| Military branches | Honduran Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras, FFAA): Army (Ejercito), Honduran Naval Force (FNH; includes marines), Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH), Honduran Public Order Military Police (PMOP); Security Secretariat: Public Security Forces (includes Honduran National Police paramilitary units) (2021) note - the PMOP reports to military authorities, but conducts operations sanctioned by civilian security officials as well as by military leaders |
| Military service age and obligation | 18 years of age for voluntary 2- to 3-year military service; no conscription (2019) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP | 1.6% of GDP (2019) 1.6% of GDP (2018) 1.7% of GDP (2017) 1.7% of GDP (2016) 1.7% of GDP (2015) |
| Military and security service personnel strengths | the Honduran Armed Forces (FFAA) have approximately 16,000 active personnel (7,500 Army; 1,500 Navy, including about 1,000 marines; 2,000 Air Force; 5,000 Public Order Military Police); approximately 18,000 National Police (2021) |
| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the FFAA's inventory is comprised of mostly older imported equipment from Israel, the UK, and the US; since 2010, Honduras has received limited amounts of military equipment from Colombia, Israel, Netherlands, Taiwan, and the US (2020) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
