Military power of Brazil & USA
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Brazil 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
More about Brazil militaryUSA is a country located in North America with an area of 9,857,306 km2 (land boundries: 12,002 km and costline 19,924 km). The capital of USA is Washington. The number of inhabitants is 331,449,281.
The United States is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949. The US military's inventory is comprised almost entirely of domestically-produced weapons systems defense industry is capable of designing, developing, maintaining, and producing the full spectrum of weapons systems. The United States is the world's leading arms exporter.
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Military expenditures
 BR |  US | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 19.2 billion $ | 816 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 1.2% | 3.3% |
Manpower
| BR | US | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 334,500 | 1,358,500 |
| Reserve personnel: | 1,340,000 | 799,500 |
| Available for military: | 53,350,703 | 73,270,043 |
Land Forces
| BR | US | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 469 | 6,612 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,696 | 41,237 | |
| Total artillery: | 760 | 4,243 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 136 | 1,498 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 78 | 1,366 |
Air Forces
| BR | US | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 473 | 12,930 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 45 | 461 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 3 | 2,417 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 77 | 566 | |
| Helicopters: | 182 | 4,741 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 334 |
Navy
| BR | US | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 216 | 460 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 1 | 20 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 94 | |
| Frigates: | 6 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 2 | 22 | |
| Submarines: | 7 | 69 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Brazil
Does not have nuclear weapons.
USA
The first country to develop and to military use nuclear warheads in the world. Everything started from the Manhattan project, a research that had one particular goal in focus – to develop and produce the first nuclear weapon. Americans were the first to wield such powerful weapon. Everything started in 1941, which is date of the beginning of Manhattan project. Since the end of the Second World War, United States became the leading country when it comes to possessing nuclear warheads and it lasted approximately to 1980s. We should also bear in mind that United States are also the only nation that ever used nuclear weapon in military conflict.
In 1960, the amount of warheads stored by Americans exceeded 30,000. However, it is worth to note that throughout the entire period of the so-called Cold War, USA managed to build approximately 70,000 nuclear warheads, what is more than all other countries with access to nuclear weapons combined. From the first test that happened in 1945 to this day, the USA conducted 1054 tests of atomic bombs. Still, as a result of introduced restrictions on the amount of warheads one state can possess, the current number has dropped to 6500 warheads. Noteworthy is also the fact that out of this number, United States deployed only 1600.
Military service
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.
USA
18 years of age (17 years of age with parental consent) for male and female voluntary service; no conscription; maximum enlistment age 42 (Army), 27 (Air Force), 34 (Navy), 28 (Marines); service obligation 8 years, including 2-5 years active duty (Army), 2 years active (Navy), 4 years active (Air Force, Marines); DoD is eliminating prohibitions restricting women from assignments in units smaller than brigades or near combat units.