Philippine Armed forces

Philippines
Population
109,035,343
Military budget
5 billion $
Active personnel
143,100
Nuclear weapons
0 warheads
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Basic informations

Capital: Manila
Area: 300,000 km2
Population: 109,035,343
Etnic groups: Tagalog 28.1%, Cebuano 13.1%, Ilocano 9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6%, Hiligaynon Ilonggo 7.5%, Bikol 6%, Waray 3.4%, other 25.3%
Religions: Catholic 82.9% (Roman Catholic 80.9%, Aglipayan 2%), Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1%

Military branches

(Armed Forces of the Philippines) Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force.

Military service

17-23 years of age (officers 20-24) for voluntary military service; no conscription; applicants must be single male or female Philippine citizens with either 72 college credit hours (enlisted) or a baccalaureate degree (officers).

Military expenditures

Military budget
5 billion $
Percent of GDP
1

Manpower

Active personnel
143,100
Reserve
70,000
Available
25,614,135

Land Forces

Tanks
18
AFV
567
Artillery
325
Self-propelled guns
0
Rocket artillery
0
Armoured fighting vehicles includes infantry fighting vehicles, tank destroyers, armoured personnel carriers, mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles(MRAP), amphibious and reconnaissance vehicles.
Total artillery includes towed, self-propelled gun(SPG) and rocket artillery.

Tanks

TypeNameNumber
- Sabrah ASCOD 2 18

AFVs

TypeNameNumber
- Sabrah Pandur II 10
- IVECO Guarani 28
- CS/VP3 Bigfoot -
- MC AIFV 51
- GKN FS100 Simba 4×4 130

Self-propelled artillery

TypeNameNumber
- ATMOS 2000 12
- K136 19

Rocket artillery

TypeNameNumber
- -

Air Forces

Total aircraft
229
Fighters
12
Multirole
0
Attack
13
Helicopters
111
UCAV (combat drone)
0
Total aircraft - number of all military aircraft and helicopters in country. Includes training and cargo aircraft. Does not include drones.
Attack includes ground-attack and strategic bomber aircraft.

Fighter aircraft

TypeNameNumber
- FA-50 Fighting Eagle 12

Multirole aircraft

TypeNameNumber
- -

Attack and bomber aircraft

TypeNameNumber
- OV-10 Bronco 7
- Embraer EMB 314 6

Helicopters

TypeNameNumber
- MD 500 Defender 24
- PZL W-3 Sokół 5
- Sikorsky S-76 9
- Bell 205A-1 8
- Bell 412 8
- Bell AH-1 2
- TAI T129 2
- AgustaWestland AW159 2
- AW109 13
- Robinson R22 2
- MBB Bo 105 5

UCAV (combat drone)

TypeNameNumber
- -

Navy

Total naval
196
Aircraftcarriers
0
Destroyers
0
Frigates
2
Corvettes
3
Submarines
0
Total naval - number of all military ships in country. Includes auxiliaries.
Aircraft carriers includes helicopter carriers. Destroyers includes Battlecruisers and Cruisers.

Aircraftcarriers

TypeNameNumber
- -

Destroyers

TypeNameNumber
- -

Frigates

TypeNameNumber
- Jose Rizal-class 2

Corvettes

TypeNameNumber
- Malvar class 1
- Pohang-class 2

Submarines

TypeNameNumber
- -

Nuclear weapons

Does not have nuclear weapons.