Military power of Austria & Poland
Austria vs Poland
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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 militaryPoland is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 312,679 km2 (land boundries: 2,865 km and costline 440 km). The capital of Poland is Warsaw. The number of inhabitants is 38,268,000.
Poland joined NATO in 1999 and hosts US-led multi-national NATO ground force battlegroup since 2007. The inventory of the Polish Armed Forces consists of a mix of Soviet-era and more modern Western weapons systems. Poland announced in March 2022 plans to increase the size of its armed forces to 300,000 personnel and to allocate at least 3% of GDP to defense. Modernization plan would include such items as 5th generation combat aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket artillery, helicopters, submarines and frigates.
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Military expenditures
 AT |  PL | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 3.2 billion $ | 31.37 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 0.74% | 4.2% |
Manpower
| AT | PL | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 23,000 | 150,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 125,600 | 240,000 |
| Available for military: | 1,941,110 | 10,500,000 |
Land Forces
| AT | PL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 56 | 577 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 215 | 2,342 | |
| Total artillery: | 30 | 775 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 30 | 601 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 0 | 174 |
Air Forces
| AT | PL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 129 | 461 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 15 | 23 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 0 | 48 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 18 | |
| Helicopters: | 87 | 212 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 6 |
Navy
| AT | PL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 0 | 66 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 2 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 2 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 1 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Austria
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Poland
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.
Poland
18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription phased out in 2009-12; service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; women only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers.