Military power of Brazil & United Arab Emirates
Brazil vs United Arab Emirates
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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 militaryUnited Arab Emirates is a country located in Middle East with an area of 83,600 km2 (land boundries: 1,066 km and costline 1,318 km). The capital of United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi. The number of inhabitants is 9,890,400.
the UAE hosts a multi-service French military base. The UAE has a defense cooperation agreement with the United States and hosted about 3,500 US troops. UAE invaded Yemen as part of the Saudi-led coalition and withdrew its main military force in 2019. the UAE Armed Forces inventory is comprised of wide variety of mostly modern imported equipment. The Emirates has acquired military equipment from more than 20 countries. USA is the leading supplier.
More about United Arab Emirates militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 BR |  AE | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 19.2 billion $ | 22.8 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 1.2% | 5.6% |
Manpower
| BR | AE | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 334,500 | 65,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 1,340,000 | 130,000 |
| Available for military: | 53,350,703 | 3,240,000 |
Land Forces
| BR | AE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 469 | 354 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,696 | 8,980 | |
| Total artillery: | 760 | 398 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 136 | 183 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 78 | 139 |
Air Forces
| BR | AE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 473 | 510 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 45 | 0 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 3 | 137 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 77 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 182 | 215 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| BR | AE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 216 | 79 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 1 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 6 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 2 | 9 | |
| Submarines: | 7 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Brazil
Does not have nuclear weapons.
United Arab Emirates
Does not have nuclear weapons.
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.
United Arab Emirates
18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men, optional service for women; 17 years of age for male volunteers with parental approval; 2-year general obligation, 9 months for secondary school graduates; women may train for 9 months regardless of education.