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| Royal Cambodian Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| កងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ | |
 Emblem of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces | |
 Flag of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces | |
| Motto | ជាតិ សាសនា ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ (transl. Nation, Religion, King) |
| Founded | 9 November 1953; 72 years ago (1953-11-09) |
| Current form | 24 September 1993; 32 years ago (1993-09-24) |
| Service branches | |
| Headquarters | Ministry of National Defence, Georgi Dimitrov Blvd,Phnom Penh 12156 |
| Leadership | |
| Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces |  KingNorodom Sihamoni |
| Prime Minister |  Hun Manet |
| Minister of National Defence |  GeneralTea Seiha |
| Commander-in-Chief |  GeneralVong Pisen |
| Personnel | |
| Active personnel | 124,300 |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | ៛ 2.903 trillion $739 million (2025)[1][2] |
| Percent of GDP | 1.47% of GDP |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers |  China Belarus North Korea Indonesia Iran Russia Vietnam Czech Republic Laos France Serbia Cuba United States Pakistan Germany South KoreaHistorical: Czechoslovakia Israel Soviet Union YugoslaviaWest Germany |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Cambodia |
| Ranks | Military ranks of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces |
TheRoyal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF;Khmer:កងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ,romanized: Kang Youtheapol Khemaraphumin) isCambodia's national military force. The Supreme Commander-in-Chief isKingNorodom Sihamoni. Since 2018, GeneralVong Pisen has been the Commander-in-Chief of the RCAF as head of theArmy,Navy,Air Force and theGendarmerie.[3][4] The armed forces operate under the jurisdiction of theMinistry of National Defence. Under the country's constitution, the RCAF is charged with protecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Cambodia.[5]
It was created in 1993 by a merger of theCambodian People's Armed Forces (CPAF) and theNational Army of Democratic Kampuchea (NADK) which included theKhmer Rouge, theKhmer People's National Liberation Front (KPNLF) and theNational United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful and Cooperative Cambodia (Front uni national pour un Cambodge indépendant, neutre, pacifique, et coopératif, FUNCINPEC). The forerunner of the CPAF was theKampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (KPRAF), established in 1979 with support from thePeople's Army of Vietnam (PAVN).[6]
TheRCAF was established in 1993 after the democratic election of a government consisting of two prime ministers. The armed forces of all parties except theNADK were integrated into a national armed force.
To resolve security problems, the government began a "Win-Win policy" in mid-1995 of national reconciliation and unity efforts under theMonarchy of Cambodia. Defections ofNADK units began in early 1996 up until the death of Pol Pot in 1998.
The RCAF has four branches: theRoyal Cambodian Army, theRoyal Cambodian Navy, theRoyal Cambodian Air Force and theRoyal Gendarmerie of Cambodia.
The Royal Cambodian Army (RCA) is the largest RCAF branch, with troops stationed in each of the country's 25provinces. The Royal Cambodian Navy (RCN), the second-largest branch and operates in theGulf of Thailand, along theMekong andBassac rivers and in theTonlé Sap lake. The Royal Cambodian Air Force (RCAF), the smallest service branch with 5,000 members, operates in every province which has an airport.[7] The Royal Gendarmerie is the nationalgendarmerie force of the Kingdom of Cambodia. It is a branch of the RCAF and it is responsible for the maintenance of public order and internal security. It has a strength of 30,000 members deployed in all provinces.
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