uae army

There are two distinct military organizations in the UAE, the UAE federal military force is called the Union Defence Force, and then several of the Emirates maintain their own forces.

[edit] Federal Forces

[edit] UAE Army

[edit] UAE Air Force

The United Arab Emirates Air Force has about 4000 personnel.^[1] The air force agreed in 1999 to purchase 80 advanced U.S. F-16 multirole fighter aircraft. Other equipment includes the Mirage 2000s, British Hawk aircraft, and French helicopters. The air defense has a Hawk missile program for which the United States is providing training. The UAE has taken delivery of two of five Triad I-Hawk batteries.

[edit] UAE Air defence Force

• United Arab Emirates Air Defence Force

[edit] UAE Navy

The United Arab Emirates Navy is growing, with more than 2,000 personnel and 72 vessels.

• • United Arab Emirates Marines - The UAE maintains a small battalion sized marine force called the UAE Marines, it is equipped with BTR-3s.

• • United Arab Emirates Coast Guard

[edit] Paramilitary forces

• • Federal Police Force

[edit] Emirate forces

Three Emirates maintain their own forces, called Regional Commands by the UDF:

• Abu Dhabi Defence Force - Drawing on tremendous oil wealth accumulated in the early 1960s, the Emir of Abu Dhabi gave high priority to the development of the Abu Dhabi Defence Force (ADDF) when the British withdrawal from the gulf was announced. The ADDF—with 15,000 men and primarily British and Jordanian officers—consisted of three army battalions, an artillery battery, twelve Hawker Hunter fighter-bombers, and a sea defence wing of four fast patrol boats.
• Dubai Defence Force - Central Military Command with over 2,000 men in one infantry brigade group.
• Ras al Khaymah Defence Force - 900 men

Sharjah's small force was merged into the UDF in 1986.