Military power of Poland & United Arab Emirates
Poland vs United Arab Emirates
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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 militaryUnited Arab Emirates is a country located in Middle East with an area of 83,600 km2 (land boundries: 1,066 km and costline 1,318 km). The capital of United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi. The number of inhabitants is 9,890,400.
the UAE hosts a multi-service French military base. The UAE has a defense cooperation agreement with the United States and hosted about 3,500 US troops. UAE invaded Yemen as part of the Saudi-led coalition and withdrew its main military force in 2019. the UAE Armed Forces inventory is comprised of wide variety of mostly modern imported equipment. The Emirates has acquired military equipment from more than 20 countries. USA is the leading supplier.
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Military expenditures
 PL |  AE | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 31.37 billion $ | 22.8 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 4.2% | 5.6% |
Manpower
| PL | AE | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 150,000 | 65,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 240,000 | 130,000 |
| Available for military: | 10,500,000 | 3,240,000 |
Land Forces
| PL | AE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 577 | 354 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 2,342 | 8,980 | |
| Total artillery: | 775 | 398 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 601 | 183 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 174 | 139 |
Air Forces
| PL | AE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 461 | 510 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 23 | 0 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 48 | 137 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 18 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 212 | 215 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 6 | 0 |
Navy
| PL | AE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 66 | 79 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 2 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 2 | 9 | |
| Submarines: | 1 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Poland
Does not have nuclear weapons.
United Arab Emirates
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.
United Arab Emirates
18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men, optional service for women; 17 years of age for male volunteers with parental approval; 2-year general obligation, 9 months for secondary school graduates; women may train for 9 months regardless of education.