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Israel 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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Malaysia is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 330,803 km2 (land boundries: 2,742 km and costline 4,675 km (Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607 km)). The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur. The number of inhabitants is 32,730,000.

Malaysia is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements, a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Malaysia also cooperates closely with the US military. the Malaysian Armed Forces field a diverse mix of mostly older imported weapons systems.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 0 billion $ 3.6 billion $
Percent of GDP: 5.2% 1.16%

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: 169,500 0
Reserve personnel: 465,000 51,600
Available for military: 1,797,960 14,817,517

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

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Tanks: 1,650 48
Armoured fighting vehicles: 6,135 1,276
Total artillery: 1,000 250
Self-propelled artillery: 650 0
Rocket artillery: 48 54

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: 618 122
Fighter aircraft: 41 0
Multirole aircraft: 230 26
Attack aircraft: 0 12
Helicopters: 128 54
UCAV (combat drone): 15 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: 74 111
Aircraftcarriers: 0 0
Destroyers: 0 0
Frigates: 0 3
Corvettes: 7 6
Submarines: 6 2

Total naval

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Highest value in the world: 967 (North Korea)
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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.

Malaysia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

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).

Malaysia

17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent and proof of age); mandatory retirement age 60; women serve in the Malaysian Armed Forces; no conscription.