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Hellenic Armed Forces | |
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Eλληνικές Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις | |
Founded | 1828 |
Current form | 1975 |
Service branches | |
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.