Military power of Greece & Ukraine
Greece vs Ukraine
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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 militaryUkraine is a country located in Eastern Europe with an area of 603,500 km2 (land boundries: 5,581 km and costline 2,782 km). The capital of Ukraine is Kiev. The number of inhabitants is 41,487,960.
During the 2008 Bucharest summit, NATO declared that Ukraine would eventually become a member of NATO when it meets the criteria for accession. In February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian military is equipped mostly with older Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems. Ukraine has a broad defense industry capable of building Soviet-era land systems and maintaining and upgrading Soviet-era combat aircraft, as well as missile and air defense systems.
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Military expenditures
 GR |  UA | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 7.6 billion $ | 10.4 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 3.8% | 6% |
Manpower
| GR | UA | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 107,600 | 700,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 221,600 | 1,000,000 |
| Available for military: | 2,535,174 | 11,149,646 |
Land Forces
| GR | UA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 1,365 | 1,462 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 4,126 | 5,739 | |
| Total artillery: | 1,469 | 3,636 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 588 | 899 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 152 | 693 |
Air Forces
| GR | UA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 855 | 297 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 35 | 57 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 202 | 0 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 27 | |
| Helicopters: | 427 | 115 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 3 | 12 |
Navy
| GR | UA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 236 | 53 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 13 | 1 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 11 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Greece
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Ukraine
Although Ukraine has never produced its own nuclear weapon to this day, we should bear in mind that back in the days, Ukraine possessed approximately 5,000 nuclear weapons. This is all due to the fact that before 1991, Ukraine was a part of the Soviet Union. However, as a consequence of its dissolution, all the countries that were satellites or were forcefully attached to Soviet Union, received number of warheads. They were once the property of the Soviet Union. Nevertheless, after Ukraine became independent, they received everything that was the part of the USSR, even nuclear warheads. As a result of that, Ukraine became the third largest holder of nuclear weapons in the world.
Ukraine decided to get rid of these weapons quite quickly. Three years later, in 1994 that is, they joined Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. In 1996, all the warheads were moved and disassembled in Russia.
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.
Ukraine
18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months