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Belgian Armed Forces Belgische Strijdkrachten Forces Armées belges Coats of arms of Belgium Military Forces Founded 1830 Service branches Land Component Air Component Naval Component Medical Component Leadership Commander-in-Chief King Albert II Minister of Defence Pieter De Crem (CD&V) Chief of Defence General Charles-Henri Delcour Manpower Military age 18 years of age (2005) Available for military service 2,436,736 males, age 18–49 (2005 est.), 2,369,463 females, age 18–49 (2005 est.) Fit for military service 1,998,003 males, age 18–49 (2005 est.), 1,940,918 females, age 18–49 (2005 est.) Reaching military age annually 64,263 males (2005 est.), 61,402 females (2005 est.) Active personnel 47,000 (ranked 76th) Reserve personnel 100,500 Expenditures Budget € 3,4 billion (FY08) Percent of GDP 1.3% (FY05) Related articles Ranks Belgian military ranks The Belgian Armed Forces is the national military of Belgium. The Belgian Armed Forces have about 47,000 active troops. They are organised into one unified structure which consists of four main components: Land Component, or the Army; Air Component, or the Air Force; Naval Component, or the Navy, Medical Component. The budget of €3.4 billion is divided amongst the four components as follows [1]: 63% is spent on salaries 25% is spent on equipment maintenance 12% is spent on new investments The operational commands of the components (COMOPSLAND, COMOPSAIR, COMOPSNAV and COMOPSMED) are subordinate to the Staff Department for Operations and Training of the Ministry of Defence, which is headed by the Assistant Chief of Staff Operations and Training (ACOS Ops & Trg), and to the Chief of Defence (CHOD). The harsh lessons of World War II made collective security a priority for Belgian foreign policy. In March 1948 Belgium signed the Treaty of Brussels, and then joined NATO in 1948. However the integration of the armed forces into NATO did not begin until after the Korean War. Defence expenditure grew along with the force size. As a safeguard against Belgium being invaded again, two major bases, Kitona and Kamina, were established in the Belgian Congo. They were almost viewed as a 'national redoubt,' permitting the survival and rebuilding of forces if Belgium was again invaded.[2] Contents 1 Ranks 2 Service Branches 2.1 Land Component 2.2 Air Component 2.3 Naval Component 3 Restructuring 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Ranks Main article: Belgian military ranks The Belgian Land, Air, and Medical Components all use the same military ranks. The Naval Component's ranks are unique in the Belgian Armed Forces. Service Branches Land Component Main article: Belgian Land Component Belgian soldiers during an exercise The Belgian Land Component is the Ground Arm of the Belgian Armed Forces. It currently has 24,361 soldiers and 10,000 civilian staff. Its equipment consists of: Weapons: FN GP FN Five-seven FN P90 FN FNC FN F2000 Accuracy International Arctic Warfare FN Minimi FN MAG M2 Browning machine gun M72 LAW Mecar M72 HE grenade M18 smoke grenade Mecar M93BG grenade HAFLA small flamethrower / MILAN MISTRAL LG1 120 RT Mortar M1 Mortar M19 Mortar M6 mine Vehicles: Mowag Piranha Pandur M113 Armored Personnel Carrier Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Dingo 2 Iveco LMV M-Gator JCB Groundhog BMW R 1150 RT Unimog U1350L Volvo Trucks N10 Iveco M250.45WM URO VAMTAC Iveco EuroCargo Mercedes-Benz 814 Transporter Iveco EuroTrakker Scania T144 Scania P124 CA Renault Kerax Caterpillar D6 bulldozer Case[disambiguation needed] tracked excavator Liebherr Litronic 912 / Fiat-Hitachi W170 wheeled loader Krupp AS35 wheeled lifting crane Grove GMK 3050 wheeled all-terrain crane Volkswagen Iltis Air Component Main article: Belgian Air Component An F-16 jet of the Belgian Air Component The Belgian Air Component is the Air Force of Belgium. It currently has 8,600 personnel. Its current aircraft are: Fighter Aircraft: F-16 Fighting Falcon Trainer Aircraft: Aermacchi SF.260 / Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet Helicopters: Aerospatiale Alouette III Agusta A109 NHI NH90 Westland Sea King Transport Aircraft: Airbus A330 Airbus A310 Airbus A400M Dassault Falcon 20 Dassault Falcon 900 Embraer ERJ 135 Embraer ERJ 145 C-130 Hercules Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: RQ-5 Hunter Naval Component Main article: Belgian Navy A Frigate of the Belgian Navy The Belgian Navy is the naval arm of the Belgian military. It currently has 1,600 personnel and 20 vessels. Its current vessels are: Frigates: F930 Leopold I F931 Louise-Marie Minesweepers: M915 Aster M916 Belles M917 Crocus M921 Lobelia M923 Narcis M924 Primula Support Vessels: A960 Godetia A950 Valcke A962 Belgica A963 Stern A996 Albatros A997 Spin Patrol Boats: P902 Liberation Auxiliary Vessels: A958 Zenobe Gramme A995 Spich A998 Werl A983 Quatuor A999 Barbara Restructuring Belgium, which is a member of the NATO and the EU, is currently restructuring its army to be able to faster respond to humanitarian crises or disasters occurring in the world (peacekeeping). In order to do so, the Belgian Army is currently phasing out all tracked vehicles in favour of wheeled vehicles. Examples are the new MOWAG Piranha and Dingo 2 vehicles currently bought to replace vehicles such as the Leopard 1A5BE. In addition, the air component is buying new aircraft such as the Airbus A400M, NHI NH90 to accompany other aircraft for humanitarian missions such as the Agusta 109 and Alouette 2/3 helicopters. The transition will be complete by 2015. Due to Belgium's often-complicated politics, restructuring has led to decisions seen by some as illogical, such as the decision to mount the (very uncommon) CMI 90 mm cannon on the Piranha 3 (munition is very scarce and only made by a handful of manufacturers; it will probably be supplied by Mécar).[3] [4] Finally, other controversies have arisen around the relocation of Belgium’s ‘cavalry school´. See also Force Publique (colonial military forces) Free Belgian Forces (WWII military forces) List of Belgian military decorations References ^ Het Nieuwsblad; saturday 19, sunday 20 and monday 21 july 2008 ^ David Isby and Charles Kamps Jr, 'Armies of NATO's Central Front,' Jane's Publishing Company, 1985, p.59 ^ Belgian Army Restructuring controversies ^ 90mm cannons very uncommon within armies of the developed world  This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook document "2005 edition". 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