Hellenic Armed Forces

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Hellenic Armed Forces
Eλληνικές Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις
Coat of arms of the Hellenic Armed Forces
Founded	1828
Current form	1975
Service branches	Hellenic Army  Hellenic Navy  Hellenic Air Force
Headquarters	Athens, Greece
Leadership
President	Katerina Sakellaropoulou
Prime Minister	Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Minister of National Defense	Nikos Dendias
Chief of the General Staff	General Dimitrios Houpis[1]
Personnel
Military age	18
Conscription	Yes
Available for military service	2,535,174 males, age 15–49 (2008 est.[3]), 2,517,273 females, age 15–49 (2008 est.[3])
Fit for military service	2,084,469 males, age 15–49 (2008 est.[3]), 2,065,956 females, age 15–49 (2008 est.[3])
Reaching military age annually	53,858 males (2008 est.[3]), 50,488 females (2008 est.[3])
Active personnel	142,700[2]
Reserve personnel	221,350[2]
Expenditure
Budget	€ 7.126 billion (2024)[4]
Percent of GDP	3.2% (2023) [5]
Related articles
History	Military history of Greece
Ranks	Greek military ranks

The Hellenic Armed Forces (Greek: Eλληνικές Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις, romanized: Ellinikés Énoples Dynámis) are the military forces of Greece. They consist of the Hellenic Army, the Hellenic Navy, and the Hellenic Air Force.

The civilian authority overseeing the Hellenic Armed Forces is the Ministry of National Defense.