World Military Power
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Ireland

Europe & Central Asia · Dublin

Rank #103 of 173

28.3Strength score

Photos

Irish Army snipers
Irish Army snipersIrish Defence Forces · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Portsmouth Harbour - Royal Navy Ship - geograph.org.uk - 8228071
Portsmouth Harbour - Royal Navy Ship - geograph.org.uk - 8228071Colin Smith  · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
U.S. Air Force members pose for a photo with members of the Irish Air Corps during a tour of Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel, Ireland, June 22, 2024
U.S. Air Force members pose for a photo with members of the Irish Air Corps during a tour of Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel, Ireland, June 22, 20241st Lt Jacqulyn Noffsinger · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Equipment figures for this country are not added yet. The score uses budget and personnel only.

Strength by area

  • Finance77
  • Air power—
  • Manpower61
  • Land forces—
  • Naval power—
  • Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget
$1.6B #77
Budget as % of GDP
0.22% #160
Spending per person
$283 #54
GDP
$721.7B #23
Population
5,484,367 #120

Manpower

Active personnel
9,000 (World Bank figure) #138
Reserve personnel
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Paramilitary
—
Total personnel
9,000 #138

Land forces

Tanks
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Armoured vehicles
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Self-propelled artillery
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Towed artillery
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Rocket launchers (MLRS)
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Air power

Total aircraft
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Fighter jets
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Attack aircraft & bombers
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Transport aircraft
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Helicopters
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Attack helicopters
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Naval power

Total naval vessels
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Aircraft carriers
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Helicopter carriers
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Submarines
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Destroyers
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Frigates
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Corvettes
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Patrol vessels
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Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
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Weapons Ireland uses (22)

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Hawker HurricaneHawker HurricaneFighter aircraft FGM-148 JavelinFGM-148 JavelinAnti-tank guided missiles Airco DH.9Airco DH.9Bombers Flower-class corvetteFlower-class corvetteCorvettes LÉ OrlaLÉ OrlaCorvettes LÉ CiaraLÉ CiaraCorvettes Barrett M90Barrett M90Sniper rifles LÉ AislingLÉ AislingPatrol vessels LÉ MaevLÉ MaevCorvettes LÉ MachaLÉ MachaCorvettes LÉ ClionaLÉ ClionaCorvettes Peacock-class corvettePeacock-class corvetteCorvettes

Weapons made in Ireland (2)

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Róisín-class large patrol vesselRóisín-class large patrol vesselPatrol vessels Deirdre-class offshore patrol vesselPatrol vessels

Others in the region

  1. 2Russian Federation95.0 VS
  2. 8France77.2 VS
  3. 10United Kingdom74.7 VS
  4. 12Turkiye73.3 VS
  5. 18Greece68.9 VS
  6. 19Germany68.2 VS
  7. 20Italy67.8 VS
  8. 24Spain67.0 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)