| Military branches | United Arab Emirates Armed Forces: Land Forces, Navy Forces, Air Force, Presidential Guard; Ministry of Interior: Critical Infrastructure Coastal Patrol Agency (CICPA) (2021) |
| Military service age and obligation | 18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men; 17 years of age for male volunteers with parental approval; 24-month general service obligation, 16 months for secondary school graduates; women can volunteer to serve for 9 months regardless of education (2019) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP | 5.2% of GDP (2017) 6% of GDP (2016) 7% of GDP (2015) 5.8% of GDP (2014) 6.1% of GDP (2013) |
| Military and security service personnel strengths | the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces have approximately 65,000 total active personnel (45,000 Land Forces; 3,000 Navy; 5,000 Air Force; 12,000 Presidential Guard) (2021) |
| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the UAE Armed Forces inventory is comprised of wide variety of mostly modern imported equipment; since 2010, the UAE has acquired military equipment from more than 20 countries with the US as the leading supplier by far, followed by France and Russia (2020) |
| Military deployments | estimates vary; reportedly a few thousand remain in Yemen (2021) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
