Editing Zimbabwe Defence Forces (section)

{{Short description|Combined military forces of Zimbabwe}}
{{Infobox national military
| name               = Zimbabwe Defence forces
| native_name        = Mauto eZimbabwe
| image              = [[File:Flag of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces.svg|250px]]
| alt                = 
| caption            = Flag of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces
| image2             =
| alt2               = 
| caption2           =
| motto              =
| founded            = {{Start date and age|1980|5|18|df=yes}}
| current_form       = 
| disbanded          =
| branches           = {{army|Zimbabwe}}<br>{{air force|Zimbabwe}}
| headquarters       = [[Harare]]
| flying_hours       =
| website            = <!--{{URL|example.mil}}-->
<!-- Leadership -->
| commander-in-chief = [[Emmerson Mnangagwa]]
| commander-in-chief_title = President
| chief minister     =
| chief minister_title =
| minister           = [[Oppah Muchinguri]]
| minister_title     = [[Ministry of Defence (Zimbabwe)|Minister of Defence]]
| commander          = [[Philip Valerio Sibanda]]
| commander_title    = [[Chief of Defense (Zimbabwe)|Chief of Defense]]
<!-- Manpower -->
| age                =
| conscription       = N/A
| manpower_data      = 2017
| manpower_age       =
| available          = 5,500,000
| available_f        =
| fit                = 3,175,000
| fit_f              =
| reaching           = 310,000
| reaching_f         =
| active             = 29,000 active{{sfn|IISS|2019|p=500}}<br>21,800 paramilitary{{sfn|IISS|2019|p=500}}
| ranked             = 83rd
| reserve            =
| deployed           =
<!-- Financial -->
| amount             = $1.7 billion (2022){{sfn|IISS|2019|p=499}}
| percent_GDP        = 2.16% (2018){{sfn|IISS|2019|p=499}}
<!-- Industrial -->
| domestic_suppliers =
| foreign_suppliers  = {{flag|Russia}}<br>{{China}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/24457/as-the-u-s-disengages-russia-ramps-up-aid-and-arms-sales-to-sub-saharan-africa|title=As the U.S. Disengages, Russia Ramps up Aid and Arms Sales to Sub-Saharan Africa}}</ref>
| imports            =
| exports            =
<!-- Related aricles -->
| history            = [[Military history of Zimbabwe]]
| ranks              = [[Military ranks of Zimbabwe]] 
}}

The '''Zimbabwe Defence Forces''' ('''ZDF''') are the [[military forces]] responsible for the defence of [[Zimbabwe]] against external threats from other countries, and also to suppress internal armed factions. It is composed of the [[Zimbabwe National Army]] (ZNA) and the [[Air Force of Zimbabwe]] (AFZ). (As a [[landlocked country]] Zimbabwe does not have a navy). Since December 2017 the ZDF is headed by General [[Philip Valerio Sibanda]].