Introduction
How is the Military in Maldives and how does it work to maintain Sucity and fight terrorism? In terms of Military and security forces, we have the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF): Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Air Corps, Fire and Rescue Service

Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology (MOHST): Maldives Police Service (2025).
In Maldives, the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) is responsible for defending and safeguarding the Maldives' territorial integrity, economic exclusion zone, and people; it is also responsible for disaster relief, and if requested, assisting the Maldives Police Service in maintaining internal security and law and order; operationally, the MNDF is organized into four joint-service area commands (Central, Malé, Northern, and Southern) and three functional commands (Special Forces, Special Protective Service, and Ordnance Service) (2025)
Security and military information of Maldives
Military and security service personnel strengths the Defense Force has approximately 3-4,000 active personnel (2025)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions the Defense Force has a limited inventory consisting of a mix of mostly secondhand or donated equipment from suppliers such as Germany, India, Japan, Turkey, and the UK (2025)
Military service age and obligation 18-25 years of age for voluntary service; no conscription (2024).
Military deployments .
Military expenditures
Terrorism
In Maldives, the different Terrorist group(s) inlcude: Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)
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Maldives is found in Southern Asia
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