Military power of Greece & Austria
Greece vs Austria
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Greece is a country located in Southern Europe with an area of 131,990 km2 (land boundries: 1,110 km and costline 13,676 km). The capital of Greece is Athens. The number of inhabitants is 10,718,565.
Greece joined NATO in 1952. The inventory of the Hellenic Armed Forces consists mostly of a mix of imported weapons from Europe and the USA. Germany is the leading supplier of weapons systems. Greece entered into a security agreement with France in 2021 that included the sale of frigates and fighter aircraft to augment its aging weapons systems. Greece's defense industry also is capable of producing a range of military hardware
More about Greece militaryAustria 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 militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 GR |  AT | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 7.6 billion $ | 3.2 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 3.8% | 0.74% |
Manpower
| GR | AT | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 107,600 | 23,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 221,600 | 125,600 |
| Available for military: | 2,535,174 | 1,941,110 |
Land Forces
| GR | AT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 1,365 | 56 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 4,126 | 215 | |
| Total artillery: | 1,469 | 30 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 588 | 30 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 152 | 0 |
Air Forces
| GR | AT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 855 | 129 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 35 | 15 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 202 | 0 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 427 | 87 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 3 | 0 |
Navy
| GR | AT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 236 | 0 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 13 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 11 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Greece
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Austria
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Greece
19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; during wartime the law allows for recruitment beginning January of the year of inductee's 18th birthday, thus including 17 year olds; 18 years of age for volunteers; conscript service obligation is 1 year for the Army and 9 months for the Air Force and Navy; women are eligible for voluntary 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.