Editing Peruvian Armed Forces (section)

== Service branches ==

=== Joint Command ===
{{main|Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru}}
The Joint Command of the Armed Forces is tasked with the mission to "plan, prepare, coordinate and conduct military operations and actions to guarantee independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and support the national development of Peru".<ref>{{cite web|title=Misión|url=http://www.ccffaa.mil.pe/ccffaa/mision/|website=www.ccffaa.mil.pe|publisher=[[Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru]]|access-date=2 June 2017|language=es-PE}}</ref> This branch of the armed forces was developed in the 1950s following [[World War II]], when Peru evaluated operational tactics used and adapted them to their own military.<ref name=CCFFAA>{{cite web|title=Historia del CCFFAA|url=http://www.ccffaa.mil.pe/ccffaa/historia/|website=www.ccffaa.mil.pe|publisher=[[Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru]]|access-date=2 June 2017|language=es-PE}}</ref> On 1 February 1957, the Joint Command was created following a commission of defense agencies studied its role, with the Joint Command depending directly on the President of Peru while also being "the highest step in the planning and coordination of the operations of the Army, Navy and Aeronautics Forces".<ref name=CCFFAA/>

=== Army ===
{{Main|Peruvian Army}}
[[File:CEREMONIA POR EL DÍA DEL EJÉRCITO (11296858993).jpg|thumb|right|Peruvian infantry being transported]]
Headquartered in [[Lima]], it has a strength of 90,000 troops divided in four military regions with headquarters in [[Piura]], Lima, [[Arequipa]] and [[Iquitos]]. Every military region is assigned several [[brigade]]s of which there are different types, including [[infantry]], [[cavalry]] and [[Armoured warfare|armored]]. There are also several groups and battalions which operate independently of the army's organization.

The equipment of the Peruvian Army includes infantry weapons that include rifles and carbines such as the [[M16 rifle|M16A2]] and the [[M4A1]] and pistols like the [[FN Five-seveN]] and [[Smith & Wesson M&P|Smith & Wesson M&P9]].

Vehicles include several types of [[tank]]s ([[T-55]] and [[AMX-13]]), [[armoured personnel carrier]]s ([[M113 armored personnel carrier|M-113]], [[UR-416]]), [[artillery]] ([[2A18|D30]], [[M101 howitzer|M101]], [[M109 howitzer|M109]] and [[M114 howitzer|M114]] [[howitzer]]s), antiaircraft systems ([[ZSU-23-4 Shilka]]) and helicopters ([[Mil Mi-2]], [[Mil Mi-17]]). Recently, Peru has sought to update their collection of tanks and armored personnel carriers that have not been updated since acquiring vehicles from the Soviet Union. After an initial deal with China fell through, Peru has attempted to make a deal with [[General Dynamics]] to purchase new military vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Rich|title=General Dynamics Strikes a Deal in Peru -- The Motley Fool|url=http://www.fool.com/investing/2016/12/17/general-dynamics-strikes-a-deal-in-peru.aspx|website=[[The Motley Fool]]|access-date=21 December 2016|date=21 December 2016}}</ref>

=== Navy ===
{{Main|Peruvian Navy}}
[[File:Peruvian Navy Ceremony 2016.jpg|alt=|thumb|Peruvian Navy ceremony, 2016]]
The Peruvian Navy (''Marina de Guerra del Perú'') is organized in five naval zones headquartered in Piura, Lima, Arequipa, Iquitos and [[Pucallpa]]. It has a strength of around 25,988 troops divided between the Pacific Operations and the Amazon Operations General Commands and the Coast Guard.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}{{when|date=December 2022}}

The Pacific fleet [[flagship]] is the guided-missile cruiser [[BAP Almirante Grau (FM-53)|BAP ''Almirante Grau'' (FM-53)]], named for the 19th-century Peruvian Admiral who fought in the [[War of the Pacific]] (1879–1883). The fleet also includes 7 [[Lupo class frigate|''Lupo'' class]] frigates (two built in Peru), 6 [[PR-72P class corvette|''PR-72P'' class]] corvettes, 2 [[Pohang-class corvette|''Pohang''-class corvettes]], several amphibious ships, 2 ''[[Type 209 submarine|Type 209/1100]]'' and 4 ''[[Type 209 submarine|Type 209/1200]]'' class German-built diesel submarines (the biggest submarine force in South America), as well as patrol vessels, tankers and cargo ships. The Peruvian Navy also has a [[naval aviation]] force, several naval infantry battalions and special forces units.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

==== Marines ====
{{main|Peruvian Marines}}
[[File:Peruvian Marines 2019.jpg|alt=|thumb|Peruvian marines in the [[Valle de los Ríos Apurímac, Ene y Mantaro|VRAEM]] in 2019]]
The Peruvian Marines date back to 6 November 1821, when the Peruvian Navy requested a battalion of soldiers. Its first battle was an attack on the Spanish, successfully taking the city of [[Tacna|Arica]] (today Tacna). Into the mid-20th century, the Peruvian Marines modernized their equipment and by the 1980s with the [[Shining Path]] emerging as a new threat to Peru, the Marines began to be tasked with counterterrorism operations.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

As part of the Peruvian Navy, the Peruvian Marines utilize the equipment and logistics of the Navy. Various Marine battalions are based in Ancón, Iquitos, Mollendo, Pucallpa, Puno and Tumbes. The Peruvian Marines also have a Special Forces composed of the Espíritus Negros and Fuerza Delta, based on the American [[Delta Force]] and [[US Army Rangers]].{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

=== Air Force ===
{{Main|Peruvian Air Force}}
[[File:Airmen work alongside Peruvian military during joint exercise.jpg|thumb|Peruvian and United States air forces during a joint exercise in 2007]]

On May 20, 1929, the aviation divisions of the Peruvian army and navy were merged into the Peruvian Aviation Corps (CAP, ''Cuerpo de Aviación del Peru''). In 1950, the corps was reorganized again and became the Peruvian Air Force (FAP, ''Fuerza Aérea del Perú'').

The Peruvian Air Force is divided into six wing areas, headquartered in Piura, [[Chiclayo]], Lima, Arequipa, [[Rioja, Peru|Rioja]] and Iquitos. With a strength of 17,969 troops, the FAP counts in its arsenal with [[Mikoyan MiG-29|MiG-29]] ([[Interceptor aircraft|interceptor]]) and [[Dassault-Breguet Mirage 2000|Mirage 2000]] ([[interdictor]] / [[Multirole combat aircraft|multirole aircraft]]).

It also has [[Sukhoi Su-25|Su-25]] close-support aircraft, [[Mil Mi-24|Mi-25]] attack helicopters, [[Mil Mi-17|Mi-17]] transport helicopters, [[Aermacchi MB-339]], [[Embraer EMB 312 Tucano|Embraer EMB-312 Tucano]] subsonic training aircraft, and the [[Cessna A-37|Cessna A-37B]] for light attack and [[Counterinsurgency|COIN]] missions.

In 1995, the FAP took part in the [[Cenepa War]] against [[Ecuador]] covering operations by the army and navy. After the war, the FAP began acquiring new aircraft, especially [[MiG-29]] fighters and [[Su-25]] close air support aircraft which are, along with the [[Mirage 2000]] fighters, the main combat elements of the FAP.