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Egypt vs Saudi Arabia

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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.

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Saudi Arabia is a country located in Middle East with an area of 2,149,690 km2 (land boundries: 4,272 km and costline 2,640 km). The capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh. The number of inhabitants is 34,218,169.

Saudi-led coalition of Arab states invaded Yemen in 2015. The inventory of the Saudi military forces, including the SANG, includes a mix of mostly modern weapons systems from the US and Europe. The United States is the leading supplier of armaments. In 2021 Saudi Arabia was the world's largest arms importer.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 11 billion $ 69 billion $
Percent of GDP: 0% 8.3%

Military budget

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Highest value in the world: 816 billion $ (USA)
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Manpower

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Active personnel: 438,500 480,000
Reserve personnel: 479,000 325,000
Available for military: 41,157,220 8,240,714

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Highest value in the world: 2,035,000 (China)
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Land Forces

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Tanks: 3,789 1,275
Armoured fighting vehicles: 8,699 6,347
Total artillery: 4,328 2,580
Self-propelled artillery: 889 510
Rocket artillery: 1,250 252

Tanks

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Highest value in the world: 12,267 (Russia)
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Air Forces

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Total aircraft: 1,103 1,407
Fighter aircraft: 44 141
Multirole aircraft: 278 72
Attack aircraft: 121 151
Helicopters: 310 491
UCAV (combat drone): 32 0

Total aircraft

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Highest value in the world: 12,930 (USA)
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Navy

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Total naval: 193 34
Aircraftcarriers: 2 0
Destroyers: 0 0
Frigates: 14 11
Corvettes: 7 9
Submarines: 8 0

Total naval

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Highest value in the world: 967 (North Korea)
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Nuclear weapons

Egypt

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Saudi Arabia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

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.

Saudi Arabia

17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription.