Germany military

Global rank #14

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Germany ranks #14 of 24 in the 2026 Military Atlas Index. It spends $114B on defense (2.3% of GDP) and has 180K active personnel.

Key statistics

Sources: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database (2025), World Bank (2025), IISS The Military Balance (2025), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), citing FlightGlobal World Air Forces (2026), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) (2026).

Equipment inventory

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Germany: Aircraft (23)

Eurofighter TyphoonFighter Jet · United Kingdom138 TyphoonconfirmedLight LUNAUAV / Drone · Germany87confirmedTornado IDSFighter Jet · United Kingdom63confirmedA400MTransport Aircraft · Multi-national50confirmedF-16DFighter Jet · United StatesTraining aircraftconfirmedMedium KZOUAV / Drone · Germany35confirmedAlpha JetTransport Aircraft · FranceTraining aircraftconfirmedG120TPTransport Aircraft · GermanyTraining aircraftconfirmedT-6ATransport Aircraft · United StatesTraining aircraftconfirmedTornado ECRFighter Jet · GermanyEWconfirmedYak-130Transport Aircraft · RussiaTraining aircraftconfirmedA330 MRTTTransport Aircraft · SpainTankerconfirmedPC-21Transport Aircraft · SwitzerlandTraining aircraftconfirmedG120ATrainer Aircraft · GermanyTraining aircraftconfirmedHeronUAV / Drone · Israel6confirmedIAI EitanUAV / Drone5confirmedAirbus A350Transport Aircraft3confirmedC-130HTransport Aircraft · United States3confirmedC-130JTransport Aircraft · United States3confirmedAirbus A321neoTransport Aircraft2confirmedPC-7Transport Aircraft · SwitzerlandTraining aircraftconfirmedA319 (Recce)Reconnaissance · FranceSpecial missionconfirmedA321Transport Aircraft · France1confirmed

Germany: Helicopters (12)

NH90 (TTH)Helicopter · Multi-nationalTransport helicopterconfirmedCH-53Helicopter · United States66confirmedTigerHelicopter · FranceCombat helicopterconfirmedLynx Mk88AHelicopter · United KingdomASWconfirmedNH90 NFH (Sea Lion)Helicopter · Multi-nationalSARconfirmedEurocopter EC145Helicopter17confirmedH135Helicopter · FranceTraining helicopterconfirmedH225MHelicopter · FranceTransport helicopterconfirmedH145 (UH-72A/B)Helicopter · GermanyTransport helicopterconfirmedH160MHelicopter · FranceTraining helicopterconfirmedH215M/AS332Helicopter · France3confirmed

CH-47F ChinookHelicopter · United States—confirmed

Germany: Land (34)

Mungo ESKArmored Vehicle · Germany400confirmedEagle IV/VArmored Vehicle · Switzerland363confirmedTPz-1 FuchsArmored Vehicle · Germanyinc variantsconfirmedPumaArmored Vehicle · Italy350confirmedBoxerArmored Vehicle · Germanyinc variantsconfirmedLeopard 2A7+Tank · Germany~320 Leopard 2 (various variants)confirmedMarder 1A3/A4Armored Vehicle · Germany258confirmedDingo 2Armored Vehicle · Germany247confirmedLAPV EnokArmored Vehicle · Germany221confirmedFennekArmored Vehicle · Germanyincl 24 engr recce, 50 fires sptconfirmedLeopard 2A5/A6Tank · Germany209confirmedMowag DuroArmored Vehicle · Switzerland176confirmed155mm PzH 2000Artillery System · Germany109confirmedLeopard 2A7+Tank · Germany104confirmedBPz-2 1Armored Vehicle · Germany93confirmedBPz-3 BüffelArmored Vehicle · Germany75confirmedBv-206SArmored Vehicle · Sweden75confirmedWiesel 1 Mk20Armored Vehicle · Germany73confirmedMarder 1A5Armored Vehicle · Germany72confirmedDachsEngineering Vehicle · Germany50confirmedTPz-1 Fuchs NBCArmored Vehicle · Germany44confirmed120mm mortarArtillery System40confirmedM270 MLRSArtillery System · United States38confirmedM113A1/A2 (incl variants)Armored Vehicle · United Statesinc variantsconfirmed30mm 96K6 Pantsir-S1 (RS-SA-22 Greyhound)Artillery System · RussiaSPAAGMconfirmedM3Armored Vehicle30confirmedKeilerEngineering Vehicle · Germany24confirmedLeopard 2 with LeguanArmored Vehicle · Germany7confirmedFuchs KAIArmored Vehicle · Germany6confirmedBiberEngineering Vehicle · Germany5confirmedBvS-10Armored Vehicle · Sweden1confirmed

120 Krh/40Mortar · Finland—confirmed

MATADORRcl · Germany—confirmedSoltam K6Mortar · Israel—confirmed

Germany: Naval (4)

Type 212A SubmarineSubmarine · Germany6confirmedBaden-Württemberg (F125)Frigate · Germanywith 2 quad lnchr with RGM-84C Harpoon Block 1B AShM, 2 21-cell Mk 49 GMLS with RIM-116C RAM Block 2 SAM, 1 127mm gun (capacity 2 NH90 hel)confirmedBrandenburg (F123)Frigate · Germanywith 2 quad lnchr with RGM-84C Harpoon Block 1B AShM, 2 8-cell Mk 41 VLS with RIM-7P Sea Sparrow SAM/RIM-162B ESSM SAM, 2 21-cell Mk 49 GMLS with RIM-116 RAM SAM, 2 twin 324mm SVTT Mk 32 ASTT with MU90 LWT, 1 76mm gun (capacity 2 Lynx Mk88A hel)confirmedSachsen (F124)Destroyer · Germanywith 2 quad lnchr with RGM-84C Harpoon Block 1B AShM, 4 8-cell Mk 41 VLS with SM-2 Block IIIA SAM/RIM-162B ESSM SAM, 2 21-cell Mk 49 GMLS with RIM-116 RAM SAM, 2 triple 324mm SVTT Mk 32 ASTT with MU90 LWT, 1 76mm gun (capacity 2 Lynx Mk88A hel)confirmed

Germany: Missile (9)

TOWMissile System · United States107confirmedS-400 TriumfMissile System · RussiaLong-range SAMconfirmedS-300PM1/PM2 (RS-SA-20 Gargoyle)Missile System · RussiaLong-range SAMconfirmed

MIM-104 Patriot PAC-3Missile System · United StatesLong-range, estimatedconfirmed

53T6 (RS-AB-4A Gazelle)Missile System · RussiaMissile Defence, estimatedconfirmedFIM-92 StingerMissile System · United StatesPoint-defenceconfirmedIRIS-T SLMMissile System · GermanyMedium-rangeconfirmedMilanMissile System · France—confirmedSpike-LR/MR/ERMissile System · Israel—confirmed

Each row is labeled Confirmed, Estimated or Alleged. A dash means no count is published.

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