The supreme commander of the armed forces is the President of the Republic of Yemen. Yemen has the second largest military force on the Arabian Peninsula after Saudi Arabia. Yemen’s military consists of an army, navy, air force, and reserves. The military of Yemen includes the Yemen Army with the Republican Guard), Navy, Yemen Air Force with air defence force. The total active manpower of the Yemen army is around 65,000 military personnel and a reserve force of 200,000 soldiers.
The land forces of Yemeni army are around 50,000 soldiers with the structure:
9 armoured brigades, 18 infantry brigades, 5 mechanised infantry brigades, 1 paratroops brigade, 4 artillery brigades, 1 Special Forces brigade, 1 Coast Guard brigade, 1 ground-to-ground missile brigade, 5 air defence battalions ( 2 AA, 3 SAM)