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Brazil is a country located in Eastern South America with an area of 8,515,767 km2 (land boundries: 16,145 km and costline 7,491 km). The capital of Brazil is Brasília. The number of inhabitants is 210,147,125.

Brazil has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the United States. MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, but it does not entail any security obligations. The Brazilian military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons, largely from Europe and the US. Brazil's defense industry is capable of designing and manufacturing equipment for all three military services

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Poland 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

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Military budget

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25 billion $
40 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.1 %
4.7 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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334,500
200,000

Reserve personnel

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1,340,000
150,000

Available for military

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53,350,703
10,500,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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469
601
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,696
2,417
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Total artillery

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760
773
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Self-propelled artillery

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136
585
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Rocket artillery

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78
188

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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473
481
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Fighter

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45
13
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Multirole

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3
60
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Attack

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77
18
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Helicopters

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182
212
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
24

Navy

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Total naval

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216
66
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Aircraft carriers

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1
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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6
2
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Corvettes

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2
2
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Submarines

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7
1

Nuclear weapons

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Poland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Brazil

18-45 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 10-12 months; 17-45 years of age for voluntary service; an increasing percentage of the ranks are "long-service" volunteer professionals; women were allowed to serve in the armed forces beginning in early 1980s when the Brazilian Army became the first army in South America to accept women into career ranks; women serve in Navy and Air Force only in Women's Reserve Corps.

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.