Luxembourg Armed Forces
| Luxembourg Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Lëtzebuerger Arméi Armée luxembourgeoise | |
Luxembourg Armed Forces emblem | |
| Founded | 16 February 1881 (144 years, 126 days) |
| Current form | 29 June 1967 (57 years, 358 days) |
| Headquarters | Military Centre "Caserne Grand-Duc Jean", Diekirch |
| Leadership | |
| Grand Duke | Henri |
| Minister for Defence | Yuriko Backes |
| Chief of Defence | General Steve Thull |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18-26 |
| Available for military service | 118,665 males, age 18-57 (2018), 117,456 females, age 18-57 (2018) |
| Fit for military service | 97,290 males, age 18-57 (2018), 96,361 females, age 18-57 (2018) |
| Reaching military age annually | 3,263 males (2018), 3,084 females (2018) |
| Active personnel | 939 (2018) |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | 389 million Euro (2021) |
| Percent of GDP | 0.56% (2021) |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Luxembourg |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Luxembourg |
The Luxembourg Armed Forces (Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerger Arméi; French: Armée luxembourgeoise) are the national military force of Luxembourg. The army has been a fully volunteer military since 1967. As of December 2018, it has 939 personnel.
The army is under civilian control, with the grand duke as commander-in-chief. The minister for defence, currently Yuriko Backes, oversees army operations. The professional head of the army is the Chief of Defence, who answers to the minister and holds the rank of general.
Luxembourg has provided military personnel for UN, NATO and EU peacekeeping missions since 1992. It has been a member of Eurocorps since 1994.