Military power of Australia & Singapore
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Country: | Australia (AU) | Singapore (SG) |
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Capital: | Canberra | Singapore |
Population: | 25,807,800 | 5,703,600 |
Area: | 7,692,024 km2 | 719 km2 |
More: | Australia military forces description | Singapore military forces description |
Economy Comparison: | Check CompareEconomy.com |
Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 34 billion $ | 8.8 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 2% | 3.33% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 59,095 | 72,500 |
Reserve personnel: | 28,878 | 312,500 |
Available for military: | 5,316,464 | 1,255,902 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 59 | 196 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,796 | 2,860 | |
Total artillery: | 235 | 204 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 0 | 48 | |
Rocket artillery: | 0 | 18 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 433 | 273 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 27 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 133 | 100 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 130 | 84 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 45 | 44 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 2 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 3 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 8 | 6 | |
Corvettes: | 0 | 6 | |
Submarines: | 6 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Australia
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Singapore
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.
Singapore
18-21 years of age for male compulsory military service; 16 1/2 years of age for volunteers; 2-year conscript service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 40 (enlisted) or age 50 (officers).