Spain
Total Military Force
Active: 150,700
Reserves: 328,500
Army (95,600)
4 Area Defense Forces
1 Rapid Action Division with 1 Airborne Brigade, 1 Airmobile Brigade, 1 Legion Light Infantry Brigade, 1 Legion Special Operations Unit
1 Mechanized Infantry Division with 2 Mechanized Infantry Brigade, 1 Armed Brigade, 1 Light Armed Cavalry Brigade, 1 Self-propelled Artillery Brigade, 1 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade, 1 Engineering Regiment
1 Mountain Brigade, 1 Cavalry Brigade
1 Army Aviation Brigade with 1 Attack Battalion, 1 Medium Transport Battalion, 4 Tactical Transport Battalion
1 Special Operations Command with 3 Special Operation Battalions
1 Field Artillery Command with 4 Self-Propelled Artillery Regiments and 2 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiments
1 Engineering Command with 4 Engineering Battalions
1 Air Defense Command
1 Coast Artillery Command
2 Legion Regiments
Navy (22,900)
Bases: El Ferrol, San Fernando, Rota, Cartagena, Las Palmas, Palma de Mallorca, Mahon
Air Force (22,750)
Flying Hours: EF-18 160, F-5 220, F-1 160
Forces Abroad and Foreign Forces
Independent
Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom)
UN
ISAF (Afghanistan): 350
SFOR II (Bosnia): 1,200
MONUC (Congo): 3 including 2 observers
UNMEE (Ethopia/Eritrea): 5 including 3 observers
CONDORDIA (Fyrom)
KFOR (Serbia/Montenegro): 1,300
The following forces are currently stationed in the Spain:
NATO: HQ Joint Command South-West
US: 2,030
Paramilitary (73,360)
Guardia Civil: 72,600
Guardia Civil Del Mar: 760
Strategic Force
Spain is not known to have or be pursuing nuclear weapon capabilities.
| Spain * |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
| GDP |
588bn |
738bn |
|
| Defense Exp |
7.2bn |
8.7bn |
|
| Defense Bdgt |
7.1bn |
7.8bn |
8.5bn |
* All figures in US dollars.
Links:
European Union Specific Weapons Systems
The International Institute for Strategic Studies
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