Military power of Poland & Syria
Poland vs Syria
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Poland is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 312,679 km2 (land boundries: 2,865 km and costline 440 km). The capital of Poland is Warsaw. The number of inhabitants is 38,268,000.
Poland joined NATO in 1999 and hosts US-led multi-national NATO ground force battlegroup since 2007. The inventory of the Polish Armed Forces consists of a mix of Soviet-era and more modern Western weapons systems. Poland announced in March 2022 plans to increase the size of its armed forces to 300,000 personnel and to allocate at least 3% of GDP to defense. Modernization plan would include such items as 5th generation combat aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket artillery, helicopters, submarines and frigates.
More about Poland militarySyria is a country located in Middle East with an area of 185,180 km2 (land boundries: 2,363 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Syria is Damascus. The number of inhabitants is 17,500,657.
The SAF's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment. Russia has supplied nearly all of Syria's imported weapons systems, although China and Iran have also provided military equipment.
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Military expenditures
 PL |  SY | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 31.37 billion $ | 1.8 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 4.2% | 5% |
Manpower
| PL | SY | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 150,000 | 169,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 240,000 | 0 |
| Available for military: | 10,500,000 | 11,550,000 |
Land Forces
| PL | SY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 577 | 3,507 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 2,342 | 4,639 | |
| Total artillery: | 775 | 3,343 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 601 | 502 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 174 | 691 |
Air Forces
| PL | SY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 461 | 470 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 23 | 108 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 48 | 29 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 18 | 90 | |
| Helicopters: | 212 | 171 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 6 | 0 |
Navy
| PL | SY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 66 | 43 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 2 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 2 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 1 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Poland
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Syria
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Poland
18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription phased out in 2009-12; service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; women only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers.
Syria
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve; re-enlistment obligation 5 years, with retirement after 15 years or age 40 or 20 years or age 45.