Military and Security Forces
Belgian Armed Forces: Land Component, Marine (Naval) Component, Air Component, Medical Service (2021)
Military Service Age and Obligation
18 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 1995 (2021)
Military and Security Service Personnel Strengths
the Belgian Armed Forces have approximately 26,000 active duty personnel (11,000 Land Component; 1,500 Marine Component; 5,000 Air Force Component; 1,500 Medical Service; 7,000 other, including joint staff, support, and training schools) (2020)
Military Equipment Inventories and Acquisitions
the Belgian Armed Forces have a mix of weapons systems from European countries, Israel, and the US; since 2010, several European nations are the leading suppliers of armaments; Belgium has an export-focused defense industry that focuses on components and subcontracting (2021)
Military Deployments
125 France (contributing member of EuroCorps); 100 Mali (EUTM/MINUSMA); 200 Lithuania (NATO) (2021)
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