This article is about the whole of the Belgian military forces. For the ground force branch, see Belgian Land Component.
Belgian Armed Forces
Belgische Defensie(Dutch) La Défense belge(French) Belgische Streitkräfte(German)
Emblem of the Belgian Armed Forces
Motto
"Unity makes strength"
Founded
1830; 194 years ago (1830)
Service branches
Land Component
Air Component
Naval Component
Medical Component
Cyber Component
Headquarters
Evere
Leadership
King
Philippe
Prime Minister
Alexander De Croo
Minister of Defence
Ludivine Dedonder
Chief of Defence
Admiral Michel Hofman
Personnel
Conscription
Suspended since 1992
Active personnel
24,676 military personnel (2023)
Reserve personnel
~6400(2023)[1]
Deployed personnel
less than 1000 (2023)
Expenditures
Budget
€5.672 billion (2021)[2]
Percent of GDP
1.18% (2022)[2]
Industry
Domestic suppliers
FN Herstal
Foreign suppliers
France
United States
Related articles
Ranks
Belgian military ranks
The Belgian Armed Forces (Dutch: Defensie; French: La Défense)[3][4] is the national military of Belgium. The King of the Belgians is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. The Belgian Armed Forces was established after Belgium became independent in October 1830. Since then, the Belgian armed forces have fought in World War I, World War II, the Cold War (Korean War and the Belgian occupation of the Federal Republic of Germany), Kosovo, Rwanda, Somalia and Afghanistan. The Armed Forces comprise five branches: the Land Component, the Air Component, the Naval Component, the Medical Component and the Cyber Component.
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