Armed Forces and Units

Spanish Armed Forces

Medieval

The Spanish Armed Forces are in charge of guaranteeing the sovereignty and independence of the Kingdom of Spain and defending its territorial integrity and the constitutional order, according to the functions the Constitution of 1978 entrusts to them. They are composed of the Army, the Air and Space Force, the Navy, the Royal Guard and the Military Emergencies Unit, as well as the so-called Common Corps. The infobox dates the force to 20 January 1479. Spain joined NATO in 1982 and occupies a prominent position in its structure, though it spends less than the 2 percent of GDP on defence that NATO recommends. Spain has the oldest Marine Infantry in the world and the oldest permanent military units in the world, the Infantry Regiment Inmemorial del Rey No. 1 and the Infantry Regiment Soria No. 9.

Facts

Force Type

Force Type (category)

Army 1

Force Type (category)

Navy 1

Force Type (category)

Air Force 1

Force Type

Unified armed forces of Spain 1

Founded Year

1479 1

Country

Spain 1

Connections

Fought In

Gulf War

Source Wikipedia: Spanish Armed Forces

Iraq War

Source Wikipedia: Spanish Armed Forces

Spanish Civil War

Source Wikipedia: Spanish Armed Forces

Operates

18-pounder long gun

Source Wikipedia: 18-pounder long gun

7.63×25mm Mauser

Source Wikipedia: 7.63×25mm Mauser

AMX-30

Source MilitaryFactory.com: AMX-30

Barrett M95

Source MilitaryFactory.com: Barrett M95

Bergmann MP18

Source MilitaryFactory.com: Bergmann MP18/I (Maschinenpistole 18/I)

Blunderbuss

Source MilitaryFactory.com: Blunderbuss

Carronade

Source Wikipedia: Carronade

DM2A4 Seehecht

Source DM2A4

DSR-Precision DSR-1

Source MilitaryFactory.com: DSR-Precision DSR-1

FIM-92 Stinger

Source MilitaryFactory.com: General Dynamics / Raytheon FIM-92 Stinger

FN FNP

Source Wikipedia: FN FNP

FN Model 1903

Source MilitaryFactory.com: Browning Model 1903 / FN M1903

FN P90

Source MilitaryFactory.com: Fabrique Nationale FN P90

Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile

Source Center for Strategic and International Studies Missile Threat: Harpoon

Heckler & Koch AG36

Source MilitaryFactory.com: Heckler & Koch HK AG36

Heckler & Koch G41

Source MilitaryFactory.com: Heckler & Koch HK G41

IRIS-T

Source Wikipedia: IRIS-T

Lebel Model 1886 Rifle

Source MilitaryFactory.com: Lebel Model 1886

Mark 41 Vertical Launching System

Source Wikipedia: Mark 41 vertical launching system

Mauser Model 1893

Source Wikipedia: Mauser Model 1893

Maxim-Tokarev

Source Wikipedia: Maxim-Tokarev

Mowag Piranha

Source MilitaryFactory.com: MOWAG Piranha

MP 18

Source MilitaryFactory.com: Bergmann MP18/I (Maschinenpistole 18/I)

Panhard M3

Source MilitaryFactory.com: Panhard M3

SIG Sauer P226

Source MilitaryFactory.com: SIG-Sauer P226

Smith & Wesson Model 3

Source Wikipedia: Smith & Wesson Model 3

SPAD S.XIII

Source MilitaryFactory.com: SPAD S.XIII

Star Model Z62

Source Wikipedia: Star Model Z62

Star Model Z84

Source MilitaryFactory.com: Star Model Z84

In the Other Atlases

Found In

Spain

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Spanish Armed Forces

Wikipedia

Wikipedia article, lead section
The Spanish Armed Forces are in charge of guaranteeing the sovereignty and independence of the Kingdom of Spain
Infobox: founded
20 January 1479 ()
Wikipedia article, lead section (service branches)
They are composed of: the Army, the Air and Space Force, the Navy, the Royal Guard, and the Military Emergencies Unit
Fought In: Spanish Civil War, Wikipedia article text
although they did intervene in the Spanish Civil War
Fought In: Iraq War, Wikipedia article text
Spain also participated in the Iraq War between 2003 and 2004
Fought In: Gulf War, Wikipedia article text
Spanish troops have participated together with their Western allies in operations such as Gulf War