The Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias; FAR) are the military forces of Cuba. They include Revolutionary Army, Revolutionary Navy, Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force, and other paramilitary bodies including the Territorial Troops Militia (Milicias de Tropas Territoriales – MTT), Youth Labor Army (Ejército Juvenil del Trabajo – EJT), and the Defense and Production Brigades (Brigadas de Producción y Defensa – BPD), plus the Civil Defense Organization (Defensa Civil de Cuba – DCC) and the National Reserves Institution (Instituto Nacional de las Reservas Estatales – INRE). All these groups are subordinated to the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Ministro de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias – MINFAR).
| Revolutionary Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias (Spanish) | |
Emblem of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces | |
| Founded | 1868 |
| Current form | 1960 |
| Service branches | Cuban Revolutionary Army Cuba Air Force Cuban Revolutionary Navy |
| Headquarters | Havana, Cuba |
| Leadership | |
| First Secretary | Miguel Díaz-Canel |
| Commander-in-chief | President Miguel Díaz-Canel |
| Minister of the FAR | Corps Gen. Álvaro López Miera |
| Chief of the General Staff | Lieutenant Gen. Roberto Legrá Sotolongo |
| Personnel | |
| 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 |
| Expenditure | |
| Percent of GDP | 4.2% (2020 est.) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | Union de Industrias Militares |
| Foreign suppliers | Belarus China Iran Kazakhstan North Korea Nicaragua Russia Serbia Venezuela Vietnam
Inactive bases
Special ForcesThe Avispas Negras (English: Black Wasps), also known formally as the Mobile Brigade of Special Troops (BMTE) is a special forces unit in the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces. It is often identified as Military Unit 4895 Desembarco de Granma is a small marine battalion with Marines like role. Paramilitary forcesTerritorial Troops MilitiaThe Territorial Troops Militia is composed exclusively of civilian volunteers, under the command of MINFAR. It reinforced the notion of the popular will to defend the Revolution. In general, the militia is a part-time force with only light arms that are issued only on occasion. Youth Labor ArmyThe Youth Labor Army (Ejercito Juvenil del Trabajo – EJT) is, by law, a paramilitary organization under the direct control of MINFAR. It was formally established on 3 August 1973 by combining the Centennial Youth Column (CJC) and the Permanent Infantry Divisions (DIP). Cuba's compulsory service laws require all male citizens to serve for three years in the EJT. The formation of the EJT allowed the army to devote itself full time to military matters. The EJT served as a reserve force in its first 20 years. In 1993, it was assigned the responsibility of managing the state farms. Border TroopsThe Border Troops of the Republic of Cuba (Spanish: Tropas Guardafronteras, TGF) is a branch that ensures the protection of the state borders and territorial waters. They are subordinate to the Interior Ministry (MININT). The official date of the establishment of this service was on September 23, 1970. In the second half of the 1970s, several agreements were signed, according to which some changes were made to border protection, including a 1976 agreement was signed between Cuba and Mexico on the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone in the sector of the Cuban-Mexican maritime border and a 1977 agreement was signed on the maritime border between Cuba and Haiti. The Border Troops are de facto both a border guard and a coast guard force, and all new officers are commissioned from the Granma Naval Academy. Military schools
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