List of militaries by country

This is a list of militaries by country, including the main branches and sub-branches.

A

 Afghanistan

Afghan Armed Forces (Ministry of Defense)

• Afghan National Army
• Afghan Air Force

Paramilitary Forces of Afghanistan

• Afghan National Police (Ministry of Interior Affairs)
  • Afghan Border Police
  • Afghan National Civil Order Police
• Afghan Local Police
• National Directorate of Security (Office of the President)

 Albania

Albanian Armed Forces

• Albanian Joint Forces Command
  • Albanian General Staff
  • Albanian Land Forces
  • Albanian Air Force
  • Albanian Naval Forces
• Albanian Joint Support Command
• Albanian Training and Doctrine Command

Paramilitary Forces of Albania

• RENEA
• Shqiponjat

 Algeria

Algerian People's National Armed Forces

• People's National Army
  • Republican Guard
• Algerian National Navy
• Algerian Air Force
• Territorial Air Defence Force

Paramilitary Forces of Algeria

• Gendarmerie Nationale
• Special Intervention Group

 Angola

Angolan Armed Forces

• Army of Angola
• Angolan Navy
• National Air Force of Angola

 Antigua and Barbuda

Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force

• Antigua and Barbuda Regiment
• Antigua and Barbuda Cadet Corps

 Argentina

Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic

• Argentine Army
  • Argentine Army Aviation
• Argentine Air Force
• Argentine Navy
  • Argentine Marines
  • Argentine Naval Aviation

Paramilitary Forces of Argentina

• Argentine National Gendarmerie
• Argentine Naval Prefecture
• Paramilitary Units of the Argentine Federal Police
  • Grupo Especial de Operaciones Federales
  • Grupo Especial Uno

 Armenia

Armed Forces of Armenia

• Armenian Army
• Armenian Air Force
• Armenian Border Guard

 Australia

Australian Defence Force

• Royal Australian Air Force
• Australian Army
  • Australian Army Reserve
• Royal Australian Navy

Paramilitary Forces of Australia

• Australian Border Force
• Police tactical group
• Specialist Response Group

 Austria

Austrian Armed Forces

• Austrian Air Force
• Jagdkommando

Paramilitary Forces of Austria

• EKO Cobra
• Financial Guard

 Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani Armed Forces

• Azerbaijani Air Forces
• Azerbaijani Land Forces
• Azerbaijani Navy

Paramilitary Forces of Azerbaijan

• Azerbaijani National Guard
• Azerbaijan Voluntary Military Patriotism Technical Sport Society
• Internal Troops of Azerbaijan
• Special Purpose Police Unit
• State Border Service

B

 The Bahamas

Royal Bahamas Defence Force

• Commando Squadron

 Bahrain

Bahrain Defence Force

• Royal Bahraini Air Force
• Royal Bahraini Army
  • National Guard
• Royal Bahrain Naval Force
• Bahrain Royal Medical Services
• Royal Guard

Paramilitary Forces of Bahrain

• Public Security Forces
  • Special Security Force Command

 Bangladesh

Bangladesh Armed Forces

• Bangladesh Air Force
• Bangladesh Army
  • 1st Para-commando Battalion
  • Bangladesh Army Aviation Group
• Bangladesh Navy
  • Special Warfare Diving and Salvage
• President Guard Regiment

Paramilitary Forces of Bangladesh

• Bangladesh Ansars
• Bangladesh Coast Guard
• Bangladesh National Cadet Corps
• Border Guards Bangladesh
• Village Defence Party
• Paramilitary units of the Bangladesh Police
  • Rapid Action Battalion
  • Special Security and Protection Battalion
• Counter Terrorism and Intelligence Bureau

 Barbados

Barbados Defence Force

• Barbados Regiment
• Barbados Coast Guard

 Belarus

Armed Forces of Belarus

• Belarusian Air Force

Paramilitary Forces of Belarus

• DOSAAF

 Belgium

Belgian Armed Forces

• Belgian Land Component
• Belgian Air Component
• Belgian Navy
• Belgian Medical Component

Paramilitary Forces of Belgium

• Belgian Coast Guard
• Federal Police Special Units

 Belize

Belize Defence Force

• Belize Coast Guard Service
• Belize Defence Force Air Wing

 Benin

Benin Armed Forces

 Bhutan

Military of Bhutan

• Royal Bhutan Army
• Royal Bodyguard of Bhutan
• Royal Bhutan Police

 Bolivia

Armed Forces of Bolivia

• Bolivian Army
• Bolivian Air Force
• Bolivian Navy

 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Bosnian Ground Forces
• Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Paramilitary Force of Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Bosnian Special Police Units

 Botswana

Botswana Defence Force

• Botswana Ground Force
• Botswana Defence Force Air Wing

 Brazil

Brazilian Armed Forces

• Brazilian Army
  • Brazilian Army Aviation Command
• Brazilian Air Force
• Brazilian Navy
  • Brazilian Naval Aviation
  • Brazilian Marine Corps

Paramilitary Forces of Brazil

• Military Firefighters Corps
• Military Police
• National Public Security Force
• Comando de Operações Táticas

 Brunei

Royal Brunei Armed Forces

• Royal Brunei Land Forces
• Royal Brunei Air Force
• Royal Brunei Navy

Paramilitary Forces of Brunei

• Gurkha Reserve Unit

 Bulgaria

Bulgarian Armed Forces

• Bulgarian Land Forces
• Bulgarian Air Force
• Bulgarian Navy
• National Guards Unit of Bulgaria

Paramilitary Forces of Bulgaria

• Border Police
• Gendarmeria
• SOBT

 Burkina Faso

Military of Burkina Faso

• National Gendarmerie
• People's Militia

 Burundi

Military of Burundi

C

 Cambodia

Royal Cambodian Armed Forces

• Royal Cambodian Army
• Royal Cambodian Air Force
• Royal Cambodian Navy
• Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia

 Cameroon

Cameroonian Armed Forces

• Cameroon Air Force

Paramilitary Forces of Cameroon

• Brigade Mixte Mobile

 Canada

Canadian Armed Forces

• Canadian Army
  • Canadian Rangers
• Royal Canadian Air Force
• Royal Canadian Navy
  • Canadian Forces Naval Reserve
• Canadian Joint Operations Command
  • Primary Reserve
    • Canadian Forces Supplementary Reserve

Paramilitary Forces of Canada

• Canadian Coast Guard
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police

 Cape Verde

Cabo Verdean Armed Forces

 Central African Republic

Central African Armed Forces

• Central African Republic Air Force

 Chad

Chad National Army

• Chadian Air Force
• Chadian ground forces
• National and Nomadic Guard

 Chile

Military of Chile

• Chilean Army
• Chilean Navy
  • Chilean Marine Corps
• Chilean Air Force

Paramilitary Forces of Chile

• Carabineros de Chile

 People's Republic of China

People's Liberation Army

• People's Liberation Army Ground Force
• People's Liberation Army Air Force
• People's Liberation Army Navy
  • People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force
  • People's Liberation Army Marine Corps
• People's Liberation Army Rocket Force
• People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force

Paramilitary forces of China

• City Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau
• People's Armed Police
• People's Liberation Army militia
• Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps

Maritime law enforcement agencies in China

• China Coast Guard
• China Maritime Safety Administration
• General Administration of Customs

 Colombia

Military Forces of Colombia

• National Army of Colombia
  • Colombian National Army Aviation
• Colombian Navy
  • Colombian Naval Infantry
• Colombian Air Force
• National Police of Colombia

 Comoros

Military of the Comoros

 Democratic Republic of the Congo

Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Republican Guard

 Republic of the Congo

Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo

• Congolese Air Force

 Costa Rica

Public Forces of Costa Rica

• Civil Guard
  • Air Vigilance Service

 Croatia

Republic of Croatia Armed Forces

• Croatian Army
• Croatian Navy
• Croatian Air Force and Air Defense

Paramilitary Forces of Croatia

• Croatian Coast Guard
• Lučko Anti-Terrorist Unit

 Cuba

Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces

• Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force
• National Revolutionary Militia
• Territorial Troops Militia

 Cyprus

Cypriot National Guard

• Cyprus Air Forces
• Cyprus Navy

Paramilitary Forces of Cyprus

• Emergency Response Unit
• Cyprus Port and Marine Police

 Czech Republic

Army of the Czech Republic

• Czech Air Force
• Czech Ground Forces
• Prague Castle Guard

Paramilitary Forces of the Czech Republic

• Útvar rychlého nasazení

D

 Denmark

Danish Defence

• Royal Danish Army
• Royal Danish Air Force
• Royal Danish Navy
• Home Guard

Paramilitary force of Denmark

• Politiets Aktionsstyrke

 Djibouti

Djibouti Armed Forces

• Djibouti Air Force
• Djiboutian Army
• Djiboutian Navy
• Djiboutian National Gendarmerie

 Dominican Republic

Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic

• Dominican Army
• Dominican Air Force
• Dominican Navy

Paramilitary Forces of the Dominican Republic

• Dominican Republic National Police

E

 East Timor

Timor Leste Defence Force

 Ecuador

Armed Forces of Ecuador

• Ecuadorian Army
• Ecuadorian Air Force
• Ecuadorian Navy

 Egypt

Egyptian Armed Forces

• Egyptian Army
  • Second Field Army
  • Third Field Army
  • Egyptian Republican Guard
  • Egyptian National Guard
• Egyptian Air Force
• Egyptian Navy
• Egyptian Air Defense Forces

Paramilitary Forces of Egypt

• Central Security Forces
• Egyptian Coast Guard
• Hostage Rescue Force

 El Salvador

Armed Forces of El Salvador

• Salvadoran Army
• Navy of El Salvador
• Air Force of El Salvador

 Equatorial Guinea

Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea

 Eritrea

Eritrean Defence Forces

• Eritrean Army
• Eritrean Air Force
• Eritrean Navy

 Estonia

Estonia Defence Forces

• Estonian Land Forces
• Estonian Air Force
• Estonian Navy
• Estonian Defence League

Paramilitary Forces of Estonia

• Estonian Border Guard
  • Border Guard Flight Squadron (Estonia)
• K-Commando

 Ethiopia

Ethiopian National Defense Force

• Ethiopian Air Force

F

 Fiji

Republic of Fiji Military Forces

• Fiji Infantry Regiment

 Finland

Finnish Defence Forces

• Finnish Army
• Finnish Air Force
• Finnish Navy
  • Finnish Marine Commandos

Paramilitary Forces of Finland

• Finnish Border Guard
• Police Rapid Response

 France

French Armed Forces

• French Army
  • French Army Light Aviation
  • Troupes de marine
  • French Foreign Legion
• French Air Force
• French Navy
  • Force d'action navale
  • Force océanique stratégique
  • French Naval Aviation
  • Fusiliers Marins

Paramilitary Forces of France

• Action Division
• National Gendarmerie
  • Maritime Gendarmerie
• National Guard
• Paramilitary units of the French National Police
  • National Police Intervention Force
  • National Police Intervention Groups
  • RAID

G

 Gabon

Military of Gabon

 The Gambia

Military of the Gambia

 Georgia

Georgian Armed Forces

• Georgian Land Forces
• Georgian Air Force
• Coast Guard of Georgia
• Special Forces Brigade
• National Guard of Georgia

 Germany

Bundeswehr

• German Army
  • German Army Aviation Corps
• German Navy
  • Marineflieger
  • Naval Force Protection Battalion
• German Air Force
• Bundeswehr Joint Medical Service
• Streitkräftebasis

Paramilitary Forces of Germany

• German Federal Coast Guard
• Paramilitary units of the German Federal Police
  • GSG 9
  • Arrest unit
  • ASSIK
• Zentrale Unterstützungsgruppe Zoll

 Ghana

Ghana Armed Forces

• Ghana Army
  • President's Own Guard Regiment
• Ghana Air Force
• Ghana Navy

Paramilitary Forces of Ghana

• Border Guard Unit
• National Cadet Corps

 Greece

Hellenic Armed Forces

• Hellenic National Defence General Staff
• Hellenic Army
  • Hellenic Army Aviation
• Hellenic Navy
• Hellenic Air Force

Paramilitary Forces of Greece

• Hellenic Coast Guard
• Special Anti-Terrorist Unit

 Grenada

Coast Guard of Grenada

 Guatemala

Armed Forces of Guatemala

• Guatemalan Air Force

 Guinea

Military of Guinea

• Republican Guard (Guinea)

 Guinea-Bissau

Military of Guinea-Bissau

 Guyana

Guyana Defence Force

H

 Haiti

Armed Forces of Haiti

• Haitian National Police
  • Coast Guard (Haiti)

 Honduras

Military of Honduras

• Honduran Air Force

 Hungary

Hungarian Defence Force

• Hungarian Ground Forces
• Hungarian Air Force

Paramilitary Forces of Hungary

• Counter Terrorism Centre

I

 Iceland

Military of Iceland

• Icelandic Coast Guard
  • Iceland Air Defence System
• Iceland Crisis Response Unit

Paramilitary Forces of Iceland

• Víkingasveitin

 India

Indian Armed Forces

• Indian Army
  • Army Aviation Corps
  • Para
  • Rashtriya Rifles
• Indian Air Force
  • Garud Commando Force
• Indian Navy
  • MARCOS
  • Indian Naval Air Arm
• Strategic Forces Command

Paramilitary forces of India

• Assam Rifles
• Indian Coast Guard
• National Cadet Corps
• Special Frontier Force

Central Armed Police Forces

• Border Security Force
• Central Industrial Security Force
• Central Reserve Police Force
• Indo-Tibetan Border Police
• Sashastra Seema Bal
• Territorial Army

Other Forces

• Indian Home Guard
• National Disaster Response Force
• National Security Guards
• Railway Protection Force
• Special Protection Group

 Indonesia

Indonesian National Armed Forces

• Indonesian Army
  • Special Forces Command (Kopassus)
  • Army Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad)
• Indonesian Air Force
  • Air Force Special Forces Corps (Paskhas)
• Indonesian Navy
  • Indonesian Marine Corps (Korps Marinir)
  • Western Fleet Command (Koarmabar)
  • Eastern Fleet Command (Koarmatim)

Paramilitary Forces of Indonesia

• Indonesian National Police
  • Detachment 88
  • Indonesian Mobile Brigade Corps (BRIMOB)

 Iraq

Iraqi Armed Forces

• Iraqi Army
  • Iraqi Special Operations Forces
• Iraqi Air Force
• Iraqi Navy

Paramilitary Forces of Iraq

• Facilities Protection Service
• Iraqi Police
• Popular Mobilization Forces
• Wolf Brigade

 Iran

Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran

• Islamic Republic of Iran Army
  • Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation
• Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
• Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force
• Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
  • Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Aviation

Law Enforcement Force of Islamic Republic of Iran

• Iranian Police Aviation
• Islamic Republic of Iran Border Guard Command

Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution

• Ground Forces of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution
• Navy of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution
• Aerospace Force of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution
• Quds Force
• Basij

 Republic of Ireland

Defence Forces

• Irish Army
  • Army Ranger Wing
• Air Corps
• Naval Service
• Reserve Defence Forces
  • Army Reserve
  • Naval Service Reserve

Paramilitary Forces of Ireland

• Garda Emergency Response Unit
• Garda Regional Support Unit

 Israel

Israel Defense Forces

• Israeli Air Force
• Israeli Navy
• GOC Army Headquarters

Paramilitary Forces of Israel

• Israeli Border Police
• Metzada unit
• Yasam

 Italy

Italian Armed Forces

• Italian Army
  • Lagunari
• Italian Navy
  • San Marco Regiment
  • Italian commando frogmen
  • Italian Navy Aviation
• Italian Air Force

Paramilitary Forces of Italy

• Carabinieri
• Guardia di Finanza
• Italian Coast Guard
  • Italian Coast Guard Air Service
• Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza

 Ivory Coast

Military of Ivory Coast

J

 Jamaica

Jamaica Defence Force

 Japan

Japan Self-Defense Forces

• Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
  • Central Readiness Force
• Japan Air Self-Defense Force
• Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force aviation
  • Special Boarding Unit

Paramilitary Forces of Japan

• Japan Coast Guard

 Jordan

Jordanian Armed Forces

• Royal Jordanian Land Force
• Royal Jordanian Air Force
• Royal Jordanian Navy
• Joint Special Operations Command (Jordan)
• Jordan Royal Guard
• Royal Maintenance Corps
• General Intelligence Directorate
• King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau

Paramilitary Forces of Jordan

• General Directorate of Gendarmerie

K

 Kazakhstan

Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan

• Republican Guard (Kazakhstan)

 Kenya

Kenya Defence Forces

• Kenya Army
• Kenya Air Force
• Kenya Navy

Paramilitary Forces of Kenya

• Administration Police
• General Service Unit

 North Korea

Korean People's Army

• Korean People's Army Ground Force
• Korean People's Air Force
• Korean People's Navy
• Strategic Rocket Forces
• North Korean Special Operation Force
• Worker-Peasant Red Guards

 South Korea

Republic of Korea Armed Forces

• Republic of Korea Army
• Republic of Korea Air Force
• Republic of Korea Navy
  • Republic of Korea Marine Corps
• Republic of Korea Reserve Forces

Paramilitary Forces of South Korea

• Korean Coast Guard

 Kuwait

Kuwait Military Forces

• Kuwaiti Army
• Kuwait Air Force
• Kuwaiti Navy

Paramilitary Forces of Kuwait

• Kuwait National Guard

 Kyrgyzstan

Armed Forces of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan

• Kyrgyzstan Frontier Force

L

 Laos

Lao People's Armed Forces

• Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force
• Lao People's Navy

 Latvia

Latvian National Armed Forces

• Latvian Land Forces
• Latvian Naval Forces
• Latvian Air Force
• Latvian National Guard

Paramilitary Forces of Latvia

• State Border Guard
• OMEGA

 Lebanon

Lebanese Armed Forces

• Lebanese Navy
• Lebanese Air Force
• Lebanese Special Operations Command

Paramilitary Forces of Lebanon

• Internal Security Forces

 Lesotho

Military of Lesotho

• Lesotho Defence Force

 Liberia

Armed Forces of Liberia

 Libya

Libyan National Army

• Libyan Air Force
• Libyan Navy

Paramilitary Forces of Libya

• RADA Special Deterrence Forces

 Lithuania

Lithuanian Armed Forces

• Lithuanian Land Force
  • Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces
• Lithuanian Air Force
• Lithuanian Naval Force
• Lithuanian Special Operations Force

Paramilitary Forces of Lithuania

• ARAS
• Lithuanian Riflemen's Union
• Lithuanian State Border Guard Service

 Luxembourg

Luxembourg Army

• Unité Spéciale de la Police

M

 Republic of Macedonia

Army of the Republic of Macedonia

• Macedonian Air Force

 Madagascar

Military of Madagascar

 Malawi

Malawian Defence Force

 Malaysia

Malaysian Armed Forces

• Malaysian Army
  • Malaysian Army Aviation
• Royal Malaysian Air Force
• Royal Malaysian Navy

Royal Johor Military Force

• JMF Elite Forces

Paramilitary Forces of Malaysia

• Paramilitary Units of the Royal Malaysian Police
  • Federal Reserve Unit
  • General Operations Force
    • Senoi Praaq
  • Marine Operations Force
  • Pasukan Gerakan Khas
  • Royal Malaysian Police Air Wing Unit
  • Special Task Force On Organised Crime
  • UNGERIN
• Grup Taktikal Khas
• Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
• The People's Volunteer Corps
• Trup Tindakan Cepat

 Maldives

Maldives National Defence Force

• Maldivian Coast Guard
• MNDF Marine Corps
• Special Forces (Maldives)

 Mali

Military of Mali

 Malta

Armed Forces of Malta

• Air Wing of the Armed Forces of Malta
• Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta

 Mauritania

Military of Mauritania

Paramilitary Forces of Mauritania

• National Guard

 Mauritius

Military of Mauritius

• Special Mobile Force

 Mexico

Mexican Armed Forces

• Mexican Army
  • Mexican Air Force
• Mexican Navy
  • Mexican Naval Aviation
  • Naval Infantry Force

Paramilitary Forces of Mexico

• Estado Mayor Presidencial
• Maritime Search and Resuce
• Mexican Federal Police
• PDMU
• Rurales
• SEIDO

 Moldova

Military of Moldova

• Moldovan Ground Forces
• Moldovan Air Force

Paramilitary Forces of Moldova

• Trupele de Carabinieri

 Monaco

Military of Monaco

• Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince

 Mongolia

Mongolian Armed Forces

• Mongolian Air Force
• Mongolian General Purpose Force

 Montenegro

Military of Montenegro

• Montenegrin Ground Army
• Montenegrin Navy
• Montenegrin Air Force

 Morocco

Royal Moroccan Armed Forces

• Royal Moroccan Army
  • Moroccan Royal Guard
• Royal Moroccan Navy
• Royal Moroccan Air Force

Paramilitary Forces of Morocco

• Auxiliary Forces
• Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie

 Mozambique

Mozambique Defence Armed Forces

 Myanmar

Tatmadaw

• Myanmar Army
• Myanmar Air Force
• Myanmar Navy

Paramilitary Forces of Myanmar

• Border Guard Forces
• Myanmar Police Force

N

 Namibia

Namibian Defence Force

• Namibian Air Force
• Namibian Army
• Namibian Navy
  • Namibian Marine Corps

Paramilitary Forces of Namibia

• Special Field Force
• Special Reserve Force

 Netherlands

Armed forces of the Netherlands

• Royal Netherlands Army
• Royal Netherlands Air Force
• Royal Netherlands Navy
  • Netherlands Marine Corps
  • Netherlands Naval Aviation Service

Paramilitary Forces of the Netherlands

• Netherlands Coastguard
• Royal Marechaussee

   Nepal

Nepalese Armed Forces

• Nepal Army
  • Nepalese Army Air Service
• Armed Police Force

 New Zealand

New Zealand Defence Force

• New Zealand Army
• Royal New Zealand Air Force
• Royal New Zealand Navy
  • Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve

Paramilitary Forces of New Zealand

• Armed Offenders Squad
• Special Tactics Group

 Nicaragua

Military of Nicaragua

• Nicaraguan Air Force
• Nicaraguan Navy

 Niger

Niger Armed Forces

• Gendarmerie Nationale
• National Guard of Niger

 Nigeria

Nigerian Armed Forces

• Nigerian Army
• Nigerian Air Force
• Nigerian Navy

Paramilitary Forces of Nigeria

• Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
• Nigerian Mobile Police

 Norway

Norwegian Armed Forces

• Norwegian Army
• Royal Norwegian Air Force
• Royal Norwegian Navy
  • Kystjegerkommandoen
• Home Guard
• Norwegian Cyber Defence Force

Paramilitary Forces of Norway

• Emergency Response Unit
• Norwegian Coast Guard

O

 Oman

Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces

• Royal Air Force of Oman
• Royal Army of Oman
• Royal Navy of Oman
• Royal Guard of Oman
• Royal Oman Police

P

 Palestine

Palestinian National Security Forces

• Palestinian Security Services
• Navy of Palestine

 Panama

Panamanian Public Forces

• Institutional Protection Service
• National Border Service
• Panamanian National Police
• SENAN

 Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Defence Force

 Paraguay

Armed Forces of Paraguay

• Paraguayan Army

 Pakistan

Pakistan Armed Forces

• Pakistan Army
  • Inter-Services Intelligence
  • Military Intelligence (Pakistan)
  • Pakistan Army Air Defence Corps
  • Pakistan Army Aviation Corps
  • Special Services Group
  • Intelligence Bureau
• Pakistan Air Force
  • Special Service Wing
• Pakistan Navy
  • Pakistani Marines
  • Pakistan Naval Air Arm
  • Special Service Group Navy
• National Command Authority

Paramilitary forces of Pakistan

• Airport Security Force (ASF)
• Frontier Constabulary
• Frontier Corps
• Gilgit Baltistan Scouts
• Maritime Security Agency
• Mehran Force
• National Guard of Pakistan
• Pakistan Coast Guard
• Pakistan Rangers

 Peru

Peruvian Armed Forces

• Peruvian Army
• Peruvian Air Force
• Peruvian Navy
  • Peruvian Naval Aviation
  • Peruvian Naval Infantry

Paramilitary Forces of Peru

• Peruvian Coast Guard
• Peruvian National Police

 Philippines

Armed Forces of the Philippines

• Philippine Army
  • Army Reserve Command
• Philippine Air Force
  • Air Reserve Command
• Philippine Navy
  • Philippine Marine Corps
  • Naval Reserve Command

Paramilitary Forces of the Philippines

• Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit
• Philippine Coast Guard
• Philippine National Police
  • Special Action Force
• Special Reaction Unit

 Poland

Polish Armed Forces

• Polish Land Forces
• Polish Air Force
• Polish Navy
• Polish Special Forces
• Military Gendarmerie

Paramilitary Forces of Poland

• Border Guards
• Railroad Guards
• Riflemen's Association

 Portugal

Portuguese Armed Forces

• Portuguese Army
  • Portuguese Army Light Aviation Unit
• Portuguese Navy
  • Portuguese Naval Aviation
  • Portuguese Marine Corps
• Portuguese Air Force

Paramilitary Forces of Portugal

• National Republican Guard
• Grupo de Operações Especiais

Q

 Qatar

Qatar Armed Forces

• Qatar Air Force

R

 Romania

Romanian Armed Forces

• Romanian Land Forces
• Romanian Air Force
• Romanian Naval Forces

Paramilitary Forces of Romania

• Gendarmerie
• Romanian Border Police
• Anti-Terrorist Brigade
• Anti-Terrorist Group
• Special Group for Protection and Intervention
• Counter-Terrorist Intervention Squad
• Paramilitary units of the Romanian Police
  • Detașamentul de Poliție pentru Intervenție Rapidă
  • Serviciul de Poliție pentru Intervenție Rapidă
  • Serviciul Independent pentru Intervenții și Acțiuni Speciale

 Russia

Russian Armed Forces

• Russian Aerospace Forces
  • Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
  • Russian Air Force
  • Russian Space Forces
• Russian Airborne Troops
• Russian Ground Forces
• Russian Navy
  • Russian Naval Aviation
  • Naval Infantry
• Strategic Missile Troops
• Rear of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

Paramilitary Forces of Russia

• National Guard of Russia
  • National Guard Forces Command
  • National Guard Naval Service Corps
• Saturn Detachment
• Spetsnaz GRU
• Cadet Corps
• DOSAAF

Paramilitary Forces of the Russian Federal Security Service

• Alpha Group
• Border Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation
  • Russian Coast Guard
• Federal Protection Service
• Vympel

 Rwanda

Rwandan Defence Forces

S

 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force

 San Marino

Military of San Marino

 Sao Tome and Principe

Military of São Tomé and Príncipe

 Saudi Arabia

Royal Saudi Arabian Armed Forces

• Royal Saudi Land Force
• Royal Saudi Air Force
• Royal Saudi Naval Forces
• Royal Saudi Air Defense Force
• Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Force
• Saudi Arabian National Guard
• Saudi Royal Guard Regiment
• Saudi Emergency Force

 Senegal

Armed Forces of Senegal

• Senegalese Air Force

 Serbia

Serbian Armed Forces

• Serbian Army
  • River Flotilla of the Serbian Armed Forces
• Serbian Air Force and Air Defence
• Serbian Training Command

Paramilitary Forces of Serbia

• Gendarmery
• Special Anti Terrorist Unit

 Seychelles

Military of Seychelles

• Seychelles Coast Guard

 Sierra Leone

Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces

 Singapore

Singapore Armed Forces

• Singapore Army
• Republic of Singapore Navy
• Republic of Singapore Air Force

Paramilitaries forces of Singapore

• National Cadet Corps
• Paramilitary units of the Singapore Police Force
  • Gurkha Contingent
  • Police Coast Guard
  • Police National Service Full-time Light Strike Force
  • Police Tactical Unit
  • Police Tactics and Rescue
• Singapore Prisons Emergency Action Response

 Slovakia

Slovak Armed Forces

• Ground Forces of the Slovak Republic
• Slovak Air Force

Paramilitary Forces of Slovakia

• Special Task Force of National Anti-Drug Department - Slovakia

 Slovenia

Slovenian Armed Forces

• Slovenian Ground Force
  • Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence
  • Slovenian Navy

Paramilitary Forces of Slovenia

• Specialna Enota Policije

 Somalia

Somali Armed Forces

• Somali National Army
• Somali Navy
• Somali Air Force
• Puntland Security Force

 South Africa

South African National Defence Force

• South African Army
• South African Air Force
• South African Navy
• South African Military Health Service

Paramilitary Forces of South Africa

• National Intervention Unit
• Special Task Force

 South Sudan

Sudan People's Liberation Army

• South Sudan Air Force

 Spain

Spanish Armed Forces

• Spanish Army
  • Spanish Army Airmobile Force
  • Spanish Legion
• Spanish Air Force
• Spanish Navy
  • Spanish Navy Marines
• Spanish Royal Guard
• Military Emergencies Unit

Paramilitary Forces of Spain

• Civil Guard
• Grupo Especial de Operaciones

 Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Armed Forces

• Sri Lanka Army
  • Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force
    • Sri Lanka National Guard
• Sri Lanka Navy
  • Naval Patrolmen
• Sri Lanka Air Force

Paramilitary Forces of Sri Lanka

• National Cadet Corps
• Sri Lanka Civil Security Force
• Sri Lanka Coast Guard
• Special Task Force

 Sudan

Sudanese Armed Forces

• Popular Defence Forces
• Republican Guard (Sudan)
• Sudanese Air Force

Paramilitary Forces of Sudan

• Rapid Support Forces

 Suriname

Suriname National Army

• Suriname Air Force

 Swaziland

Military of Swaziland

 Sweden

Swedish Armed Forces

• Swedish Army
  • Home Guard
    • Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service
• Swedish Air Force
• Swedish Navy
  • Swedish Amphibious Corps
  • Swedish Naval Volunteers
• Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service

Paramilitary Forces of Sweden

• Paramilitary units of the Swedish Police Authority
  • National Task Force
  • Reinforced Regional Task Force
• Swedish Coast Guard

  Switzerland

Swiss Armed Forces

• Swiss Land Forces
• Swiss Air Force
• Special Forces Command

Paramilitary Forces of Switzerland

• Border Guard Corps
• Gendarmerie
• Einsatzgruppe TIGRIS

 Syria

Syrian Armed Forces

• Syrian Army
  • National Defence Forces
• Syrian Air Force
• Syrian Navy
• Syrian Air Defense Force
• Military Intelligence Directorate

Paramilitary Forces of Syria

• Defense Companies
• National Defence Forces
• Republican Guard

T

 Tajikistan

Military of Tajikistan

• Tajik National Army
  • Tajik Mobile Forces
• Presidential National Guard
• Tajik Air Force
• Tajik Border Troops
• Tajik Internal Troops

 Tanzania

Tanzania People's Defence Force

• Tanzania Air Force Command
• Tanzania Naval Command

 Thailand

Royal Thai Armed Forces

• Royal Thai Army
• Royal Thai Air Force
• Royal Thai Navy
  • Royal Thai Marine Corps

Paramilitary Forces of Thailand

• Paramilitary units of the Royal Thai Police
  • Arintharat 26
  • Border Patrol Police
  • Naresuan 261
• Territorial defence students
• Thahan Phran
• Village Scouts

 Togo

Togolese Armed Forces

• Gendarmerie Nationale Togolaise

 Tonga

His Majesty's Armed Forces (Tonga)

• Tongan Maritime Force

 Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force

• Trinidad and Tobago Regiment

 Tunisia

Tunisian Armed Forces

• Tunisian Army
• Tunisian Air Force
• Tunisian Navy

Paramilitary Forces of Tunisia

• Tunisian National Guard

 Turkey

Turkish Armed Forces

• General Staff of the Republic of Turkey
• Turkish Land Forces
• Turkish Air Force
• Turkish Naval Forces
  • Amphibious Marine Infantry Brigade Command
• Special Forces
• Turkish War Academies

Paramilitary Forces of Turkey

• Gendarmerie General Command
• Turkish Coast Guard
• Paramilitary Units of the Turkish National Police
  • Police Counter Attack Team
  • Police Special Operations Department
• Village guard system

 Turkmenistan

Armed Forces of Turkmenistan

• Turkmen Air Force

U

 Uganda

Uganda People's Defence Force

 Ukraine

Armed Forces of Ukraine

• General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
• Ukrainian Ground Forces
  • Mechanized Infantry
  • Rocket Forces and Artillery
• Ukrainian Air Force
• Ukrainian Navy
  • Ukrainian Marine Corps
  • Ukrainian Naval Aviation
• Ukrainian Airmobile Forces
• Special Forces of Ukraine

Paramilitary Forces of the Ukraine

• Alpha Group
• National Guard of Ukraine
• Special Tasks Patrol Police
• State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
  • Ukrainian Sea Guard
• Territorial Defence Battalions

 United Arab Emirates

Union Defence Force

• United Arab Emirates Army
• United Arab Emirates Navy
• United Arab Emirates Air Force
• United Arab Emirates Coast Guard

 United Kingdom

British Armed Forces

• British Army
  • Army Reserve
  • Army Air Corps
• Royal Air Force
  • Royal Auxiliary Air Force
  • RAF Regiment
  • Royal Air Force Police
• Her Majesty's Naval Service
  • Royal Navy
    • Surface fleet
    • Fleet Air Arm
    • Submarine Service
  • Royal Marines
    • 3 Commando Brigade
    • Special Boat Service
  • Naval Reserve Forces
    • Royal Naval Reserve
    • Royal Marines Reserve
    • Royal Fleet Auxiliary
• Falkland Islands Defence Force
• Royal Gibraltar Regiment
• Bermuda Regiment
• Royal Montserrat Defence Force

 United States

United States Armed Forces

• United States Army
  • United States Army Reserve
  • Army National Guard
• United States Marine Corps
  • United States Marine Corps Reserve
• United States Navy
  • United States Navy Reserve
• United States Air Force
  • United States Air Force Reserve
  • Air National Guard
• United States Coast Guard
  • United States Coast Guard Reserve

 Uruguay

Armed Forces of Uruguay

• National Army of Uruguay
• National Navy of Uruguay
• Uruguayan Air Force

 Uzbekistan

Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan

• Uzbekistan Ground Forces
• Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces
• Frontier Service

V

  Vatican City

Military of the Vatican City

• Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City
• Pontifical Swiss Guard

 Venezuela

National Armed Forces of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

• Strategic Command Operations of Venezuela
• Venezuelan Army
• Venezuelan Air Force
• Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
  • Venezuelan Marine Corps
• Venezuelan National Guard
• Venezuelan National Militia

 Vietnam

Vietnam People's Armed Forces

• Vietnam People's Army
  • Vietnam People's Ground Force
  • Vietnam People's Navy
  • Vietnam People's Air Force
  • Vietnam Border Defense Force
  • Vietnam Coast Guard
• Vietnam People's Public Security
  • Vietnam People's Police
  • Vietnam People's Security

Y

 Yemen

Republic of Yemen Armed Forces

• Yemeni Air Force
• Yemeni Navy

Paramilitary Forces of Yemen

• Yemen Coast Guard
• Special Security Forces

Z

 Zambia

Zambian Defence Force

• Zambia Army
• Zambian Air Force

 Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Defence Forces

• Zimbabwe National Army
• Air Force of Zimbabwe
• Zimbabwe Republic Police

Militaries by Territory

 Abkhazia

Military of Abkhazia

• Abkhazian Air Force

 Aruba

Military of Aruba

Dutch Caribbean

Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard

 Hong Kong

Military of Hong Kong

• People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison

Paramilitary Forces of Hong Kong

• Airport Security Unit
• Police Tactical Unit
• Special Duties Unit

 Iraqi Kurdistan

Peshmerga

• Zeravani

 Republic of Kosovo

Kosovo Security Force

 Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army

 Northern Cyprus

Security Forces Command

 Novorossiya

Separatist forces of the war in Donbass

 Puntland

Puntland Security Force

• Puntland Dervish Force
• Puntland Maritime Police Force
• Puntland Intelligence Agency

 Rojava

Syrian Democratic Forces

• People's Protection Units
• Self-Defense Forces
• United Freedom Forces

Paramilitary Forces of Rojava

• Khabour Guards

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Polisario Front

 Somaliland

Somaliland Armed Forces

 South Ossetia

Military of South Ossetia

• South Ossetia Army

 Taiwan (Republic of China)

Republic of China Armed Forces

• Republic of China Army
• Republic of China Air Force
• Republic of China Navy
  • Republic of China Naval Aviation Command
  • Republic of China Marine Corps
• Republic of China Military Police
• Republic of China Armed Forces Reserve
• Republic of China Joint Logistics Command

Paramilitary Forces Of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

• Coast Guard Administration
• Thunder Squad

 Transnistria

Military of Transnistria

Wa State

United Wa State Army

See also

• List of armies by country
• List of navies
• List of air forces
• List of militaries that recruit foreigners
• List of active rebel groups
• List of ongoing military conflicts
• Countries Ranked by Military Strength

References