Military power of Greece & Russia
Greece vs Russia
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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 militaryRussia is a country located in North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean with an area of 17,098,242 km2 (land boundries: 22,407 km and costline 37,653 km). The capital of Russia is Moscow. The number of inhabitants is 146,171,015.
On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine with an estimated 150 k troops. Russia is the leading member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. The Russian Federation's military is equipped with domestically-produced weapons systems. Russia is the world's second largest exporter of military hardware and has the world's largest stockpile of nuclear weapons.
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Military expenditures
 GR |  RU | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 7.6 billion $ | 65.9 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 3.8% | 4.1% |
Manpower
| GR | RU | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 107,600 | 1,000,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 221,600 | 2,000,000 |
| Available for military: | 2,535,174 | 34,765,736 |
Land Forces
| GR | RU | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 1,365 | 12,267 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 4,126 | 24,172 | |
| Total artillery: | 1,469 | 18,266 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 588 | 6,443 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 152 | 4,331 |
Air Forces
| GR | RU | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 855 | 4,418 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 35 | 340 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 202 | 382 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 689 | |
| Helicopters: | 427 | 1,665 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 3 | 100 |
Navy
| GR | RU | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 236 | 653 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 1 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 14 | |
| Frigates: | 13 | 11 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 80 | |
| Submarines: | 11 | 66 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Greece
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Russia
The second most important state when it comes to researching, developing, and then storing nuclear weapon. Although the Russians managed to catch up with Americans later on, it was only in 1949 that the first nuclear test conducted by then the Soviet Union occurred. It was still quite a surprise for the Western Powers, who believed that Russia won’t be capable of producing nuclear warheads until 1953-1954. After the first test, the nation in question started to rapidly increase the amount of warheads they possessed. In the end of 1980s, they were the leading power when it comes to total number of warheads stored. It was approximately 40,000 warheads.
Nowadays, similarly to United States, the Russians store a total number of 6490 warheads, what is scarcely more than USA. When it comes to the number of deployed warheads, the amount is the same as in case of Americans, namely 1600 deployed warheads. We should also remember about the fact that Russia conducted over 700 tests, what makes them the second most important nation when it comes to developing nuclear weapons. However, it was the Soviet Union that managed to create the biggest bomb in the world. Known as Tsar Bomba, it had blast yield of 50 megatons of TNT.
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.
Russia
18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; males are registered for the draft at 17 years of age; 1-year service obligation (conscripts can only be sent to combat zones after 6 months of training); reserve obligation for non-officers to age 50; enrollment in military schools from the age of 16, cadets classified as members of the armed forces.