Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces
The Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces are the military forces of Cuba. They include Revolutionary Army, Revolutionary Navy, Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force, and other paramilitary bodies including the... Wikipedia
- Founded: 1868
- Current form: 1960
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- Headquarters: Havana, Cuba
- First Secretary: Miguel Díaz-Canel
- President: Miguel Díaz-Canel
- Minister of the FAR: Corps Gen. Álvaro López Miera
- Chief of the General Staff: Lieutenant Gen. Roberto Legrá Sotolongo
- Military age: 17-28 years of age for compulsory military service
- Conscription: 2-year service obligation for both genders
- Active personnel: 50,000 (2022 est.)
- Reserve personnel: 40,000
- Percent of GDP: 4.2% (2020 est.)
- Domestic suppliers: Union de Industrias Militares
- History: Escambray rebellion, Bay of Pigs Invasion, Sand War, Guinea-Bissau War of Independence, War of Attrition, 1973 Arab Israeli War, Angolan Civil War, Ogaden War, United States invasion of Grenada
- Ranks: Military ranks of Cuba
- Data source: DuckDuckGo