Spanish Armed Forces

Spanish Armed Forces
Fuerzas Armadas de España
Badge of the Spanish Armed Forces
Founded	15th century
Current form	1978
Service branches	Army Spanish Legion Navy Marine Infantry Air and Space Force Royal Guard Military Emergencies Unit Common Corps
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)[1] 78,469 Civil Guards (only in wartime) (2020)[2]
Reserve personnel	15,150 (2019)[3]
Expenditure
Budget	€22.2 billion (2023) (US$ 23.7 billion)[4]
Percent of GDP	1.5% (2023)[4]
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)[5]
Annual exports	US$752 million (2014-2022)[5]
Related articles
History	Military history of Spain Warfare directory of Spain Wars involving Spain Battles involving Spain
Ranks	Military ranks of Spain

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.

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.