Military power of European Union EU & Poland
European Union EU vs Poland
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.
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
EU | PL | |
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Military budget: | 295.8 billion $ | 40 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 0% | 4.7% |
Manpower
EU | PL | |
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Active personnel: | 1,277,969 | 200,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 1,687,132 | 150,000 |
Available for military: | 92,594,951 | 10,500,000 |
Land Forces
EU | PL | ||
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Tanks: | 4,244 | 601 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 29,656 | 2,417 | |
Total artillery: | 6,056 | 773 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 1,856 | 585 | |
Rocket artillery: | 674 | 188 |
Air Forces
EU | PL | ||
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Total aircraft: | 5,350 | 481 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 415 | 13 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 883 | 60 | |
Attack aircraft: | 142 | 18 | |
Helicopters: | 2,336 | 212 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 68 | 24 |
Navy
EU | PL | ||
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Total naval: | 1,306 | 66 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 7 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 18 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 69 | 2 | |
Corvettes: | 23 | 2 | |
Submarines: | 48 | 1 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
European Union EU
Data not available
Poland
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
European Union EU
Data not available
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.