Military power of Austria & Japan
Country: | Austria (AT) | Japan (JP) |
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Capital: | Vienna | Tokyo |
Population: | 8,935,112 | 125,360,000 |
Area: | 83,879 km2 | 377,944 km2 |
More: | Austria military forces description | Japan military forces description |
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Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 3.2 billion $ | 50.3 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 0.74% | 1% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 25,000 | 247,150 |
Reserve personnel: | 150,000 | 56,100 |
Available for military: | 1,941,110 | 27,301,443 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 56 | 1,004 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 215 | 3,072 | |
Total artillery: | 83 | 623 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 83 | 214 | |
Rocket artillery: | 0 | 99 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 133 | 1,444 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 15 | 155 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 0 | 79 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 67 | 698 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 0 | 140 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 4 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 36 | |
Frigates: | 0 | 2 | |
Corvettes: | 0 | 6 | |
Submarines: | 0 | 22 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Austria
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Japan
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.
Japan
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; mandatory retirement at age 53 for senior enlisted personnel and at 62 years for senior service officers.