Military power of Greece & China and Russia
Greece vs China and Russia
Greece is a country located in Southern Europe with an area of 131,990 km2 (land boundries: 1,110 km and costline 13,676 km). The capital of Greece is Athens. The number of inhabitants is 10,718,565.
Greece joined NATO in 1952. The inventory of the Hellenic Armed Forces consists mostly of a mix of imported weapons from Europe and the USA. Germany is the leading supplier of weapons systems. Greece entered into a security agreement with France in 2021 that included the sale of frigates and fighter aircraft to augment its aging weapons systems. Greece's defense industry also is capable of producing a range of military hardware
More about Greece militaryA hypothetical military alliance between China and Russia. The two countries share a land border and they signed the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001. A twenty-year strategic treaty extended or another 5 years after its expiration in February 2022. China is the world's most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion people, on the other hand Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17,098,246 square kilometres.
Currently, China focuses on domestic weapon designs and manufacturing, while still importing certain military products from Russia, such as jet engines. In September 2018, Russia hosted the militaries of China and Mongolia as a part of the Vostok 2018 military exercise. Russia and China flew joint bomber patrols over the Pacific. China refused to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Following the implementation of international sanctions during the war, China provided economic relief to Russia.
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Military expenditures
GR | CHRU | |
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Military budget: | 9 billion $ | 494.4 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 3.7% | 0% |
Manpower
GR | CHRU | |
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Active personnel: | 107,600 | 3,035,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 221,600 | 4,000,000 |
Available for military: | 2,535,174 | 420,586,837 |
Land Forces
GR | CHRU | ||
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Tanks: | 1,365 | 18,017 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 4,126 | 38,302 | |
Total artillery: | 1,469 | 25,360 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 588 | 9,163 | |
Rocket artillery: | 152 | 7,471 |
Air Forces
GR | CHRU | ||
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Total aircraft: | 855 | 9,048 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 35 | 1,389 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 202 | 1,512 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 809 | |
Helicopters: | 427 | 3,020 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 3 | 251 |
Navy
GR | CHRU | ||
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Total naval: | 236 | 1,395 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 5 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 52 | |
Frigates: | 13 | 65 | |
Corvettes: | 0 | 153 | |
Submarines: | 11 | 140 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Greece
Does not have nuclear weapons.
China and Russia
Data not available
Military service
Greece
19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; during wartime the law allows for recruitment beginning January of the year of inductee's 18th birthday, thus including 17 year olds; 18 years of age for volunteers; conscript service obligation is 1 year for the Army and 9 months for the Air Force and Navy; women are eligible for voluntary military service.
China and Russia
Data not available