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Austria vs Denmark

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Austria is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 83,879 km2 (land boundries: 2,524 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Austria is Vienna. The number of inhabitants is 8,935,112.

Austria is constitutionally non-aligned, but is an EU member and actively participates in EU peacekeeping and crisis management operations. Austria is not a member of NATO, but joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace framework.

The Austrian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems from European countries and the USA. The Austrian defense industry produces a range of equipment and partners with other countries.

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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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3.2 billion $
5 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0.74 %
1.4 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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23,000
21,000

Reserve personnel

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125,600
63,000

Available for military

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1,941,110
2,605,137

Land Forces

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Tanks

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56
44
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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215
621
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Total artillery

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30
27
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Self-propelled artillery

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30
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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129
133
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Fighter

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15
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Multirole

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0
48
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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87
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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0
79
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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0
9
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Corvettes

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0
0
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Submarines

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0
0

Nuclear weapons

Austria

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Denmark

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Austria

Registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service (6 months), or optionally, alternative civil/community service (9 months); males 18 to 50 years old in the militia or inactive reserve are subject to compulsory service; in a January 2012 referendum, a majority of Austrians voted in favor of retaining the system of compulsory military service (with the option of alternative/non-military service) instead of switching to a professional army system.

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