Back Streitkräfte Guyanas German Fuerza de Defensa de Guyana Spanish צבא ההגנה של גיאנה HE Guyana hadereje Hungarian Guyana Defence Force Italian ガイアナ国防軍 Japanese Gajanos karinės pajėgos Lithuanian Guyana Defence Force (leger) Dutch Forças Armadas da Guiana Portuguese Силы обороны Гайаны Russian
| Guyana Defence Force | |
|---|---|
 GDF emblem | |
 Guyana Defence Force flag | |
| Motto | "SERVICE"[2] |
| Founded | 1 November 1965 (de facto) 22 May 1966 (de jure)[1] |
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| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Mohamed Irfaan Ali |
| Chief of Staff | Omar Khan[3] |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 years of age |
| Conscription | No |
| Active personnel | 3,400 (2023)[4] |
| Reserve personnel | 670 (2023)[4] |
| Expenditure | |
| Percent of GDP | 1.69% (2018)[5] |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers | |
| Related articles | |
| History | Rupununi Uprising Operation Uphold Democracy 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Guyana |
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is the military of Guyana, established in 1965. It has military bases across the nation.[6] The Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Force is always the incumbent President of Guyana.[7] The branches include the Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
Although a small nation, recent petro wealth has destabilized the region, re-igniting border disputes inherited from the colonial period.
- ^ DeRouen, Karl R. (2005). Defense and Security: A Compendium of National Armed Forces and Security Policies. ABC-CLIO. p. 116. ISBN 9781851097814.
- ^ GDF. "Where it all began". www.gdf.mil.gy.
- ^ "GDF".
- ^ a b Roblin, Sébastien (15 December 2023). "Can the Guyana Defense Force Resist a Venezuelan Invasion?". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "South America: Guyana". The World Factbook. CIA. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "3 soldiers killed in explosion at Guyana military base – CityNews Toronto". toronto.citynews.ca. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Guyana Defence Force". Global Security.