Forces armées, effectifs, équipements, déploiements : le dossier militaire complet sur Belgique.
| Militaires d’active (est.) | 23 000 |
|---|---|
| Rang mondial par effectifs | #98 / 162 |
MBB · 58/100 — La note Magna est notre composite 0–100 de la puissance nationale structurelle — cinq dimensions, plus de 100 indicateurs. C'est l'évaluation propre du Bureau, pas un miroir des chiffres de la Banque mondiale ou de la CIA.
Momentum 0 — Momentum trimestriel : la lecture du Bureau sur la trajectoire du pays au dernier trimestre, de −10 (dégradation rapide) à +10 (accélération).
Un trimestre calme : ni choc majeur, ni percée. La trajectoire du pays est fixée par des forces structurelles plus grandes que n'importe quelle saison.
La lecture honnête est la stabilité — ni crise ni aubaine — avec les longs courants de la démographie, du commerce et des institutions qui décident plus que n'importe quel trimestre.
Belgian Armed Forces (Defensie or La Défense): Land Component, Marine (Naval) Component, Air Component, Medical Component, Cyber Command (2025)
approximately 23,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)
the armed forces have a mix of weapons systems from European suppliers and the US; Belgium has an export-focused defense industry that focuses on components and subcontracting (2025)
18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; maximum age varies by position; conscription abolished in 1995 (2025)
has on average about 1,000 personnel deployed on foreign missions, including more than 300 ground forces deployed in Eastern Europe for the defense of NATO's eastern flank (2025)
the Belgian military's responsibilities include territorial defense, humanitarian/disaster relief, assistance to the police if required, international peacekeeping missions, and support to its NATO and EU security commitments, which Belgium considers vital components of its national security policy; outside of the country, the military operates almost always within an international organization or a coalition; Belgium was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) establishing NATO in 1949; it hosts the NATO headquarters in Brussels; Belgium also cooperates bilaterally with neighboring countries, such as Luxembourg and the Netherlands, in conducting joint patrols of their respective air spaces and in a composite combined special operations command with Denmark and the Netherlands (2025)
