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Belgium national baseline inside the research system

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Profile
BEL
Country baseline and force posture.
Operational link
I / R
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Equipment links
3
Linked equipment records currently reachable from this country profile.
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BELGIUM

GFP #67EuropeCAP: Brussels
NATOEU

NATO founding member hosting NATO HQ in Brussels; investing in F-35A fighters to replace aging F-16s and modernise air power.

11.6M
POPULATION
β€”
GDP TOTAL
$6.9B
MILITARY BUDGET
23K
ACTIVE TROOPS

FORCE STRUCTURE BREAKDOWN

PERSONNEL

ACTIVE TROOPS
23,100
Reserve Troops
0
Paramilitary
β€”
Special Forces
β€”
GFP POWER INDEX
1.1200
MIL. BUDGET % GDP
1.2%

GROUND FORCES

Tanks (MBT)
0
Armored Vehicles
520
Artillery
0
MLRS
β€”
0
TANKS
520
AFVs
0
ARTILLERY

AIR POWER

Fighter Aircraft
54
Attack Helicopters
β€”
Transport Helicopters
β€”
Drones (UAV/UCAV)
β€”
54
FIGHTERS
β€”
HELICOPTERS
β€”
DRONES

NAVAL & STRATEGIC

Total Ships
10
Submarines
β€”
Aircraft Carriers
β€”
Ballistic Missiles
β€”
NON-NUCLEAR STATE

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