Editing Bahrain Defence Force (section)

{{Short description|Combined military forces of Bahrain}}
{{Infobox national military
| name               = Bahrain Defence Force
| native_name        = قوة دفاع البحرين
| image              = [[File:Flag of the Bahrain Defence Force.svg|250px]]
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| founded            = {{Start date and age|1968}}
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| branches           = {{army|Bahrain}}<br>{{navy|Bahrain}}<br>{{Air force|Bahrain}}<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of the Royal Guard of Bahrain.svg}} [[Royal Guard (Bahrain)|Royal Guard]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of the Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services.svg}} [[Bahrain Royal Medical Services]]
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| website            = {{URL|www.bdf.bh/}}
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| commander-in-chief = [[Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa]]
| commander-in-chief_title = Supreme Commander
| chief minister     = [[Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain|Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa]]
| chief minister_title = Deputy Supreme Commander
| minister           = [[Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa]]
| minister_title     = [[Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force|Commander-in-chief]]
| chief_of_staff     = Abdulla bin Hasan Al Nuaimi
| chief_of_staff_title = Minister of Defence Affairs
| commander          = Theyab bin Saqer Al Noaimi
| commander_title    = Chief of Staff
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| active             = 18,400<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/958309/mena-active-military-personnel-by-country/|publisher=Statista|title=Number of active military personnel in the Middle East and North Africa in 2024, by country|access-date=30 July 2024|date=19 July 2024}}</ref>
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| reserve            = 110,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/958319/mena-reserve-military-personnel-by-country/|publisher=Statista|title=Number of reserve military personnel in the Middle East and North Africa in 2024, by country|access-date=30 July 2024|date=19 July 2024}}</ref>
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<!-- Financial -->
| amount             = $1.5 billion (2023)
| percent_GDP        = 3.3% (2023)
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| ranks              = [[Military ranks of Bahrain]]
}}

{{Politics of Bahrain}}

The '''Bahrain Defence Force''' ({{langx|ar|قوة دفاع البحرين}}, abbreviated '''BDF''') is the military force of the [[Kingdom of Bahrain]]. The Bahrain Defence Force is under the direct command and leadership of a commander-in-chief who holds the rank of [[field marshal]]. The [[Cabinet of Bahrain|Government]] has a Minister of Defence Affairs, responsible for BDF representation in the Cabinet.

The BDF numbers about 18,000 personnel<ref>{{cite web|title=Bahrain|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/26414.htm|work=The 2011 US Department of State [[Background Notes]]|publisher=[[United States Department of State]]|access-date=2 March 2012|quote=The Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) numbers about 113,000 personnel.}}</ref> and consists of the [[Royal Bahraini Air Force]], [[Royal Bahraini Army]], [[Royal Bahraini Navy]] and the [[Royal Guard (Bahrain)|Royal Guard]]. Apart from the BDF, the public security forces and the Coast Guard report to the [[Ministry of the Interior (Bahrain)|Ministry of Interior]].

In January 2008, Crown Prince [[Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa]], was appointed as the Deputy Supreme Commander,<ref>{{cite news|title=Royal Decree No 1 of the Year 2008 on the Appointment of the Deputy Supreme Commander |url=http://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/viewhtm.aspx?ID=O0108 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121127084534/http://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/viewhtm.aspx?ID=O0108 |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 November 2012 |newspaper=Official Gazette of the Kingdom of Bahrain |date=6 January 2008 }}</ref> while [[Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa]] was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the BDF.<ref>{{cite news|title=Royal Decree No 2 of the Year 2008 on the Appointment of the Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force |url=http://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/viewhtm.aspx?ID=O0208 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208152541/http://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/viewhtm.aspx?ID=O0208 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 December 2012 |newspaper=Official Gazette of the Kingdom of Bahrain |date=6 January 2008 }}</ref> BDF's Chief of Staff is Lieutenant General [[Theyab bin Saqer Al Noaimi]].