Khmer National Armed Forces
| Khmer National Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| កងយោធពលខេមរជាតិ (Khmer) Forces armées nationales khmères (French) | |
Khmer National Armed Forces (FANK) coat-of-arms, 1970–75 | |
| Founded | 9 October 1970 |
| Disbanded | 17 April 1975 |
| Service branches | Khmer National Army Khmer National Navy Khmer Air Force National Gendarmerie |
| Headquarters | Phnom Penh, Khmer Republic |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Marshal Lon Nol |
| Minister of Defence | Major General Sak Sutsakhan |
| Chief of Joint Staff | Lieutenant General Sosthène Fernandez |
| Personnel | |
| Active personnel | 320,000 (1973) |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers | Australia France Indonesia Israel Japan Laos Malaysia New Zealand Philippines Singapore South Korea South Vietnam Taiwan Thailand United Kingdom United States |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Cambodia |
The Khmer National Armed Forces (Khmer: កងយោធពលខេមរជាតិ; French: Forces armées nationales khmères, FANK) were the combined military forces of the Khmer Republic, a short-lived nationalist and militaristic state that existed from 1970 to 1975, known today as Cambodia. The FANK was the successor of the Royal Khmer Armed Forces (French: Forces armées royales khmères, FARK) which had been responsible for the defense of the previous Kingdom of Cambodia since its independence in 1953 from France.