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.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
military organization
abolished conscription in 2001
alliance NATO
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
budgetCurrency euro
commanderInChief King of Spain
commandStructure Defence Staff of Spain
component Spanish Air Force
surface form: Spanish Air and Space Force

Spanish Army
Spanish Navy
country Spain
doctrine NATO military doctrine
garrison Madrid
hasAcademy General Air Academy of San Javier
Zaragoza General Military Academy
surface form: General Military Academy of Zaragoza

Naval Military School of Marín
hasBranch United States Air Force
surface form: air and space forces

land forces
naval forces
hasRankStructure enlisted personnel
non-commissioned officers
officers
hasSpecialUnit Brigada Paracaidista
Brigada Paracaidista
surface form: Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas

Fuerza de Guerra Naval Especial
Spanish Foreign Legion
surface form: Spanish Legion

Unidad Militar de Emergencias
headedBy Minister of Defence of Spain
headquartersLocation Madrid
historicalPrecursor Spanish Armed Forces self-linksurface differs
surface form: Armed forces of the Spanish Empire

Army of Flanders
surface form: Spanish Tercios
legalBasis Organic Law of National Defence
Spanish Constitution
surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
memberOf Common Security and Defence Policy
surface form: European Union military structures

NATO
nativeName Spanish Armed Forces self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fuerzas Armadas Españolas
operatesIn Spanish territory
international theaters of operation
participatesIn Common Security and Defence Policy
surface form: Common Security and Defence Policy missions

NATO missions
United Nations peace operations
surface form: 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 Spanish government
surface form: Government of Spain
type professional military
usesLanguage Spanish

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AGA (traditional abbreviation) associatedWith Spanish Armed Forces
subject surface form: AGA
Estado Mayor de la Defensa partOf Spanish Armed Forces
this entity surface form: Fuerzas Armadas de España