| Military branches | Irish Defense Forces (Oglaigh na h-Eireannn): Army, Air Corps, Naval Service, Reserve Defense Forces (2021) |
| Military service age and obligation | 18-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service recruits to the Defence Forces (18-27 years of age for the Naval Service); 18-26 for cadetship (officer) applicants; 12-year service (5 active, 7 reserves); Irish citizen, European Economic Area citizenship, or refugee status (2020) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP | 0.27% of GDP (2020) 0.29% of GDP (2019) 0.29% of GDP (2018) 0.31% of GDP (2017) 0.33% of GDP (2016) |
| Military and security service personnel strengths | the Irish Defence Forces have approximately 8,700 active duty personnel (7,000 Army; 1,000 Navy; 700 Air Force) (2020) |
| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the Irish Defense Forces have a small inventory of imported weapons systems from a variety of mostly European countries; the UK is the leading supplier of military hardware to Ireland since 2010 (2020) |
| Military deployments | 130 Golan Heights (UNDOF); 340 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (Jan 2021) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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