NATO

ORBAT categories

• Allied command

  • SHAPE / SACEUR (Mons)1 – 1
  • Joint Force Commands (Brunssum, Naples, Norfolk)3 – 3
  • Allied Reaction Force (ARF)300,000 – 300,000
  • VJTF spearhead brigade5,000 – 5,000

• Enhanced Forward Presence

  • eFP battlegroups (eastern flank)8 – 8
  • Battlegroup Estonia (UK)1 – 1
  • Battlegroup Latvia (Canada)1 – 1
  • Battlegroup Lithuania (Germany)1 – 1
  • Battlegroup Poland (US)1 – 1
  • Battlegroup Slovakia (Czechia)1 – 1
  • Battlegroup Hungary1 – 1
  • Battlegroup Romania (France)1 – 1
  • Battlegroup Bulgaria (Italy)1 – 1

• Maritime & carriers

  • Standing NATO Maritime Groups 1 & 216 – 24
  • Integrated carrier strike groups (STRIKFORNAT)4 – 8
  • Standing NATO Maritime Group 18 – 12
  • Standing NATO Maritime Group 28 – 12
  • SNMCMG 1 & 2 (mine countermeasures)12 – 20
  • US Gerald R. Ford / Nimitz CSG (integrable)2 – 4
  • UK Queen Elizabeth-class CSG2 – 2
  • French Charles de Gaulle1 – 1
  • Italian Cavour / Garibaldi2 – 2

• Nuclear deterrent

  • US/UK/French SSBN patrols22 – 26
  • B61 nuclear sharing (Europe)100 – 150
  • US Ohio-class SSBN (NATO-assigned)14 – 18
  • US Virginia-class SSN50 – 65
  • UK Vanguard-class SSBN4 – 4
  • French Triomphant-class SSBN4 – 4
  • B61 tactical gravity bombs (Europe)100 – 150

• Shared logistics

  • Strategic airlift (SAC C-17)3 – 6
  • Prepositioned stockpiles (POMCUS)8 – 16

• Intelligence fusion

  • NATO E-3A AWACS14 – 18
  • RQ-4D Phoenix AGS5 – 8

• NATO Response Force

  • Allied Reaction Force (ARF)300,000 – 300,000
  • VJTF spearhead brigade5,000 – 5,000
  • Rotating air/maritime/SOF packages20 – 40

• Ballistic missile defense

  • Aegis Ashore Romania (SM-3)1 – 1
  • Aegis Ashore Poland (SM-3)1 – 1
  • Aegis BMD destroyer patrols8 – 16

• Alliance air power

  • NATO E-3A AWACS14 – 18
  • RQ-4D Phoenix AGS5 – 8
  • C-17 SAC Globemaster III3 – 6
  • Combined member fighter jets2,500 – 2,800

• Allied heavy armor

  • M1A2 Abrams SEPv3/v41,500 – 2,000
  • Leopard 2 A7+/A82,000 – 2,500
  • Challenger 3150 – 200
  • HIMARS / M270 MLRS500 – 700