Bahrain Defence Force

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The Bahrain Defence Force is the military organization responsible for the defense and security of the Kingdom of Bahrain, encompassing its army, navy, air force, and other armed services.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
military organization
alliance Gulf Cooperation Council
alsoKnownAs BDF
Bahraini Armed Forces
commanderInChief Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
commanderTitle Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force
cooperatesWith Saudi Armed Forces
United States Armed Forces
country Bahrain
engagedIn GCC Peninsula Shield Force operations
Gulf War
Operation Desert Storm
Saudi-led intervention in Yemen
foundedBy Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
garrison Riffa
hasAirBase Isa Air Base
hasBranch Bahrain Defence Force Medical Services
Royal Bahraini Air Force
Royal Bahraini Army
Royal Bahraini Naval Force
Royal Guard
hasCommander Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa
hasComponent active duty personnel
reserve forces
hasMotto God is our objective, the Prophet is our leader, the Quran is our constitution
hasNavalBase Juffair Naval Base
Mina Salman Naval Base
hasPersonnelType professional military
hasTrainingPartner United Kingdom Armed Forces
United States Central Command
headquartersLocation Kingdom of Bahrain
Riffa
language Arabic
legalBasis Constitution of Bahrain
ministerResponsible Abdullah bin Hassan Al Nuaimi
partOf Government of Bahrain
role internal security support
national defense
secondaryLanguage English
serviceBranch air force
army
medical corps
navy
royal guard
subordinateTo Ministry of Defence (Bahrain)
supremeCommander Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
usesEquipment French military equipment
Russian military equipment
United Kingdom military equipment
United States military equipment

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
High Mobility Artillery Rocket System ("Armed Forces of Bahrain")
Tomahawk cruise missile
usedBy
Bahrain Defence Force ("Bahraini Armed Forces")
alsoKnownAs
Bahrain Defence Force ("Bahrain Defence Force Medical Services")
hasBranch

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