| Military branches | Tonga Defense Services: Joint Force headquarters, Territorial Forces, Land Force, Tonga Navy, Training Wing, Air Wing, and Support Unit (2020) |
| Military service age and obligation | Volunteers, 18-25; no conscription (2019) |
| Military and security service personnel strengths | the Tonga Defense Services have approximately 500 personnel (2020) |
| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the Tonga military's inventory includes mostly light weapons and equipment from European (primarily the UK) countries and the US, as well as naval patrol vessels from Australia; Australia is the only supplier of military systems since 2010 (2020) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
