Military profile
Comoros Military Strength
Comoros is not covered by the Global Firepower ranking.
Armed forces of Comoros
Branches and forces
National Army for Development (l'Armee Nationale de Developpement, AND): Comoran Defense Force (Force Comorienne de Defense or FCD; includes Comoran National Gendarmerie); Ministry of Interior: Coast Guard, Federal Police, National Directorate of Territorial Safety (customs and immigration) (2024)
Personnel
estimated 600 Defense Force; estimated 500 Federal Police (2023)
Service age and conscription
18-25 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2023)
Equipment and suppliers
the AND is lightly armed and equipped with small arms, a few light aircraft, and utility vehicles (2024)
Good to know
the focus for the security forces is search and rescue operations and maintaining internal security; a defense treaty with France provides naval resources for the protection of territorial waters, training of Comoran military personnel, and air surveillance; France maintains a small maritime base and a Foreign Legion contingent on neighboring Mayotte (2024)
Forces and service: CIA World Factbook (public domain).