Military power of Egypt & Israel
Egypt vs Israel
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Egypt is a country located in Northern Africa with an area of 1,010,407 km2 (land boundries: 2,612 km and costline 2,450 km). The capital of Egypt is Cairo. The number of inhabitants is 101,576,517.
Egypt has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The EAF's inventory is comprised of a mix of domestically produced, imported Soviet-era, and more modern, particularly Western, weapons systems. The leading suppliers of military hardware to Egypt are France, Russia, and the United States.
More about Egypt militaryIsrael is a country located in Middle East with an area of 20,770 km2 (land boundries: 1,068 km and costline 273 km). The capital of Israel is Jerusalem but it is internationally unrecognized. The number of inhabitants is 9,353,610.
Israel has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The majority of the IDF's inventory is comprised of weapons that are domestically-produced or imported from Europe and the United States. Israel has a broad defense industrial base that can develop, produce, support, and sustain a wide variety of weapons systems.
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Military expenditures
 EG |  IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 11 billion $ | 0 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 0% | 5.2% |
Manpower
| EG | IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 438,500 | 169,500 |
| Reserve personnel: | 479,000 | 465,000 |
| Available for military: | 41,157,220 | 1,797,960 |
Land Forces
| EG | IL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 3,789 | 1,650 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 8,699 | 6,135 | |
| Total artillery: | 4,328 | 1,000 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 889 | 650 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 1,250 | 48 |
Air Forces
| EG | IL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 1,103 | 618 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 44 | 41 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 278 | 230 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 121 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 310 | 128 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 32 | 15 |
Navy
| EG | IL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 193 | 74 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 2 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 14 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 7 | 7 | |
| Submarines: | 8 | 6 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Egypt
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Israel
Although not certain, there is a rumour that Israel was the sixth country in the world that managed to research and develop their own nuclear arsenal. However, they did not confirm that fact. Still, a lot of sources claim that they managed to prepare fully working nuclear warheads in 1966. In spite of such early dates, Israel has not joined the NPT. Up to this day, they do not confirm nor deny the possibility of having nuclear arsenal. As a result of that, Israel is said to apply quite effective, yet affordable deterring policy.
According to many organizations, the estimated numbers of nuclear weapons that Israel possesses varies from 80 up to even 200 ready to be launched nuclear weapons. What is more, there are also rumours that Israel managed to prepare special missiles that can be operational from submarines.
Military service
Egypt
18-30 years of age for male conscript military service; service obligation - 18-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation; voluntary enlistment possible from age 16.
Israel
18 years of age for compulsory (Jews, Druzes) military service; 17 years of age for voluntary (Christians, Muslims, Circassians) military service; both sexes are obligated to military service; conscript service obligation - 36 months for enlisted men, 21 months for enlisted women, 48 months for officers; pilots commit to 9 years service; reserve obligation to age 41-51 (men), 24 (women).