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Indonesia is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 1,904,569 km2 (land boundries: 2,958 km and costline 54,716 km). The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta. The number of inhabitants is 270,203,917.

The Indonesian military inventory comes from a wide variety of sources. Indonesia has a growing defense industry fueled by technology transfers and cooperation agreements with several countries. The Indonesian Government publicly said in 2022 that growing its domestic defense industry is a national priority over the next 5-10 years.

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Brazil is a country located in Eastern South America with an area of 8,515,767 km2 (land boundries: 16,145 km and costline 7,491 km). The capital of Brazil is Brasília. The number of inhabitants is 210,147,125.

Brazil has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the United States. MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, but it does not entail any security obligations. The Brazilian military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons, largely from Europe and the US. Brazil's defense industry is capable of designing and manufacturing equipment for all three military services

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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9 billion $
25 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0.6 %
1.1 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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400,000
334,500

Reserve personnel

+
400,000
1,340,000

Available for military

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131,000,000
53,350,703

Land Forces

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Tanks

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241
469
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,319
1,696
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Total artillery

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796
760
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Self-propelled artillery

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145
136
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Rocket artillery

+
90
78

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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465
473
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Fighter

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5
45
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Multirole

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44
3
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Attack

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51
77
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Helicopters

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203
182
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UCAV (combat drone)

+
6
0

Navy

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Total naval

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347
216
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Aircraft carriers

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0
1
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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7
6
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Corvettes

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24
2
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Submarines

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4
7

Nuclear weapons

Indonesia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Indonesia

18-27 years of age for voluntary or compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel.

Brazil

18-45 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 10-12 months; 17-45 years of age for voluntary service; an increasing percentage of the ranks are "long-service" volunteer professionals; women were allowed to serve in the armed forces beginning in early 1980s when the Brazilian Army became the first army in South America to accept women into career ranks; women serve in Navy and Air Force only in Women's Reserve Corps.