European Union military powers

The EU’s first annual report on joint defence capabilities is expected to serve as the basis for a French-led, post-Brexit, post-Trump effort to turn the EU into a stand-alone military power

Defence budget 
Nuclear armed
Active personnel / reserves
Air Force: Fighters / helicopters
Army: Tanks / armoured vehicles / artillery
Navy: Aircraft carriers / destroyers / frigates / submarines

1. FRANCE
$41.50 billion
268,000 / 183,630 
269 / 589
528 / 6,028 / 120 
4 / 11 / 11 / 9

2. GERMANY
$50.00 billion
182,650 / 30,000 
128 / 386
245 / 4,583 / 108 
–/ –/ 9/ 6

3. ITALY
$27.80 billion
175,000 / 182,000 
99 / 439
200 / 6,947 / 162 
2 / 4 / 12 / 8

4. SPAIN
$15.10 billion
124,000 / 15,500 
137 / 162
327 / 2023 / 235 
1 / – / 11 / 3

5. P O L A N D
$12.00 billion
118,000 / 75,400 
91 / 176
1,069 / 2,547 / 547 
–/ –/ 2/ 3

6. SWEDEN
$6.33 billion
30,000 / –
71 / 53
126 / 1,036 / 86 
– / – / – / 5

7. GREECE
$4.84 billion
200,000 / 550,000 
187 / 231
1,355 / 3,691 / 1,010 
– / – / 13 / 11

8. CZECHIA
$2.97 billion
25,000 / –
12 / 44
116 / 682 / 171 
–/ –/ –/ –

9. NETHERLANDS
$12.42 billion
35,500 / 5,000 
61/ 75
18 / 1,546 / 217 
– / – / 6 / 4

10. ROMANIA
$5.05 billion
70,000 / 50,000 
26/ 62
943 / 1,369 / 808 
–/ –/ 3/ –

UNITED KINGDOM
$55.10 billion
192,660 / 83,000 
133 / 312
227 / 5,000 / 215 
2 / 6 / 13 / 10

United Kingdom
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Sources: Reuters, NATO, Global Firepower, Foreign Policy
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