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Spanish Armed Forces | |
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Service branches | Spanish Army Spanish Navy Spanish Air Force |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-Chief | Juan Carlos I, King of Spain |
Minister of Defence | Carme Chacón |
Personnel | |
Military age | 18 |
Active personnel | ([[List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel|ranked (ranked 31st)]]) |
Reserve personnel | 328,500 |
Expenditure | |
Budget | 15.7 billion (Ranked 15th) |
Percent of GDP | 1.2% |
The armed forces of Spain are known as the Spanish Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas Españolas). Their Commander-in-Chief is the King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, and consists of the Army, Navy and Air Force. The Spanish Armed Forces are a modern military force charged with defending the Kingdom's integrity and sovereignty. The Armed Forces are also active members of NATO, the Eurocorps, and the European Union Battlegroups.
Current Chief of Defense of the Spanish Armed Forces is General Felix Sanz Roldan.
See also
- Spain
- Spanish Navy
- Spanish Marines
- Spanish Army
- Spanish Air Force
- Spanish Royal Guard
- Spanish Legion
- Regulares
- FAMET
- Guardia Civil
- Military history of Spain
External links and Further Reading
- Jane's Defence Weekly, Country Survey: Spain, JDW 18 April 1992, p.655-onwards