Spanish Armed Forces
The Spanish Armed Forces are in charge of guaranteeing the sovereignty and independence of the Kingdom of Spain, defending its territorial integrity and the constitutional order, according to the functions entrusted to them by the Constitution of 1978. They are composed of: the Army, the Air and Space Force, the Navy, the Royal Guard, and the Military Emergencies Unit, as well as the so-called Common Corps.
| Spanish Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Fuerzas Armadas de España | |
Badge of the Spanish Armed Forces | |
| Founded | 15th century |
| Current form | 1978 |
| Service branches | |
| Headquarters | Madrid, Spain |
| Leadership | |
| Monarch | Felipe VI |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Sánchez |
| Minister of Defence | Margarita Robles |
| Chief of the Defence Staff | Admiral General Teodoro Esteban López Calderón |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 |
| Conscription | No |
| Active personnel | 133,282 (2021) 78,469 Civil Guards (only in wartime) (2020) |
| Reserve personnel | 15,150 (2019) |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | €18.6 billion (2022) (US$ 20.3 billion) |
| Percent of GDP | 1.5% (2022) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | Airbus Santa Bárbara Navantia Indra Gamesa Abengoa Instalaza UROVESA |
| Foreign suppliers | France Germany United States Switzerland Canada Israel |
| Annual imports | US$112 million (2014-2022) |
| Annual exports | US$752 million (2014-2022) |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Spain Warfare directory of Spain Wars involving Spain Battles involving Spain |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Spain |
Spain is one of the most militarily powerful nations of the European Union (EUFOR) and Eurocorps. It also occupies a prominent position in the structure of NATO, which it joined in 1982. It also has the oldest Marine Infantry in the world and the oldest permanent military units in the world: the Infantry Regiment "Inmemorial del Rey" No. 1 and the Infantry Regiment "Soria" No. 9.