Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova

Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova
Forțele Armate ale Republicii Moldova
Emblem of the National Army
Flag of the National Army
MottoPentru Patria Noastra (For our Motherland)
Founded3 September 1992
Service branches
HeadquartersChișinău
Websitewww.army.md
Leadership
Supreme Commander Maia Sandu
Minister of Defence Colonel Anatolie Nosatîi
Minister of Internal AffairsDaniella Misail-Nichitin
Chief of the General Staff Colonel Vitalie Micov
Personnel
Military age18
Conscription1 year
Active personnel6,500 professional personnel + 2,000 annual conscripts (2022)
Expenditure
Budget$112 million (2024)
Percent of GDP0.55%
Industry
Foreign suppliers Azerbaijan
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Italy
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
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RanksRanks of the Armed Forces of Moldova

The Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova (Romanian: Forțele Armate ale Republicii Moldova) consist of the National Army (which is divided into the Land Forces Command and the Air Forces Command) and the Carabinieri under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Until 2012, the Moldovan Border Police (then known as the Border Troops) belonged to the armed forces.