The
The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) consists of
the Supreme Command Headquarters (SCHQ) located in
Phnom Penh, three distinct forces, the Army, Navy,
Air Force and the military police. The RCAF was created
in 1993 by the merger of the Cambodian People's Armed
Forces and the two noncommunist resistance armies.
The total armed forces of Cambodian army, is currently
some 95,000 soldiers, with plan of reduction to some
70,000 soldiers.
The Land Forces of Cambodian army is some 65,000 soldiers
with the structure :
- 1 Army HQ, with 5 military regions and Special military
regions and 3 interventions brigades.
- 22 infantry divisions
- 3 independent infantry divisions
- 1 protection brigade
- 9 independent infantry regiments
- 3 armoured battalions
- 1 regiment Special Forces
- 4 engineer regiments
- some independent units reconnaissance and artillery