This is a list of current flags flown by the armed forces of sovereign states worldwide. The flags in this list represent either the whole national military of a given state, or a specific branch of it.
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Albania Organization Organization type Flag Notes Albanian Land Forces Army 2010–present Albanian Naval Forces Navy Albanian Air Force Air force
Algeria Organization Organization type Flag Notes Algerian National Navy Navy
Antigua and Barbuda Organization Organization type Flag Notes Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard Coast guard
Argentina Organization Organization type Flag Notes Argentine National Gendarmerie National guard Argentine Naval Prefecture National coast guard
Australia Organization Organization type Flag Notes Royal Australian Army Army Royal Australian Navy Navy Royal Australian Air Force Air force Australian Defence Force Military
Bangladesh Organization Organization type Flag Notes Bangladesh Armed Forces Military Bangladesh Army Army Bangladesh Navy Navy Bangladesh Air Force Air force Bangladesh Coast Guard Coast guard
Belarus
Organization Organization type Flag Notes Armed Forces of BelarusMilitary Belarusian Ground ForcesArmy Belarusian Air Force Air force
Belgium Organization Organization type Flag In use Belgian Land ComponentArmy 1982–present Belgian Navy Navy Belgian Air Component Air force
Brazil Organization Organization type Flag In useBrazilian ArmyArmy1987–presentBrazilian Marine CorpsMarines1931–presentBrazilian NavyNavyBrazilian Air ForceAir Force1999-present
Canada Organization Organization type Flag In use Canadian Armed ForcesMilitary Canadian ArmyArmy 2016–present Royal Canadian Navy Navy Royal Canadian Air Force Air force Former flags Organization Organization type Flag Notes Canadian ArmyArmy 1939–1944 Canadian Mobile Command / Canadian Land Force Command 1968–1998 Canadian ArmyArmy (limited use) 2013–2016
Colombia Organization Organization type Flag NotesColombian Armed ForcesMilitary Colombian Army Army Colombian Navy Navy Colombian Aerospace ForceAerospace force Colombian Marine Infantry Marines
People’s Republic of China Organization Organization type Flag Notes People's Liberation ArmyMilitary People's Liberation Army Ground ForceArmy People's Liberation Army Navy Navy People's Liberation Army Air Force Air force People's Liberation Army Rocket Force Strategic forces People's Armed Police Police forces
Egypt
Organization Organization type Flag Notes Egyptian Air Defense Command Air defence force Egyptian Air Force Air force Egyptian Navy Navy Egyptian ArmyArmy
Finland Organization Organization type Flag In use Finnish Defense ForcesMilitary 1918–present Finnish Navy Navy Finnish Air Force Air force Finnish Army Army Finnish Border Guard Border guard
France Organization Organization type Flag In use French Defense ForcesMilitary French Navy Navy French Air and Space Force Air force French Army Army
Estonia Organization Organization type Flag NotesEstonian Defense ForcesMilitaryEstonian Land ForcesArmyEstonian NavyNavy
Georgia Organization Organization type Flag Notes Georgian Land ForcesArmy Coast Guard of Georgia Coast guard Aviation and Air Defense command Air force Former flags Organization Organization type Flag Used Georgian Navy Navy 2004–2009 1997–2004 Georgian Air Force Air force 2004–2010
Germany Organization Organization type Flag NotesBundeswehrMilitary German Army Army German Navy Navy German Air ForceAir force Former flags Organization Organization type Flag NotesWehrmachtMilitary1938–1945HeerArmyKriegsmarineNavy
Hungary +OrganizationOrganization typeFlagNotesHungarian Defence ForcesMilitaryHungarian Ground ForcesArmyHungarian River GuardNavyHungarian Air ForceAir Force
India Organization Organization type Flag Notes Indian Armed Forces Military Indian Army Army Indian Navy Navy Indian Air Force Air force Indian Coast Guard Coast guard
Former flags Organization Organization type Flag Notes British Indian Army Army Royal Indian Navy Navy Royal Indian Air Force Air force
Indonesia Organization Organization type Flag NotesIndonesian National Armed ForcesMilitaryIndonesian ArmyArmyIndonesian Air ForceAir ForceIndonesian NavyNavy Iran Organization Organization type Flag NotesIslamic Republic of Iran ArmyMilitaryIslamic Republic of Iran Army Ground ForcesArmyIslamic Republic of Iran Air ForceAir forceIslamic Republic of Iran NavyNavy
Iraq Organization Organization type Flag NotesIraqi ArmyArmyIraqi NavyNavy Former flags Organization Organization type Flag In useIraqi NavyNavyUntil 2003
Ireland Organization Organization type Flag NotesIrish Defence ForcesMilitary Irish Naval Service Navy Irish Air Corps Air force
Israel Organization Organization type Flag In use Israel Defense ForcesMilitary 1949–present Israeli Navy Navy 1948–present Israeli Air Force Air force 1991–present Israeli Ground ForcesGround forces 2021-present
Italy Organization Organization type Flag In use Italian Navy Navy
Japan Organization Organization type Flag In use Japan Self-Defense Forces and Japan Ground Self-Defense ForceMilitary and ground forces 1954–present Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Navy Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air force 1972–present Japan Space Operations Squadron Space force 2020–present
Jordan Organization Organization type Flag Notes Royal Jordanian ArmyGround forces Royal Naval Force Navy Royal Jordanian Air Force Air force Kenya Organization Organization type Flag NotesKenya Defence ForcesMilitaryKenya ArmyGround forcesKenya NavyNavyKenya Air ForceAir force
Korea (North)
Organization Organization type Flag Notes Korean People's ArmyMilitary Flag is two-sided; obverse shown. Korean People's Army Ground ForceGround forces Korean People's Navy Navy Korean People's Air Force Air force Korean People's Army Strategic ForceStrategic forceKorean People's Army Special Operation Force Special force Former flags Organization Organization type Flag In useKorean People's ArmyMilitary19481948–19611961–19921992–1993Korean People's Army Ground ForceGround force1993–2023Korean People's NavyNavyKorean People's Air ForceAir forceKorean People's Army Strategic ForceStrategic force2018–2020Korean People's Army Special Operation Force Special force
Korea (South) Organization Organization type Flag In use Republic of Korea Armed ForcesMilitary Republic of Korea ArmyGround forces Republic of Korea Navy Navy 1955–present Republic of Korea Air Force Air force Republic of Korea Marine CorpsNaval infantry (subordinate unit of the navy)
Lithuania Organization Organization type Flag Notes Lithuanian Armed Forces Military Lithuanian ArmyGround forces Lithuanian Air Force Air force Lithuanian Navy Navy
Malaysia Organization Organization type Flags Notes Malaysian ArmyGround forces Royal Malaysian Navy Navy Royal Malaysian Air Force Air force
Mexico Organization Organization type Flag Notes Mexican ArmyGround forces Mexican Navy Navy Mexican Air Force Air force Mexican Maritime Search and RescueCoast guardMexican Naval Infantry CorpsNaval infantryMexican Maritime Search and RescueCoast guard
Mongolia Organization Organization type Flag NotesMongolian Armed ForcesMilitaryMongolian Ground ForceGround forces
Morocco Organization Organization type Flag Notes Royal Moroccan Navy Navy Royal Moroccan Air Force Air force
Myanmar (Burma) Organization Organization type Flag NotesMyanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw)MilitaryMyanmar ArmyArmyMyanmar Air ForceAir forceMyanmar NavyNavy
Maldives +OrganizationOrganization typeFlagNotesMaldives National Defence ForceMilitaryMNDF Coast GuardCoast GuardMNDF Marine CorpsMarinesMNDF Air CorpsAir Force
Namibia
Organization Organization type Flag NotesNamibian Defense ForceMilitaryNamibian ArmyArmyNamibian Air ForceAir forceNamibian NavyNavy
Netherlands Organization Organization type Flag Notes Royal Netherlands ArmyArmy Royal Netherlands Navy Navy Royal Netherlands Air Force Air force Royal Marechaussee gendarmerie force/military police
New Zealand Organization Organization type Flag Notes Royal New Zealand Navy Navy Royal New Zealand Air Force Air force Nigeria Organization Organization type Flag NotesNigerian Armed ForcesMilitaryNigerian ArmyGround forcesNigerian NavyNavyNigerian Air ForceAir force
Norway Organization Organization type Flag Notes Norwegian Army Army Royal Norwegian Navy Navy Royal Norwegian Air Force Air force
Pakistan Organization Organization type Flag Notes Pakistan Armed Forces Military Pakistan Army Ground forces Pakistan Navy Navy Pakistan Air Force Air force Pakistan Coast Guards Coast guard
Peru Organization Organization type Flag Notes Peruvian ArmyGround forces Peruvian NavyNavyPeruvian Air ForceAir force
Philippines
Organization Organization type Flag NotesPhilippine Armed ForcesMilitaryPhilippine ArmyGround forcesPhilippine NavyNavyPhilippine Air ForceAir forcePhilippine Marine CorpsNaval infantry (subordinate unit of the navy)
Poland Organization Organization type Flag Notes Polish Land ForcesGround forces Polish Navy Navy Polish Air Force Air force Polish Special Forces Special forces
Russia Organization Organization type Flag In use Armed Forces of the Russian FederationMilitary Russian Ground ForcesArmy Russian Aerospace Forces Air force Russian Navy Navy Russian Airborne Troops Airborne forces (subordinate branch of the air force) Strategic Rocket Forces Strategic forces (subordinate branch of the army) Russian National Guard Republican guard 2016–present Former flags
+OrganizationOrganization TypeFlagIn UseSoviet ArmyArmy1950s-1991Soviet NavyNavy1950-1991Soviet Air ForcesAir Force1924-1991
Saudi Arabia Organization Organization type Flag Notes Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia Military Saudi Arabian Army Ground forces Royal Saudi Air Air force Royal Saudi Navy Navy Royal Saudi Air Defense Air defense force Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Strategic forces Saudi Arabian National Guard National guard Saudi Arabian Border Guards Border guards Saudi Royal Guard Regiment Royal guard regiment
Serbia Organization Organization type Flag Notes Serbian Armed Forces Military Serbian Army Ground forces Serbian Air Force Air force Serbian River FlotillaNavySubordinate unit of the army.
Former flags Organization Organization type Flag In use Federal Yugoslav Navy / Serbia and Montenegro Navy Navy 1992–2006
Slovenia Organization Organization type Flag In useSlovenian Armed ForcesMilitarySlovenian NavyNavy1996–present
Somalia Organization Organization type Flag In useSomali Armed ForcesMilitary1960–presentSomali NavyNavy1960–presentSomali Air ForceAir Force1960–presentSomali Police ForcePolice1960–present
South Africa Organization Organization type Flag In useSouth African National Defence ForceMilitary2003–presentSouth African ArmyGround forces2003–presentSouth African Air ForceAir force2003–presentSouth African NavyNavy1994–present
Former flags Organization Organization type Flag Notes South African National Defence ForceMilitary 1994–2003 South African Defence Force 1981–1994 Union Defence Force / South African Defence Force 1947–1981 South African ArmyGround forces 2002–20031994–2002 1973–1994 1966–1973 1951–1966South African Air ForceAir force1994–20031982–19941981–19821967–19701958–1967, 1970–19811951–19581940–19511920–1940South African NavyNavy1981–19941959–19811952–19591951–1952 (approved but not used)1946–19511922–1946
Sri Lanka Organization Organization type Flag In use Sri Lanka ArmyGround forces 1972–present Sri Lanka Navy Navy 1972–present Sri Lanka Air Force Air Force 2000–present
Sweden Organization Organization type Flag In use Swedish Armed Forces Military Swedish Navy Navy
China (Republic of)