Military power of Australia & Poland
Australia vs Poland
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 militaryPoland is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 312,679 km2 (land boundries: 2,865 km and costline 440 km). The capital of Poland is Warsaw. The number of inhabitants is 38,268,000.
Poland joined NATO in 1999 and hosts US-led multi-national NATO ground force battlegroup since 2007. The inventory of the Polish Armed Forces consists of a mix of Soviet-era and more modern Western weapons systems. Poland announced in March 2022 plans to increase the size of its armed forces to 300,000 personnel and to allocate at least 3% of GDP to defense. Modernization plan would include such items as 5th generation combat aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket artillery, helicopters, submarines and frigates.
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Military expenditures
AU | PL | |
---|---|---|
Military budget: | 34.4 billion $ | 40 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 2% | 4.7% |
Manpower
AU | PL | |
---|---|---|
Active personnel: | 60,330 | 200,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 29,740 | 150,000 |
Available for military: | 5,316,464 | 10,500,000 |
Land Forces
AU | PL | ||
---|---|---|---|
Tanks: | 59 | 601 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,796 | 2,417 | |
Total artillery: | 235 | 773 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 0 | 585 | |
Rocket artillery: | 0 | 188 |
Air Forces
AU | PL | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total aircraft: | 433 | 481 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 13 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 133 | 60 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 18 | |
Helicopters: | 130 | 212 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 24 |
Navy
AU | PL | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total naval: | 45 | 66 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 2 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 3 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 8 | 2 | |
Corvettes: | 0 | 2 | |
Submarines: | 6 | 1 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Australia
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Poland
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.
Poland
18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription phased out in 2009-12; service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; women only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers.