Military Centre "Caserne Grand-Duc Jean", Diekirch
Leadership
Grand Duke
Henri
Minister for Defence
Yuriko Backes
Chief of Defence
Steve Thull[1]
Personnel
Military age
18-26
Available for military service
118,665 males, age 18-57 (2018), 117,456 females, age 18-57 (2018)
Fit for military service
97,290 males, age 18-57 (2018), 96,361 females, age 18-57 (2018)
Reaching military age annually
3,263 males (2018), 3,084 females (2018)
Active personnel
939 (2018)[2]
Expenditures
Budget
389 million Euro (2021)[3]
Percent of GDP
0.56% (2021)[3]
Related articles
History
Military history of Luxembourg
Ranks
Military ranks of Luxembourg
The Luxembourg Armed Forces (Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerger Arméi; French: Armée luxembourgeoise) are the national military force of Luxembourg. The army has been a fully volunteer military since 1967. As of December 2018[update], it has 939 personnel.[2]
The army is under civilian control, with the grand duke as commander-in-chief. The minister for defence, currently Yuriko Backes, oversees army operations. The professional head of the army is the Chief of Defence, who answers to the minister and holds the rank of general.
Luxembourg has provided military personnel for UN, NATO and EU peacekeeping missions since 1992. It has been a member of Eurocorps since 1994.
^"General Steve Thull Takes over as Luxembourg Chief of Defence". Chronicle.lu. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
^ ab"Strength of the Luxembourgish Army 1990 – 2018". 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
^ ab"Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries (2014-2021)" [NATO] (PDF). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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