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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.

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Denmark is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 43,094 km2 (land boundries: 141 km and costline 7,314 km). The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen. The number of inhabitants is 5,982,117.

Denmark joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. Military inventory is comprised of modern European, US, and domestically produced weapons and equipment. The Danish defense industry is active in the production of naval vessels, defense electronics, and subcomponents of larger weapons systems, such as the US F-35 fighter aircraft; the major warships of the Royal Danish Navy were all produced domestically.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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34.4 billion $
5 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2 %
1.4 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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60,330
21,000

Reserve personnel

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29,740
63,000

Available for military

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5,316,464
2,605,137

Land Forces

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Tanks

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73
44
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,582
621
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Total artillery

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229
27
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Self-propelled artillery

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0
19
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Rocket artillery

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0
8

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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361
133
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Fighter

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0
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Multirole

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96
48
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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95
34
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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45
79
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Aircraft carriers

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2
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Destroyers

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3
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Frigates

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7
9
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Corvettes

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0
0
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Submarines

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6
0

Nuclear weapons

Australia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Denmark

Does not have nuclear weapons.

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.

Denmark

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscripts serve an initial training period that varies from 4 to 12 months depending on specialization; former conscripts are assigned to mobilization units; women eligible to volunteer for military service; in addition to full time employment, the Danish military offers reserve contracts in all three branches