Spanish Armed Forces

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The Spanish Armed Forces are the unified military organization of Spain, comprising the Army, Navy, and Air and Space Force responsible for national defense and international missions.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
military organization
abolished conscription in 2001
alliance North Atlantic Treaty Organization
budgetCurrency euro
commanderInChief King of Spain
commandStructure Defence Staff of Spain
component Spanish Air and Space Force
Spanish Army
Spanish Navy
country Spain
doctrine NATO military doctrine
garrison Madrid
hasAcademy General Air Academy of San Javier
General Military Academy of Zaragoza
Naval Military School of Marín
hasBranch air and space forces
land forces
naval forces
hasRankStructure enlisted personnel
non-commissioned officers
officers
hasSpecialUnit Brigada Paracaidista
Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas
Fuerza de Guerra Naval Especial
Spanish Legion
Unidad Militar de Emergencias
headedBy Minister of Defence of Spain
headquartersLocation Madrid
historicalPrecursor Armed forces of the Spanish Empire
Spanish Tercios
legalBasis Organic Law of National Defence
Spanish Constitution of 1978
memberOf European Union military structures
NATO
nativeName Fuerzas Armadas Españolas
operatesIn Spanish territory
international theaters of operation
participatesIn Common Security and Defence Policy missions
NATO missions
United Nations peacekeeping operations
responsibleFor international missions
national defense of Spain
role protection of national interests abroad
support to civil authorities in emergencies
territorial defense
subordinateTo Government of Spain
type professional military
usesLanguage Spanish

Referenced by (36)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Army Aviation Forces
Chief of Staff of the Air and Space Force
Chief of the Defence Staff of Spain
EdA
Ejército de Tierra ("Fuerzas Armadas de España")
Ejército de Tierra
Infantería de Marina
Logistic Support Command
Marines (Spanish Navy)
Naval Military School of Marín ("Spanish Armed Forces education system")
Spanish Air Force
Spanish Army
Spanish Navy
Unidad Militar de Emergencias
Unidad Militar de Emergencias ("Fuerzas Armadas de España")
Zaragoza General Military Academy ("Spanish Armed Forces education system")
partOf
Asturian miners' strike of 1934 ("Spanish government forces")
Ifni War
opponent
Las Palmas Naval Base
Rota Naval Base
usedBy
Ala 15
armedForce
Spanish Army coat of arms
associatedWith
Brigada Paracaidista
belongsTo
Ala 78
countryMilitary
Jefe del Estado Mayor del Ejército del Aire y del Espacio ("Fuerzas Armadas de España")
forma parte de
Captain General of the Spanish Armed Forces
hasAuthorityOver
Chief of the Defence Staff of Spain
headOf
Spanish Armed Forces ("Armed forces of the Spanish Empire")
historicalPrecursor
Captain General of the Spanish Armed Forces
isHighestRankIn
Chief of the Defence Staff of Spain
jurisdiction
General Air Academy of San Javier
militaryBranchContext
Spanish Armed Forces ("Fuerzas Armadas Españolas")
nativeName
National Day of Spain
observedBy
Ministry of Defence of Spain
responsibleFor
Spanish Navy
serviceBranch
EdA ("Armed Forces of Spain")
serviceBranchOf

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