List of military flags
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2024) |
This is a list of currently flags flown by military powers worldwide. All flags in this list are for specific use for a branch of or the whole national military of a given state.
Albania
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Albanian Land Forces | Army | 
|
2010–present |
| Albanian Naval Forces | Navy | 
|
2010–present |
| Albanian Air Force | Air force | 
|
2010–present |
Algeria
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Algerian National Navy | Navy | 
|
Antigua and Barbuda
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard | Coast guard | 
|
Argentina
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Argentine National Gendarmerie | National guard | 
|
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| Argentine Naval Prefecture | National coast guard | 
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Australia
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Royal Australian Army | Army | 
|
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| Royal Australian Navy | Navy | 
|
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| Royal Australian Air Force | Air force | 
|
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| Australian Defence Force | Military | 
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Bangladesh
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Bangladesh Armed Forces | Military | 
|
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| Bangladesh Army | Army | 
|
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| Bangladesh Navy | Navy | 
|
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| Bangladesh Air Force | Air force | 
|
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| Bangladesh Coast Guard | Coast guard | 
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Belarus
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Armed Forces of Belarus | Military | 
|
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| Land Forces of Belarus | Army | 
|
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| Belarusian Air Force | Air force | 
|
Belgium
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| Belgian Land Component | Army | 
|
1982–present |
| Belgian Navy | Navy | 
|
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| Belgian Air Component | Air force | 
|
Brazil
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| Brazilian Army | Army | 
|
1987–present |
| Brazilian Marine Corps | Marines | 
|
1931–present |
| Brazilian Navy | Navy | 
|
Canada
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| Canadian Armed Forces | Military | 
|
|
| Canadian Army | Army | 
|
2016–present |
| Royal Canadian Navy | Navy | 
|
|
| Royal Canadian Air Force | Air force | 
|
- Former flags
| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Canadian Army | Army | 
|
1939–1944 |
| Canadian Mobile Command / Canadian Land Force Command | Army | 
|
1968–1998 |
| Canadian Army | Army (limited use) | 
|
2013–2016 |
Colombia
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Colombian Armed Forces | Military | 
|
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| Colombian Army | Army | 
|
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| Colombian Navy | Navy | 
|
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| Colombian Air Force | Air force | 
|
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| Colombian Marine Infantry | Marines | 
|
People’s Republic of China
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| People's Liberation Army | Military | 
|
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| People's Liberation Army Ground Force | Army | 
|
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| People's Liberation Army Navy | Navy | 
|
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| People's Liberation Army Air Force | Air force | 
|
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| People's Liberation Army Rocket Force | Strategic forces | 
|
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| People's Armed Police | Police forces | 
|
Egypt
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Egyptian Air Defense Command | Air defence force | 
|
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| Egyptian Air Force | Air force | 
|
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| Egyptian Navy | Navy | 
|
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| Egyptian Army | Army | 
|
Finland
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| Finnish Defense Forces | Military | 
|
1918–present |
| Finnish Navy | Navy | ||
| Finnish Air Force | Air force | ||
| Finnish Army | Army | ||
| Finnish Border Guard | Border guard |
France
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| French Defense Forces | Military | 
|
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| French Navy | Navy | 
| |
| French Air and Space Force | Air force | 
| |
| French Army | Army | 
|
Estonia
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | 'Notes
6 |
| Estonian Defense Forces | Military | 
|
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| Estonian Land Forces | Army | 
|
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| Estonian Navy | Navy | 
|
Georgia
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Georgian Land Forces | Army | 
|
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| Coast Guard of Georgia | Coast guard | 
|
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| Aviation and Air Defense command | Air force | 
|
- Former flags
| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Used |
| Georgian Navy | Navy | 
|
2004–2009 |
| Georgian Navy | Navy | 
|
1997–2004 |
| Georgian Air Force | Air force | 
|
2004–2010 |
Germany
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Bundeswehr | Military | 
|
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| German Army | Army | ||
| German Navy | Navy | 
|
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| German Air Force | Air force | 
|
- Former flags
| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Wehrmacht | Military | 
|
1938–1945 |
| Heer | Army | 
|
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| Kriegsmarine | Navy | 
|
India
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Indian Armed Forces | Military | 
|
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| Indian Army | Army | 
|
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| Indian Navy | Navy | 
|
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| Indian Air Force | Air force | 
|
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| Indian Coast Guard | Coast guard | 
|
- Former flags
| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| British Indian Army | Army | 
|
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| Royal Indian Navy | Navy | 
|
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| Royal Indian Air Force | Air force | 
|
Indonesia
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Indonesian National Armed Forces | Military | 
|
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| Indonesian Army | Army | 
|
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| Indonesian Air Force | Air Force | 
|
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| Indonesian Navy | Navy | 
|
Iran
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Islamic Republic of Iran Army | Military | 
|
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| Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces | Army | 
|
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| Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force | Air force | 
|
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| Islamic Republic of Iran Navy | Navy | 
|
Iraq
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Iraqi Army | Army | 
|
|
| Iraqi Navy | Navy | 
|
- Former flags
| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| Iraqi Navy | Navy | 
|
Until 2003 |
Ireland
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Irish Defence Forces | Military | 
|
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| Irish Naval Service | Navy | 
|
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| Irish Air Corps | Air force | 
|
Israel
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| Israel Defense Forces | Military | 
|
1949–present |
| Israeli Navy | Navy | 
|
1948–present |
| Israeli Air Force | Air force | 
|
1991–present |
| Israeli Ground Forces | Ground forces | 
|
2021-present |
Italy
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| Italian Navy | Navy | 
|
Japan
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| Japan Self-Defense Forces and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | Military and ground forces | 
|
1954–present |
| Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | Navy | 
|
1954–present |
| Japan Air Self-Defense Force | Air force | 
|
1972–present |
| Japan Space Operations Squadron | Space force | 
|
2020–present |
Jordan
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Royal Jordanian Army | Ground forces | 
|
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| Royal Naval Force | Navy | 
|
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| Royal Jordanian Air Force | Air force | 
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Kenya
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Kenya Defence Forces | Military | 
|
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| Kenya Army | Ground forces | 
|
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| Kenya Navy | Navy | 
|
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| Kenya Air Force | Air force | 
|
Korea (North)
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Korean People's Army Ground Force | Ground forces | 
|
Flag is two-sided; obverse shown. |
| Korean People's Navy | Navy | 
|
Flag is two-sided; obverse shown. |
| Korean People's Air Force | Air force | 
|
Flag is two-sided; obverse shown. |
- Former flags
| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| Korean People's Army[1] | Military | 
|
1948 |
| Korean People's Army | Military | 
|
1992–1993 |
| Korean People's Army Ground Force | Ground forces | 
|
1993–2023 |
| Korean People's Navy | Navy | 
|
1993–2023 |
| Korean People's Air Force | Air force | 
|
1993–2023 |
| Korean People's Army Strategic Force | Strategic force | 
|
2018–2020 |
| Korean People's Army Special Operation Force | Special forces | 
|
2018–2020 |
Korea (South)
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| Republic of Korea Armed Forces | Military | 
|
|
| Republic of Korea Army | Ground forces | 
|
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| Republic of Korea Navy | Navy | 
|
1955–present |
| Republic of Korea Air Force | Air force | 
|
|
| Republic of Korea Marine Corps | Naval infantry (subordinate unit of the navy) | 
|
Lithuania
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Lithuanian Armed Forces | Military | 
|
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| Lithuanian Army | Ground forces | 
|
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| Lithuanian Air Force | Air force | 
|
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| Lithuanian Navy | Navy | 
|
Malaysia
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Malaysian Army | Ground forces | 
|
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| Royal Malaysian Navy | Navy | 
|
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| Royal Malaysian Air Force | Air force | 
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Mexico
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Mexican Army | Ground forces | 
|
Unofficial |
| Mexican Navy | Navy | 
|
|
| Mexican Air Force | Air force | 
|
Unofficial |
| Mexican Maritime Search and Rescue | Coast guard | 
|
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| Mexican Naval Infantry Corps | Naval infantry | 
|
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| Mexican Maritime Search and Rescue | Coast guard |
|
Mongolia
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Mongolian Armed Forces | Military | 
|
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| Mongolian Ground Force | Ground forces | 
|
Morocco
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Royal Moroccan Armed Forces | Military | 
|
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| Royal Moroccan Army | Ground forces | 
|
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| Royal Moroccan Navy | Navy | 
|
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| Royal Moroccan Air Force | Air force | 
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Myanmar (Burma)
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) | Military | 
|
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| Myanmar Army | Army | 
|
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| Myanmar Air Force | Air force | 
|
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| Myanmar Navy | Navy | 
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Namibia
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Namibian Defense Force | Military | 
|
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| Namibian Army | Army | 
|
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| Namibian Air Force | Air force | 
|
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| Namibian Navy | Navy | 
|
Netherlands
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Royal Netherlands Army | Army | 
|
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| Royal Netherlands Navy | Navy | 
|
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| Royal Netherlands Air Force | Air force | 
|
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| Royal Marechaussee | gendarmerie force/military police | 
|
New Zealand
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Royal New Zealand Navy | Navy | 
|
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| Royal New Zealand Air Force | Air force | 
|
Nigeria
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Nigerian Armed Forces | Military | 
|
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| Nigerian Army | Ground forces | 
|
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| Nigerian Navy | Navy | 
|
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| Nigerian Air Force | Air force | 
|
Norway
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Norwegian Army | Army | 
| |
| Royal Norwegian Navy | Navy | 
| |
| Royal Norwegian Air Force | Air force | 
|
Pakistan
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Pakistan Armed Forces | Military | 
|
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| Pakistan Army | Ground forces | 
|
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| Pakistan Navy | Navy | 
|
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| Pakistan Air Force | Air force | 
|
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| Pakistan Coast Guards | Coast guard | 
|
Peru
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Peruvian Army | Ground forces | 
|
|
| Peruvian Navy | Navy | 
|
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| Peruvian Air Force | Air force | 
|
Philippines
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Philippine Armed Forces | Military | 
|
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| Philippine Army | Ground forces | 
|
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| Philippine Navy | Navy | 
|
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| Philippine Air Force | Air force | 
|
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| Philippine Marine Corps | Naval infantry (subordinate unit of the navy) | 
|
Poland
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Polish Land Forces | Ground forces | 
|
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| Polish Navy | Navy | 
|
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| Polish Air Force | Air force | 
|
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| Polish Special Forces | Special forces | 
|
Russia
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| Armed Forces of the Russian Federation | Military | 
|
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| Russian Ground Forces | Army | 
|
|
| Russian Aerospace Forces | Air force | 
|
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| Russian Navy | Navy | 
|
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| Russian Airborne Troops | Airborne forces (subordinate branch of the air force) | 
|
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| Strategic Rocket Forces | Strategic forces (subordinate branch of the army) | 
|
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| Russian National Guard | Republican guard | 
|
2016–present |
- Former flags
| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| Soviet Air Force | Air force | 
|
1924–1991 |
Saudi Arabia
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia | Military 
|
|
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| Saudi Arabian Army | Ground forces
|
|
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| Royal Saudi Air | Air force
|
|
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| Royal Saudi Navy | Navy
|
|
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| Royal Saudi Air Defense | Air defense force
|
|
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| Royal Saudi Strategic Missile | Strategic forces
|
|
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| Saudi Arabian National Guard | National guard
|
|
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| Saudi Arabian Border Guards | Border guards
|
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| Saudi Royal Guard Regiment | Royal guard regiment
|
Serbia
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Serbian Armed Forces | Military | 
|
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| Serbian Army | Ground forces | 
|
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| Serbian Air Force | Air force | 
|
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| Serbian River Flotilla | Navy | 
|
Subordinate unit of the army. |
- Former flags
| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| Federal Yugoslav Navy / Serbia and Montenegro Navy | Navy | 
|
1992–2006 |
Slovenia
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| Slovenian Armed Forces | Military | 
|
|
| Slovenian Navy | Navy | 
|
1996–present |
Somalia
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| Somali Armed Forces | Military | 
|
1960–present |
| Somali Navy | Navy | 
|
1960–present |
| Somali Air Force | Air Force | 
|
1960–present |
| Somali Police Force | Police | 
|
1960–present |
South Africa
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| South African National Defence Force | Military | 
|
2003–present |
| South African Army | Ground forces | 
|
2003–present |
| South African Air Force | Air force | 
|
2003–present |
| South African Navy | Navy | 
|
1994–present |
- Former flags
| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| South African National Defence Force | Military | 
|
1994–2003 |
| South African Defence Force | Military | 
|
1981–1994 |
| Union Defence Force / South African Defence Force | Military | 
|
1947–1981 |
| South African Army | Ground forces | 
|
2002–2003 |
| South African Army | Ground forces | 
|
1994–2002 |
| South African Army | Ground forces | 
|
1973–1994 |
| South African Army | Ground forces | 
|
1966–1973 |
| South African Army | Ground forces | 
|
1951–1966 |
| South African Air Force | Air force | 
|
1994–2003 |
| South African Air Force | Air force | 
|
1982–1994 |
| South African Air Force | Air force | 
|
1981–1982 |
| South African Air Force | Air force | 
|
1967–1970 |
| South African Air Force | Air force | 
|
1958–1967, 1970–1981 |
| South African Air Force | Air force | 
|
1951–1958 |
| South African Air Force | Air force | 
|
1940–1951 |
| South African Air Force | Air force | 
|
1920–1940 |
| South African Navy | Navy | 
|
1981–1994 |
| South African Navy | Navy | 
|
1959–1981 |
| South African Navy | Navy | 
|
1952–1959 |
| South African Navy | Navy | 
|
1951–1952 |
| South African Navy | Navy | 
|
1946–1951 |
| South African Navy | Navy | 
|
1922–1946 |
Sri Lanka
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| Sri Lanka Army | Ground forces | 
|
1972–present |
| Sri Lanka Navy | Navy | 
|
1972–present |
| Sri Lanka Air Force | Air Force | 
|
2000–present |
Sweden
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| Swedish Armed Forces | Military | 
|
|
| Swedish Navy | Navy |
Republic of China (Taiwan)
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Republic of China Army | Ground forces | 
|
|
| Republic of China Navy | Navy | 
|
|
| Republic of China Marine Corps | Naval infantry | 
|
|
| Republic of China Air Force | Air force | 
|
Thailand
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| Royal Thai Armed Forces | Military | 
|
1979–present |
| Royal Thai Army | Army | 
|
1979–present |
| Royal Thai Navy | Navy | 
|
1979–present |
| Royal Thai Air Force | Air force | 
|
1979–present |
Turkmenistan
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Turkmen Ground Forces | Army | 
|
|
| Turkmen Air Force | Air force | 
|
|
| Turkmen Naval Forces | Navy | 
|
Turkey
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Turkish Land Forces | Army | 
|
|
| Turkish Air Force | Air force | 
|
|
| Turkish Naval Forces | Navy | 
|
United Arab Emirates
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| UAE Armed Forces | Military | 
|
|
| United Arab Emirates Air Force | Air force | 
|
|
| UAE Army | Army | 
|
Ukraine
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Ukrainian Armed Forces | Military |  |
2009–present |
| Ukrainian Ground Forces | Army |  |
2009–present |
| Ukrainian Air Force | Air force |  |
2009–present |
| National Guard of Ukraine | Gendarmerie |  |
2014–present |
| Ukrainian Security Service | Security forces |  |
2002–present |
| Ukrainian Navy | Navy |  |
2009–present |
| Sea Guard | Coast guard |  |
2001–present |
United Kingdom
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| British Army | Army | 
|
1938–present |
| Royal Navy | Navy |
|
1864–present |
| Royal Air Force | Air force |
|
|
| Royal Marines | Marines | 
|
|
| Royal Engineers | Engineers (subordinate branch of the army) | 
|
United States
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| United States Army | Army | 
|
1956–present |
| United States Navy | Navy | 
|
1959–present |
| United States Air Force | Air force | 
|
1951–present |
| United States Marine Corps | Marines | 
|
1939–present |
| United States Coast Guard | Coast guard | 
|
1964–present |
| United States Space Force | Space force | 
|
2019–present |
- Former flags
| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| United States Marine Corps | Marines | 
|
1914–1939 |
| United States Navy | Navy | 
|
1864–1959 |
Uruguay
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Uruguayan National Army | Army | 
|
|
| Uruguayan Air Force | Air force | 
|
|
| Uruguayan National Navy | Navy | 
|
Also used as Naval Jack |
Venezuela
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela | Navy | 
|
|
| National Army of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | Army | 
|
|
| Venezuelan National Bolivarian Military Aviation | Air force | 
|
|
| Bolivarian National Guard of Venezuela | National guard | 
|
|
| National Bolivarian Militia of Venezuela | Republican guard | 
|
Vietnam
[edit]| Organization | Organization type | Flag | Notes |
| Vietnam People's Army | Military | 
|
|
| Vietnam People's Ground Force | Army |
|
|
| Vietnam People's Air Force | Air force | 
|
|
| Vietnam People's Navy | Navy | 
|
|
|
Naval ensign | ||
| Vietnam Border Guard | Border guard | 
|
|
| Vietnam Coast Guard | Coast guard | 
|
- Former flags
| Organization | Organization type | Flag | In use |
| Republic of Vietnam Military Forces | Military | 
|
1955–1975 |
| Army of the Republic of Vietnam | Army | 
|
Until 1975 |
| Republic of Vietnam Air Force | Air force | 
|
Until 1975 |
| Republic of Vietnam Navy | Navy | 
|
Until 1975 |
| Republic of Vietnam Marine Division | Marines (subordinate branch of the navy) | 
|
1968–1975 |
References
[edit]- ^ Tertitskiy, Fyodor; Hotham, Oliver (10 April 2018). "What North Korea's army flags can teach us about its recent history". NK News. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
The modern design of the flags appeared in 1993, when Kim Jong Il replaced the flag of the KPA with three separate ones for the army, navy, and air force .... despite some claims, there has been no design for a unified flag for all the Armed Forces since: the DPRK occasionally, however, uses the Ground Forces flag as a substitute to symbolize the entire military.