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The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) (Amharic: የኢፌዲሪ መከላከያ ሠራዊት, romanized: Ye’īfēdērī mekelakeya šerawīt, lit. 'FDRE Defense Force') is the military force of Ethiopia. Civil direction of the military is carried out through the Ministry of Defense, which oversees the ground forces, air force, as well as the Defense Industry Sector.

Military age	18 years old
Active personnel	375,000-385,000(2021
Reserve personnel	125,000

 

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Ethiopian soldiers (And one Tigrayan soldier) with UAE weapons such as CAR 816 and CAR 817DMR from a lovely blog called https://www.oryxspioenkop.com

 

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Ethiopian National Defense Force 1st Lieutenant Ayella Gissa takes aim with an AK-47 assault rifle on a simulated enemy during a practical exercise as part of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa's train the trainer course in Hurso, Ethiopia, December 27, 2006.

Ethiopian National Defense Force Corporal Melaku Shebabaw, right, stands perimeter watch during Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa's train the trainer course in Hurso, Ethiopia, December 27, 2006. The course teaches students how to train others in their nation's military to increase their nation's capability to protect its borders and ports. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric A. Clement) (Released) (Released to Public) Location: HURSO, ETHIOPIA AFRICA 3

SOMALIA ETHIOPIA

Ethiopian soldiers salute with their guns during the opening ceremony of the Ethiopian Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia, Sunday, May 27, 2007. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor)

 

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Ethiopian soldiers (And one Tigrayan soldier) with UAE weapons such as CAR 816 and CAR 817DMR from a lovely blog called https://www.oryxspioenkop.comView attachment 341014View attachment 341013View attachment 341012

UAE supported Tigrayan rebel?

 

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The first field marshal in the history of Ethiopia's regular armed forces, this rank was given to the chief of the general staff, General Byrhanu Julla Gelelcha.

 

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Marching in Addis Ababa, October 2021. Tiksa Negeri / Reuters

 

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The Ethiopian National Defence conducting exercises in September 2020 CREDIT: STR/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

 

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Ethiopian soldiers near Agula, north of Mekele, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, May 8. 2021. (AP Photo)

Ethiopian government soldiers ride in the back of trucks on a road near Agula in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia.

 

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Feb. 29, 2012 file photo, Ethiopian military tanks sit in position on the outskirts of the town of Baidoa in Somalia.

Unit of Ethiopian army on 7 March 2021 [Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency]

Military vehicles take part in a parade in Addis Ababa in September. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has ordered the army to move on the embattled Tigray regional capital. Photo: EPA-EFE

 

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That's not a DSHK but a Chinese heavy machine gun Type 85

 

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Ethiopian Ground Forces with rifles and equipment: headed on an Ethiopian Airlines flight, while the Tigray War rages on in the northwest region of the country, 2022.

 

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A soldier from the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) celebrates after finishing training in the field of Dabat, 70 kilometers northeast of the city of Gondar, Ethiopia, on September 14, 2021.

 

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There's no argument that etaf had ranked as No.1 in the African continent with the purchase of Su-30.

 

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Maybe it was at the recent open house ceremony at the debre zeyit AFB.

 

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A wonderful photo of Joint exercise between Ethiopian-UAE air forces

 

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Ethiopian Air Force MiG-21UM :

 

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