Military power of South Korea & Israel
South Korea vs Israel
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South Korea is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 100,210 km2 (land boundries: 237 km and costline 2,413 km). The capital of South Korea is Seoul. The number of inhabitants is 51,709,098.
US-South Korea Mutual Defense Treaty is a cornerstone of South Korea’s security. The Treaty gave the US permission to station land, air, and sea forces in the territory of South Korea. The USA maintained approximately 28,000 military personnel in the country. South Korea has been engaged with NATO through dialogue and security cooperation since 2005 and is considered by NATO to be a global partner. The South Korean military is equipped with a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems. The top foreign weapons supplier is the United States and some domestically-produced systems are built under US license.
More about South Korea militaryIsrael 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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Military expenditures
 KR |  IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 50.2 billion $ | 0 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2.8% | 5.2% |
Manpower
| KR | IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 555,000 | 169,500 |
| Reserve personnel: | 2,750,000 | 465,000 |
| Available for military: | 13,185,794 | 1,797,960 |
Land Forces
| KR | IL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 2,606 | 1,650 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 4,380 | 6,135 | |
| Total artillery: | 7,468 | 1,000 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 3,040 | 650 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 574 | 48 |
Air Forces
| KR | IL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 1,585 | 618 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 156 | 41 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 371 | 230 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 757 | 128 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 15 |
Navy
| KR | IL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 195 | 74 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 2 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 12 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 18 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 11 | 7 | |
| Submarines: | 22 | 6 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
South Korea
Does not have 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.
Military service
South Korea
20-30 years of age for compulsory military service, with middle school education required; minimum conscript service obligation - 21 months (Army, Marines), 23 months (Navy), 24 months (Air Force); 18-26 years of age for voluntary military service; women, in service since 1950, admitted to 7 service branches, including infantry, but excluded from artillery, armor, anti-air, and chaplaincy corps; HIV-positive individuals are exempt from 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).