Back القوات المسلحة لجمهورية الأرجنتين Arabic Въоръжени сили на Аржентина Bulgarian Forces Armades Argentines Catalan Аргентинан тӀеман ницкъаш CE ھێزە چەکدارەکانی ئەرژەنتین CKB Streitkräfte Argentiniens German Fuerzas Armadas argentinas Spanish نیروهای مسلح آرژانتین Persian Forces armées argentines French הכוחות המזוינים של ארגנטינה HE
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| Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic | |
|---|---|
| Fuerzas Armadas de la República Argentina | |
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| Founded | 29 May 1810 |
| Current form | 9 September 1948[1] |
| Service branches | |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-chief | President Javier Gerardo Milei |
| Minister of Defense | Luis Petri |
| Chief of the Joint General Staff | Brigadier General Xavier Isaac |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | $2.9 billion (2022)[2][3] |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | Argentine defense industry |
| Foreign suppliers |  United States France Germany Spain Israel Brazil Austria Russia Italy Belgium Sweden Turkey |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Argentina Warfare directory of Argentina Wars involving Argentina Battles involving Argentina |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Argentina |
The Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de la República Argentina) are the combined armed forces of Argentina. It is controlled by the Commander-in-Chief (the President) and a civilian Minister of Defense. In addition to the Army, Navy and Air Force, there are two security forces, controlled by the Ministry of Security, which can be mobilized on occasion of an armed conflict: the National Gendarmerie, a gendarmerie used to guard borders and places of strategic importance; and the Naval Prefecture, a coast guard used to protect internal major rivers and maritime territory.
Traditionally, Argentina maintains close defense cooperation and military-supply relationships with the United States and to a lesser extent, with Israel, Canada, Germany, France, Spain, Belarus, Italy, and Russia.
As of 2024, the current Chief of the General Staff is the Air Force Brigadier General Xavier Isaac.[4]
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- ^ "BOLETIN OFICIAL REPUBLICA ARGENTINA - MINISTERIO DE DEFENSA - Decreto 120/2023". www.boletinoficial.gob.ar. Retrieved 2024-01-07.