Military power of Armenia & Peninsula Shield Force
Armenia vs Peninsula Shield Force
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Armenia is a country located in Southwestern Asia with an area of 29,743 km2 (land boundries: 1,570 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Armenia is Yerevan. The number of inhabitants is 2,967,900.
Armenia has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994. Russia has deployed about 2,000 peacekeeping troops to the area in and around Nagorno-Karabakh as part of a cease-fire agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The inventory of the Armenian Armed Forces includes mostly Russian and Soviet-era equipment.
More about Armenia militaryThe Peninsula Shield Force is the military arm of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Members of PSF: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. As of March 2011, the Peninsula Shield Force was commanded by Saudi Major General Mutlaq bin Salem Al-Azima and has about 40 thousand troops.
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Military expenditures
 AM |  PSF | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 1.28 billion $ | 97.8 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 6% | 0% |
Manpower
| AM | PSF | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 68,500 | 611,550 |
| Reserve personnel: | 210,000 | 470,000 |
| Available for military: | 809,576 | 11,870,201 |
Land Forces
| AM | PSF | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 269 | 1,767 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 610 | 16,249 | |
| Total artillery: | 236 | 3,040 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 38 | 739 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 103 | 407 |
Air Forces
| AM | PSF | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 65 | 2,122 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 141 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 4 | 255 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 15 | 157 | |
| Helicopters: | 45 | 793 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 6 |
Navy
| AM | PSF | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 0 | 205 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 11 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 21 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Armenia
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Peninsula Shield Force
Data not available
Military service
Armenia
18-27 years of age for voluntary or compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel.
Peninsula Shield Force
Data not available