Tonga Military - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Military and security forces

Tonga Defense Services: Joint Force headquarters, Territorial Forces, Land Force, Tonga Navy, Training Wing, Air Wing, and Support Unit (2020)

Military and security service personnel strengths

the Tonga Defense Services have approximately 500 personnel (2020)

Military equipment inventories and acquisitions

the Tonga military's inventory includes mostly light weapons and equipment from European (primarily the UK) countries and the US, as well as naval patrol vessels from Australia; Australia is the only supplier of military systems since 2010 (2020)

Military service age and obligation

Volunteers, 18-25; no conscription (2019)

NOTE: The information regarding Tonga on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tonga 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tonga 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.