Spanish Armed Forces

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armed forces military organization

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.

Aliases (6)

Fuerzas Armadas de España ×3
Spanish Armed Forces education system ×2
Armed Forces of Spain ×1
Armed forces of the Spanish Empire ×1
Fuerzas Armadas Españolas ×1
Spanish government forces ×1

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