Military and Security Forces
Botswana Defense Force (BDF): Ground Forces Command, Air Arm Command, Defense Logistics Command (2021)
Military Service Age and Obligation
18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2019)
Military and Security Service Personnel Strengths
the Botswana Defense Force (BDF) has approximately 9,000 active personnel (2021)
Military Equipment Inventories and Acquisitions
the BDF has a mix of foreign-supplied and mostly older weapons and equipment, largely from Europe and the US; since 2010, France is the leading supplier of armaments to the BDF (2020)
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