Army of National Development

The Comorian Armed Forces (French: Armée nationale de développement, AND; lit.

A defense treaty with France provides naval resources for protection of territorial waters, training of Comorian military personnel, and air surveillance.

France maintains a small troop presence in the Comoros at government request.

France maintains a small Navy base and a Foreign Legion Detachment (DLEM) in Mayotte.

[1] The AND consists of the following components: Note: The last comprehensive aircraft inventory list was from Aviation Week & Space Technology in 2007.

Comoran Defense Force soldiers show off hand-to-hand combat skills