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Egypt vs Poland

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Egypt is a country located in Northern Africa with an area of 1,010,407 km2 (land boundries: 2,612 km and costline 2,450 km). The capital of Egypt is Cairo. The number of inhabitants is 101,576,517.

Egypt has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The EAF's inventory is comprised of a mix of domestically produced, imported Soviet-era, and more modern, particularly Western, weapons systems. The leading suppliers of military hardware to Egypt are France, Russia, and the United States.

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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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6 billion $
40 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
4.7 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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438,500
200,000

Reserve personnel

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479,000
150,000

Available for military

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41,157,220
10,500,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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3,789
601
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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8,699
2,417
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Total artillery

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4,328
773
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Self-propelled artillery

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889
585
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Rocket artillery

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1,250
188

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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1,103
481
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Fighter

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44
13
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Multirole

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278
60
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Attack

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121
18
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Helicopters

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310
212
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UCAV (combat drone)

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32
24

Navy

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Total naval

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193
66
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Aircraft carriers

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2
0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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14
2
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Corvettes

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7
2
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Submarines

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8
1

Nuclear weapons

Egypt

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Poland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Egypt

18-30 years of age for male conscript military service; service obligation - 18-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation; voluntary enlistment possible from age 16.

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.