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GREECE

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NATO's highest per-capita defence spender with 1,244 tanks and Rafale fighters acquired to counter Turkish pressure.

MILITARY DOCTRINE

Aegean sovereignty, deterrence against Turkey, and NATO eastern Mediterranean flank defence.

10.8M
POPULATION
$239.2B
GDP TOTAL
$8.9B
MILITARY BUDGET
141K
ACTIVE TROOPS

FORCE STRUCTURE BREAKDOWN

PERSONNEL

Active Troops
141,000
Reserve Troops
220,000
Paramilitary
4,000
Special Forces
4,000
GFP POWER INDEX
0.4714
MIL. BUDGET % GDP
3.6%

GROUND FORCES

Tanks (MBT)
1,244
Armored Vehicles
3,120
Artillery
1,923
MLRS
165
1,244
TANKS
3,120
AFVs
1,923
ARTILLERY

AIR POWER

Fighter Aircraft
573
Attack Helicopters
29
Transport Helicopters
86
Drones (UAV/UCAV)
10
573
FIGHTERS
29
HELICOPTERS
10
DRONES

NAVAL & STRATEGIC

Total Ships
108
Submarines
11
Aircraft Carriers
0
Ballistic Missiles
0
NON-NUCLEAR STATE

NATIONAL ARSENAL

No arsenal data available

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