Military power of Australia & Poland
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Country: | Australia (AU) | Poland (PL) |
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Capital: | Canberra | Warsaw |
Population: | 25,807,800 | 38,268,000 |
Area: | 7,692,024 km2 | 312,679 km2 |
More: | Australia military forces description | Poland military forces description |
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Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 34 billion $ | 13 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 2% | 2.1% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 59,095 | 140,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 28,878 | 515,000 |
Available for military: | 5,316,464 | 10,500,000 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 59 | 868 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,796 | 2,496 | |
Total artillery: | 235 | 824 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 0 | 627 | |
Rocket artillery: | 0 | 197 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 433 | 469 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 23 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 133 | 48 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 32 | |
Helicopters: | 130 | 212 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 45 | 46 | |
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.