Military power of Austria & Israel
Austria vs Israel
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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. More about Austria militaryIsrael is a country located in Middle East with an area of 20,770 km2 (land boundries: 1,068 km and costline 273 km). The capital of Israel is Jerusalem but it is internationally unrecognized. The number of inhabitants is 9,353,610.
Israel has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The majority of the IDF's inventory is comprised of weapons that are domestically-produced or imported from Europe and the United States. Israel has a broad defense industrial base that can develop, produce, support, and sustain a wide variety of weapons systems.
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Military expenditures
 AT |  IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 3.2 billion $ | 0 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 0.74% | 5.2% |
Manpower
| AT | IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 23,000 | 169,500 |
| Reserve personnel: | 125,600 | 465,000 |
| Available for military: | 1,941,110 | 1,797,960 |
Land Forces
| AT | IL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 56 | 1,650 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 215 | 6,135 | |
| Total artillery: | 30 | 1,000 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 30 | 650 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 0 | 48 |
Air Forces
| AT | IL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 129 | 618 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 15 | 41 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 0 | 230 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 87 | 128 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 15 |
Navy
| AT | IL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 0 | 74 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 7 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 6 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Austria
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Israel
Although not certain, there is a rumour that Israel was the sixth country in the world that managed to research and develop their own nuclear arsenal. However, they did not confirm that fact. Still, a lot of sources claim that they managed to prepare fully working nuclear warheads in 1966. In spite of such early dates, Israel has not joined the NPT. Up to this day, they do not confirm nor deny the possibility of having nuclear arsenal. As a result of that, Israel is said to apply quite effective, yet affordable deterring policy.
According to many organizations, the estimated numbers of nuclear weapons that Israel possesses varies from 80 up to even 200 ready to be launched nuclear weapons. What is more, there are also rumours that Israel managed to prepare special missiles that can be operational from submarines.
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.
Israel
18 years of age for compulsory (Jews, Druzes) military service; 17 years of age for voluntary (Christians, Muslims, Circassians) military service; both sexes are obligated to military service; conscript service obligation - 36 months for enlisted men, 21 months for enlisted women, 48 months for officers; pilots commit to 9 years service; reserve obligation to age 41-51 (men), 24 (women).