Military power of Pakistan & Ukraine
Pakistan vs Ukraine
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Pakistan is a country located in Southern Asia with an area of 796,095 km2 (land boundries: 7,257 km and costline 1,046 km). The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad. The number of inhabitants is 225,199,937.
Pakistan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the USA. The Pakistan military inventory includes a broad mix of equipment, primarily from China, France, Russia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Pakistan also has a large domestic defense industry. China is the leading foreign supplier of arms to Pakistan.
More about Pakistan 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
 PK |  UA | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 10.4 billion $ | 10.4 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 4% | 6% |
Manpower
| PK | UA | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 654,000 | 700,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 550,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Available for military: | 48,453,305 | 11,149,646 |
Land Forces
| PK | UA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 3,742 | 1,462 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 8,710 | 5,739 | |
| Total artillery: | 6,308 | 3,636 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 1,225 | 899 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 1,738 | 693 |
Air Forces
| PK | UA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 1,531 | 297 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 60 | 57 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 275 | 0 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 69 | 27 | |
| Helicopters: | 400 | 115 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 113 | 12 |
Navy
| PK | UA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 96 | 53 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 8 | 1 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 6 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Pakistan
Pakistan is one of several nations that are not the part of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Yet, the Pakistani government managed to acquire nuclear warheads, or at least it is believed so. The entire pursuit for nuclear power began at the beginning of 1970s. It was back then, when Western Powers heard about Pakistan efforts of developing nuclear weapons. At the beginning the government established first nuclear power plant. It was located near Karachi. Noteworthy is the fact that it was possible due to the help of Western nations, which provided Pakistan with necessary equipment and materials. Later on, the president of Pakistan said that the main goal of Pakistan is to construct nuclear weapons. It was a response to India’s claim that they are capable of building nuclear weapons.
Although throughout the 1970s and at the beginning of 1980s there were little facts regarding Pakistan’ nuclear capabilities, there were rumours that from the mid-1980s, Pakistan already had a few warheads. However, it was only in 1998 that Pakistan decided to conduct their first nuclear tests. There were 6 tests and they were the response to 5 tests that India conducted several weeks before Pakistan.
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
Pakistan
16-23 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age 18; the Pakistani Air Force and Pakistani Navy have inducted their first female pilots and sailors; the Pakistan Air Force recruits aviation technicians at age 15; service obligation (Navy) 10-18 years; retirement required after 18-30 years service or age 40-52.
Ukraine
18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months