Belgian Army

In 1992 the Army consisted of 54000 troops. Today, after a thorough reorganization comprising the suspension of conscription, the Army counts about 27000 service men and women of which 5200 work in international organizations (NATO, WEU,...) or in interforces organizations such as the Interforces Territorial Command or General Headquarters. Some 2000 troops are part of the Belgian Forces in Germany. Most of them belong to the 17th Mechanized Brigade based at Spich near Cologne.

The Belgian Army consists of a large number of units all belonging to different Branches. To avoid complicating matters, we can state that besides an Army Staff, the Army is composed of three main commands:

the Operational Command

the Combat Support Division

the Logistic Support Division

Equipment of the Belgian Army:

Armored Vehicles:

The combat Vehicle AIFV 25mm canon	The combat vehicle AIFV Milan	The command post vehicle AIFV PC

The M113 transporter	The Leopard 1A5 tank	The Leopard Dozer recovery tank

The CVR-T Scimitar reconnaissance	The pandur wheeled armoured vehicle	The CVR-T Spartan reconnaissance vehicle

Artillery:

The M109A2 Howitzer	The Howitzer 105mm	The Mistral anti-aircraft missile

Engineer Equipment:

The Minelayer Matenin	The bridging equipment FSB	Zodiac boats

Helicopters:

The A-109 combat helicopter	The Allouette liaison helicopter	The Britten Norman Islander

Trucks and Transportation:

The Unimog 4&4 light truck	The Volvo gargo 10t truck	The Man Daf tank transporter

The Scania T144GB tank transporter	The Scania P124 CA6&4 transporter	The Ampliroll transporter

Guns and Weapons:

The FNC Rifle	The MI.50 automatic machinegun	The Mortar 60mm

The Mortar 81mm	The Mortar 4"2	Milan anti-tank weapon

Here are some pictures of the Army in action:

Source : The Belgian Army homepage