Spanish Armed Forces
| Spanish Armed Forces |
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| Service branches |  Spanish Army |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Juan Carlos I, King of Spain |
| Minister of Defence | Carme Chacón |
| Chief of staff | José Julio Rodríguez Fernández |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 18 (20 in 2004)[1] |
| Active personnel | 135,000 |
| Reserve personnel | 377,800 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | € 17.7 billion (Ranked 17th) |
| Percent of GDP | 1,2% |
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| History | Reconquista Granada War Spanish Conquest of Mexico Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire Arauco War Italian Wars Ottoman-Habsburg Wars Revolt of the Comuneros Anglo-Spanish War (1585) Eighty Years' War Thirty Years' War War of the Spanish Succession War of the Quadruple Alliance War of Jenkins' Ear American Revolutionary War Peninsular War Latin American Wars of Independence Spanish Civil War, 1820-1823 Second Carlist War Spanish-Moroccan War (1859) Ten Years' War Third Carlist War Spanish-American War Spanish Civil War Ifni War 2001 Invasion of Afghanistan Iraq War |
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The Spanish Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas Españolas) are the military forces of Spain. Their Commander-in-Chief is the King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, and consists of the Army, Navy and Air Force, to certain effects, specially in what it is related to its discipline and wartime or peacekeeping missions the Civil Guard is also considered part of the Armed forces. It also includes, Navy Marines, the Royal Guard, the Spanish Legion, an Army Airmobile 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. The current Chief of Staff of the Defence(Spanish Armed Forces) is Air Force General José Julio Rodríguez Fernández.
- Spanish Army: 92,000
- Spanish Navy: 26,980
- Spanish Air Force: 24,800
History
The military history of Spain includes the history of battles fought in the territory of modern Spain, as well as her former and current overseas possessions and territories, and the military history of the Spanish people regardless of geography.
External links and Further Reading
- Jane's Defence Weekly, Country Survey: Spain, JDW 18 April 1992, p.655-onwards
- (Spanish) Foro Militar General - Spanish Military forum
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