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present); Tigray War; 2022 al-Shabaab invasion of Ethiopia; War in Amhara; ;
Ranks	Military ranks of Ethiopia

The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) (Amharic: የኢፌዴሪ መከላከያ ሰራዊት, romanized: Ye'īfēdērī mekelakeya šerawīt, lit. 'FDRE Defense Force') is the combined military force of Ethiopia. ENDF is consisted of 8 command forces which is controlled by Defense Commanders council chaired by Chief of General Staff.