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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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Greece is a country located in Southern Europe with an area of 131,990 km2 (land boundries: 1,110 km and costline 13,676 km). The capital of Greece is Athens. The number of inhabitants is 10,718,565.

Greece joined NATO in 1952. The inventory of the Hellenic Armed Forces consists mostly of a mix of imported weapons from Europe and the USA. Germany is the leading supplier of weapons systems. Greece entered into a security agreement with France in 2021 that included the sale of frigates and fighter aircraft to augment its aging weapons systems. Greece's defense industry also is capable of producing a range of military hardware

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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3.2 billion $
9 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0.74 %
3.7 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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23,000
107,600

Reserve personnel

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125,600
221,600

Available for military

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1,941,110
2,535,174

Land Forces

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Tanks

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56
1,365
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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215
4,126
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Total artillery

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30
1,469
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Self-propelled artillery

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30
588
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Rocket artillery

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0
152

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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129
855
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Fighter

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15
35
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Multirole

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0
202
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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87
427
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
3

Navy

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Total naval

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0
236
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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
13
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Corvettes

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0
0
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Submarines

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0
11

Nuclear weapons

Austria

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Greece

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.

Greece

19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; during wartime the law allows for recruitment beginning January of the year of inductee's 18th birthday, thus including 17 year olds; 18 years of age for volunteers; conscript service obligation is 1 year for the Army and 9 months for the Air Force and Navy; women are eligible for voluntary military service.