Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Cuba

FAR - Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias
55th anniversary of the Granma Naval Academy.
ActiveSince 1961
CountryFile:PCCbanner.jpg Cuba
AllegianceCommunist Party of Cuba
Size305,750 active
  • 265,000 ground forces
  • 27,250 air troops
  • 13,500 naval officers
    1,500,000 militia (MTT)
    Total available: 1,805,750
    1,328,250 reservists
  • 240,085 conscripted
    Complete manpower: 3,134,522 males
Garrison/HQMINFAR
Motto(s)¡Patria o Muerte, Venceremos!
ColorsOlive green
Mascot(s)Wasps
AnniversariesDecember 2
Engagements
Commanders
Commander-in-chiefMiguel Díaz-Canel
Minister of the Armed ForcesGeneral de Cuerpo de Ejércitos Álvaro López Miera
Chief of the NavyContraalmirante Carlos Alfondo Duque Ramos
Air Defence Command ChiefTeniente Coronel Antonio Curbelo Sardiñas
Aircraft flown
FighterMiG-19, MiG-17, MiG-15, MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-29
HelicopterMil Mi-8, Mil Mi-24, Mil Mi-17
TrainerL-39C
TransportAntonov An-26

The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Cuba (Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces) are the Cuban military armed forces.

They are Latin America's most equipped military and most experienced of the hispanic region.

They were established on December of 1961 during the consolidation of the Cuban Revolution.

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