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Ireland national baseline inside the research system

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Profile
IRL
Country baseline and force posture.
Operational link
I / R
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Equipment links
0
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Ireland flag

IRELAND

GFP #96EuropeCAP: Dublin
EU

Militarily neutral nation contributing to EU and UN peacekeeping; under debate about NATO membership post-Ukraine war.

5.1M
POPULATION
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GDP TOTAL
$1.3B
MILITARY BUDGET
9K
ACTIVE TROOPS

FORCE STRUCTURE BREAKDOWN

PERSONNEL

ACTIVE TROOPS
8,500
Reserve Troops
2,000
Paramilitary
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Special Forces
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GFP POWER INDEX
1.7455
MIL. BUDGET % GDP
0.3%

GROUND FORCES

Tanks (MBT)
0
Armored Vehicles
100
Artillery
24
MLRS
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0
TANKS
100
AFVs
24
ARTILLERY

AIR POWER

Fighter Aircraft
0
Attack Helicopters
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Transport Helicopters
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Drones (UAV/UCAV)
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0
FIGHTERS
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HELICOPTERS
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DRONES

NAVAL & STRATEGIC

Total Ships
8
Submarines
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Aircraft Carriers
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Ballistic Missiles
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NON-NUCLEAR STATE

NATIONAL ARSENAL

No arsenal data available

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