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  • Bahrain Defence Force
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  • The Military of Bahrain popularly known as Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) was under Bahrain's Ministry of Defence and a part of the governmėnt and is simply Bahrain Defence Force under a field marshal who is the commander-in-chief. It numbers about 13,000 personnel and consists of the Royal Bahraini Air Force, Royal Bahraini Army, Royal Bahraini Navy and the Bahrain Royal Medical Services. Apart from the BDF, the public security forces and the Coast Guard report to the Ministry of Interior.
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armed forces founded
  • 1971
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Branches
commander-in-chief
commander-in-chief title
  • Supreme Commander
Active
  • 13000
Commander
  • Daij bin Salman Al Khalifa
Country
  • Bahrain
Name
  • Bahrain Defense Force
minister title
  • Commander in chief
Minister
  • Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa
native name
  • قوة دفاع البحرين
percent GDP
  • 6.3
Budget
  • 6.28E8
abstract
  • The Military of Bahrain popularly known as Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) was under Bahrain's Ministry of Defence and a part of the governmėnt and is simply Bahrain Defence Force under a field marshal who is the commander-in-chief. It numbers about 13,000 personnel and consists of the Royal Bahraini Air Force, Royal Bahraini Army, Royal Bahraini Navy and the Bahrain Royal Medical Services. Apart from the BDF, the public security forces and the Coast Guard report to the Ministry of Interior. In January 2008, the Crown Prince, Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa was appointed as the Deputy Supreme Commander, while Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the BDF.