Military power of Austria & Brazil
Austria vs Brazil
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Austria is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 83,879 km2 (land boundries: 2,524 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Austria is Vienna. The number of inhabitants is 8,935,112.
Austria is constitutionally non-aligned, but is an EU member and actively participates in EU peacekeeping and crisis management operations. Austria is not a member of NATO, but joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace framework.
The Austrian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems from European countries and the USA. The Austrian defense industry produces a range of equipment and partners with other countries. More about Austria militaryBrazil is a country located in Eastern South America with an area of 8,515,767 km2 (land boundries: 16,145 km and costline 7,491 km). The capital of Brazil is Brasília. The number of inhabitants is 210,147,125.
Brazil has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the United States. MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, but it does not entail any security obligations. The Brazilian military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons, largely from Europe and the US. Brazil's defense industry is capable of designing and manufacturing equipment for all three military services
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Military expenditures
 AT |  BR | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 3.2 billion $ | 19.2 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 0.74% | 1.2% |
Manpower
| AT | BR | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 23,000 | 334,500 |
| Reserve personnel: | 125,600 | 1,340,000 |
| Available for military: | 1,941,110 | 53,350,703 |
Land Forces
| AT | BR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 56 | 469 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 215 | 1,696 | |
| Total artillery: | 30 | 760 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 30 | 136 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 0 | 78 |
Air Forces
| AT | BR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 129 | 473 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 15 | 45 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 0 | 3 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 77 | |
| Helicopters: | 87 | 182 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| AT | BR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 0 | 216 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 1 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 6 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 2 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 7 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Austria
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Brazil
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Austria
Registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service (6 months), or optionally, alternative civil/community service (9 months); males 18 to 50 years old in the militia or inactive reserve are subject to compulsory service; in a January 2012 referendum, a majority of Austrians voted in favor of retaining the system of compulsory military service (with the option of alternative/non-military service) instead of switching to a professional army system.
Brazil
18-45 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 10-12 months; 17-45 years of age for voluntary service; an increasing percentage of the ranks are "long-service" volunteer professionals; women were allowed to serve in the armed forces beginning in early 1980s when the Brazilian Army became the first army in South America to accept women into career ranks; women serve in Navy and Air Force only in Women's Reserve Corps.