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Dutch Armed forces

Netherlands
Population
17,790,800
Military budget
16.6 billion $
Active personnel
41,199
Nuclear weapons
☢
0 warheads
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Basic informations

Capital: Amsterdam
Area: 41,543 km2
Population: 17,790,800
Etnic groups: Dutch 78.6%, EU 5.8%, Turkish 2.4%, Indonesian 2.2%, Moroccan 2.2%, Surinamese 2.1%, Bonairian, Saba Islander, Sint Eustatian 0.8%, other 5.9%
Religions: Roman Catholic 28%, Protestant 19% (includes Dutch Reformed 9%, Protestant Church of The Netherlands, 7%, Calvinist 3%), other 11% (includes about 5% Muslim), none 42%

Military branches

(The Armed forces of the Netherlands) Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal Marechaussee.

Military service

17 years of age for an all-volunteer force.

Military expenditures

Military budget
16.6 billion $
Percent of GDP
1.6

Manpower

Active personnel
41,199
Reserve
6,532
Available
7,728,129

Land Forces

Tanks
18
AFV
1,116
Artillery
75
Self-propelled guns
52
Rocket artillery
0
Armoured fighting vehicles includes infantry fighting vehicles, tank destroyers, armoured personnel carriers, mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles(MRAP), amphibious and reconnaissance vehicles.
Total artillery includes towed, self-propelled gun(SPG) and rocket artillery.

Tanks

TypeNameNumber
Leopard 2A6 18

AFVs

TypeNameNumber
CV9035NL 149
Boxer 200
Fennek 368
Bushmaster 124
TPz Fuchs 20
- BV206S 96
- BVS10 74
- YPR-765 85

Self-propelled artillery

TypeNameNumber
PzH 2000 52

Rocket artillery

TypeNameNumber
- -

Air Forces

Total aircraft
183
Fighters
0
Multirole
61
Attack
0
Helicopters
82
UCAV (combat drone)
4
Total aircraft - number of all military aircraft and helicopters in country. Includes training and cargo aircraft. Does not include drones.
Attack includes ground-attack and strategic bomber aircraft.

Fighter aircraft

TypeNameNumber
- -

Multirole aircraft

TypeNameNumber
F-16AM/BM 40
F-35A 21

Attack and bomber aircraft

TypeNameNumber
- -

Helicopters

TypeNameNumber
AH-64D Apache 28
AS 532U2 Cougar Mk2 12
CH-47F Chinook 20
NH90 19
- AgustaWestland AW139 2
- AgustaWestland AW189 1

UCAV (combat drone)

TypeNameNumber
MQ-9 Reaper 4

Navy

Total naval
144
Aircraftcarriers
0
Destroyers
4
Frigates
2
Corvettes
0
Submarines
4
Total naval - number of all military ships in country. Includes auxiliaries.
Aircraft carriers includes helicopter carriers. Destroyers includes Battlecruisers and Cruisers.

Aircraftcarriers

TypeNameNumber
- -

Destroyers

TypeNameNumber
- De Zeven Provinciën 4

Frigates

TypeNameNumber
- Karel Doorman 2

Corvettes

TypeNameNumber
- -

Submarines

TypeNameNumber
- Walrus-class 4

☢ Nuclear weapons

Netherlands participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.