Military power of European Union EU & Nordic Defence Cooperation
European Union EU vs Nordic Defence Cooperation
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.
The Nordic Defence Cooperation (Nordefco) is a collaboration among the Nordic countries in the area of defense. Its five members are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The organization was established on November 4, 2009 in Helsinki. The leadership of the organization is rotational.
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Military expenditures
EU | NORDEFCO | |
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Military budget: | 295.8 billion $ | 26 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 0% | 0% |
Manpower
EU | NORDEFCO | |
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Active personnel: | 1,277,969 | 70,850 |
Reserve personnel: | 1,687,132 | 941,300 |
Available for military: | 92,594,951 | 4,299,331 |
Land Forces
EU | NORDEFCO | ||
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Tanks: | 4,244 | 412 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 29,656 | 4,644 | |
Total artillery: | 6,056 | 1,133 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 1,856 | 180 | |
Rocket artillery: | 674 | 71 |
Air Forces
EU | NORDEFCO | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total aircraft: | 5,350 | 469 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 415 | 0 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 883 | 174 | |
Attack aircraft: | 142 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 2,336 | 118 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 68 | 0 |
Navy
EU | NORDEFCO | ||
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Total naval: | 1,306 | 397 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 7 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 18 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 69 | 4 | |
Corvettes: | 23 | 15 | |
Submarines: | 48 | 11 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
European Union EU
Data not available
Nordic Defence Cooperation
Data not available
Military service
European Union EU
Data not available
Nordic Defence Cooperation
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