Military power of European Union EU & Austria
European Union EU vs Austria
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The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union countries that are located in Europe with an area of 4,233,255 km2 The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. The number of inhabitants estimated is about 447 million. Members of EU: Germany, Latvia, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
The European Union were not devised as a military alliance because most of the members are in the North Atlantic Alliance. Since the withdrawal of the UK, France is the only member recognised as a nuclear weapon state. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO nuclear sharing.
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 militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 EU |  AT | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 245.11 billion $ | 3.2 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 0% | 0.74% |
Manpower
| EU | AT | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 1,166,519 | 23,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 1,801,532 | 125,600 |
| Available for military: | 92,594,951 | 1,941,110 |
Land Forces
| EU | AT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 4,253 | 56 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 29,418 | 215 | |
| Total artillery: | 6,065 | 30 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 1,872 | 30 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 667 | 0 |
Air Forces
| EU | AT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 5,420 | 129 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 453 | 15 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 874 | 0 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 162 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 2,454 | 87 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 41 | 0 |
Navy
| EU | AT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 1,306 | 0 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 7 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 19 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 69 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 23 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 48 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
European Union EU
Data not available
Austria
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
European Union EU
Data not available
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.