Military power of Australia & China and Russia
Australia vs China and Russia
Australia is a country located in Oceania with an area of 7,692,024 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 25,760 km). The capital of Australia is Canberra. The number of inhabitants is 25,807,800.
Australia has been part of the Australia, New Zealand, and US Security (ANZUS) Treaty. In 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced an enhanced trilateral security partnership called “AUKUS” which would build on existing bilateral ties. The Australian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems. USA is the largest supplier of arms. The Australian defense industry produces a variety of land and sea weapons platforms.
More about Australia militaryA hypothetical military alliance between China and Russia. The two countries share a land border and they signed the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001. A twenty-year strategic treaty extended or another 5 years after its expiration in February 2022. China is the world's most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion people, on the other hand Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17,098,246 square kilometres.
Currently, China focuses on domestic weapon designs and manufacturing, while still importing certain military products from Russia, such as jet engines. In September 2018, Russia hosted the militaries of China and Mongolia as a part of the Vostok 2018 military exercise. Russia and China flew joint bomber patrols over the Pacific. China refused to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Following the implementation of international sanctions during the war, China provided economic relief to Russia.
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Military expenditures
AU | CHRU | |
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Military budget: | 34.4 billion $ | 494.4 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 2% | 0% |
Manpower
AU | CHRU | |
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Active personnel: | 60,330 | 3,035,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 29,740 | 4,000,000 |
Available for military: | 5,316,464 | 420,586,837 |
Land Forces
AU | CHRU | ||
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Tanks: | 59 | 18,017 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,796 | 38,302 | |
Total artillery: | 235 | 25,360 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 0 | 9,163 | |
Rocket artillery: | 0 | 7,471 |
Air Forces
AU | CHRU | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total aircraft: | 433 | 9,048 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 1,389 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 133 | 1,512 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 809 | |
Helicopters: | 130 | 3,020 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 251 |
Navy
AU | CHRU | ||
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Total naval: | 45 | 1,395 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 2 | 5 | |
Destroyers: | 3 | 52 | |
Frigates: | 8 | 65 | |
Corvettes: | 0 | 153 | |
Submarines: | 6 | 140 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Australia
Does not have nuclear weapons.
China and Russia
Data not available
Military service
Australia
17 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; women allowed to serve in most combat roles, except the Army special forces.
China and Russia
Data not available