Namibian Defence Force

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The Namibian Defence Force is the national military organization of Namibia, responsible for defending the country’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national interests.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Namibian Defence Force canonical 4
Namibian Air Force 1
Namibian forces 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
military organization
alliance Southern African Development Community
commanderInChief President of Namibia
cooperatesWith Angolan Armed Forces
Botswana Defence Force
South African National Defence Force
country Namibia
engagedIn United Nations peacekeeping missions
flag Flag of the Namibian Defence Force
followsDoctrine SADC defence and security protocols
formedFrom People’s Liberation Army of Namibia
South West African Territorial Force
garrison Windhoek
hasBranch Namibian Air Force
Namibian Army
Namibian Navy
hasCapability air operations
land warfare
maritime security
hasComponent regular forces
reserve forces
hasMotto “Discipline, Loyalty, Patriotism”
hasRole national defence
participation in peacekeeping operations
support to civil authorities
headquartersLocation Windhoek
jurisdiction territory of Namibia
legalBasis Defence Act of Namibia
Namibian Constitution
operatesIn Namibia
Southern Africa
partOf Government of Namibia
responsibleFor defence of Namibia
protecting Namibia’s national interests
protecting Namibia’s sovereignty
protecting Namibia’s territorial integrity
serviceBranch Air Force
Army
Navy
shortName NDF
subordinateTo Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs of Namibia
symbol Coat of arms of the Namibian Defence Force
type professional military
uses Namibian dollar
usesLanguage English

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chengdu J-7 usedBy Namibian Air Force
linked to: Namibian Defence Force
Flag of Namibia usedBy Namibian Defence Force
Casspir usedBy Namibian security forces
linked to: Namibian Defence Force
People's Liberation Army of Namibia successor Namibian Defence Force
Suomi KP/-31 usedBy Namibian forces
subject linked to: Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun
linked to: Namibian Defence Force
staff sergeant usedIn Namibian Defence Force