The French public budget › Defense · State · 2026
Equipment of the armed forces
Engagement and combat, deterrence, command and information control…: the 2nd largest of the 4 parts of “Defense”.
22.8bn€
voted for 2026 in the State budget (budget act)
Year by year
Spent in 202416.7bn€
Spent in 202519.3bn€
Voted for 202622.8bn€
What it pays for, planned in the draft budget for 2025
Engagement and combat34%6.4bn€
Deterrence31%5.7bn€
Command and information control17%3.2bn€
Projection - mobility - support9%1.7bn€
Protection and safeguarding7%1.4bn€
Preparation and conduct of armament operations2%293M€
Source: 2024 actual spending (budget outturn act) ↗, 2025 actual spending (budget outturn act) ↗, 2026 budget act as passed ↗, State budget bill for 2025 (data.economie.gouv.fr) ↗.