Military power of Romania & Austria
Romania vs Austria
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Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe with an area of 238,391 km2 (land boundries: 2,844 km and costline 225 km). The capital of Romania is Bucharest. The number of inhabitants is 19,317,984.
Romania became a member of NATO in 2004. Romania conducts its own air policing mission, but because of Russian aggression in the Black Sea region, NATO allies have sent detachments of fighters to augment the Romanian Air Force since 2014. Romania hosts a NATO multinational divisional and a brigade-sized headquarters. The inventory of the Romanian Armed Forces is comprised mostly of Soviet-era and older domestically-produced weapons systems.
More about Romania militaryAustria is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 83,879 km2 (land boundries: 2,524 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Austria is Vienna. The number of inhabitants is 8,935,112.
Austria is constitutionally non-aligned, but is an EU member and actively participates in EU peacekeeping and crisis management operations. Austria is not a member of NATO, but joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace framework.
The Austrian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems from European countries and the USA. The Austrian defense industry produces a range of equipment and partners with other countries. More about Austria militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 RO |  AT | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 6.14 billion $ | 3.2 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2.5% | 0.74% |
Manpower
| RO | AT | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 68,500 | 23,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 53,000 | 125,600 |
| Available for military: | 5,601,234 | 1,941,110 |
Land Forces
| RO | AT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 440 | 56 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,352 | 215 | |
| Total artillery: | 1,355 | 30 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 53 | 30 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 207 | 0 |
Air Forces
| RO | AT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 165 | 129 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 23 | 15 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 14 | 0 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 69 | 87 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| RO | AT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 55 | 0 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 3 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 7 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 1 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Romania
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Austria
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Romania
18 years of age for male and female voluntary service; conscription ended 2006; all military inductees (including women) contract for an initial 5-year term of service, with subsequent successive 3-year terms until age 36.
Austria
Registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service (6 months), or optionally, alternative civil/community service (9 months); males 18 to 50 years old in the militia or inactive reserve are subject to compulsory service; in a January 2012 referendum, a majority of Austrians voted in favor of retaining the system of compulsory military service (with the option of alternative/non-military service) instead of switching to a professional army system.