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Greece vs India

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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

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India is a country located in Southern Asia with an area of 3,287,590 km2 (land boundries: 13,888 km and costline 7,000 km). The capital of India is New Delhi. The number of inhabitants is 1,352,642,280.

The Indian Armed Forces were chiefly focused on China and Pakistan. India and Pakistan have fought several conflicts since 1947. The Sino-Indian War between China and India occurred in October–November 1962. A disputed Himalayan border was the main cause of the war. The inventory of the Indian Armed Forces consists mostly of Russian- and Soviet-origin equipment along with a smaller mix of Western and domestically-produced arms. Russia has been the leading supplier of arms to India. France, Israel, and the US also among the major arms suppliers. India's defense industry is capable of producing a range of weapons systems for indigenous use and export.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 7.6 billion $ 66 billion $
Percent of GDP: 3.8% 2.2%

Military budget

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Highest value in the world: 816 billion $ (USA)
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Manpower

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Active personnel: 107,600 1,400,000
Reserve personnel: 221,600 800,000
Available for military: 2,535,174 319,129,420

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Highest value in the world: 2,035,000 (China)
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Land Forces

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Tanks: 1,365 4,614
Armoured fighting vehicles: 4,126 8,600
Total artillery: 1,469 2,799
Self-propelled artillery: 588 100
Rocket artillery: 152 960

Tanks

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Highest value in the world: 12,267 (Russia)
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Air Forces

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Total aircraft: 855 2,263
Fighter aircraft: 35 173
Multirole aircraft: 202 405
Attack aircraft: 0 120
Helicopters: 427 729
UCAV (combat drone): 3 12

Total aircraft

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Highest value in the world: 12,930 (USA)
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Navy

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Total naval: 236 267
Aircraftcarriers: 0 1
Destroyers: 0 11
Frigates: 13 13
Corvettes: 0 23
Submarines: 11 16

Total naval

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Highest value in the world: 967 (North Korea)
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Nuclear weapons

Greece

Does not have nuclear weapons.

India

India is not a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. India maintains a "no first use" nuclear policy

India has not released any official statements about the size of its nuclear arsenal. As of January 2020, India was estimated to have around 150 warheads.

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.

India

16-18 years of age for voluntary military service (Army 17 1/2, Air Force 17, Navy 16 1/2); no conscription; women may join as officers, but for noncombat roles only.