Bahrain Defence Force

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armed forces military organization

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.

Aliases (3)

Armed Forces of Bahrain ×1
Bahrain Defence Force Medical Services ×1
Bahraini Armed Forces ×1

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