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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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Ukraine is a country located in Eastern Europe with an area of 603,500 km² (land boundries: 5,581 km and costline 2,782 km). The capital of Ukraine is Kiev. The number of inhabitants is 41,487,960.

During the 2008 Bucharest summit, NATO declared that Ukraine would eventually become a member of NATO when it meets the criteria for accession. In February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian military is equipped mostly with older Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems. Ukraine has a broad defense industry capable of building Soviet-era land systems and maintaining and upgrading Soviet-era combat aircraft, as well as missile and air defense systems.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

6 billion $

31 billion $

Percent of GDP

0 %

16 %

Manpower

Active personnel

438,500

1,250,000

Reserve personnel

479,000

1,000,000

Available for military

41,157,220

11,149,646

Land Forces

Tanks

3,610

1,462

Armoured fighting vehicles

6,532

5,739

Total artillery

2,549

3,636

Self-propelled artillery

1,056

899

Rocket artillery

531

693

Air Forces

Total aircraft

854

297

Fighter

28

57

Multirole

256

0

Attack

40

27

Helicopters

251

115

UCAV (combat drone)

32

12

Navy

Total naval

196

53

Aircraft carriers

2

0

Destroyers

0

Frigates

13

1

Corvettes

7

0

Submarines

8

0

Nuclear weapons

Egypt

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Ukraine

Although Ukraine has never produced its own nuclear weapon to this day, we should bear in mind that back in the days, Ukraine possessed approximately 5,000 nuclear weapons. This is all due to the fact that before 1991, Ukraine was a part of the Soviet Union. However, as a consequence of its dissolution, all the countries that were satellites or were forcefully attached to Soviet Union, received number of warheads. They were once the property of the Soviet Union. Nevertheless, after Ukraine became independent, they received everything that was the part of the USSR, even nuclear warheads. As a result of that, Ukraine became the third largest holder of nuclear weapons in the world.

Ukraine decided to get rid of these weapons quite quickly. Three years later, in 1994 that is, they joined Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. In 1996, all the warheads were moved and disassembled in Russia.

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.

Ukraine

18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months