Belgian Armed Forces
The Belgian Armed Forces (Dutch: Defensie; French: La Défense) 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.
| 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 |
| Service branches | 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) |
| Deployed personnel | less than 1000 (2023) |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | €5.672 billion (2021) |
| Percent of GDP | 1.18% (2022) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | FN Herstal |
| Foreign suppliers |
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| Related articles | |
| Ranks | Belgian military ranks |
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