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Indonesia Singapore

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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Singapore is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 719 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Singapore is Singapore. The number of inhabitants is 5,703,600.

Singapore is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements, a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 also includes Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The SAF has a diverse and largely modern mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons. Singapore has the most developed arms industry in Southeast Asia.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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9 billion $
13.2 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0.6 %
2.7 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

+
400,000
71,000

Reserve personnel

+
400,000
352,500

Available for military

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131,000,000
1,255,902

Land Forces

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Tanks

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241
170
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,319
3,507
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Total artillery

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796
161
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Self-propelled artillery

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145
48
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Rocket artillery

+
90
24

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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465
252
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Fighter

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5
0
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Multirole

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44
100
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Attack

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51
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Helicopters

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203
87
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UCAV (combat drone)

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6
0

Navy

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Total naval

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347
43
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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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
6
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Submarines

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4
5

Nuclear weapons

Indonesia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Singapore

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.

Singapore

18-21 years of age for male compulsory military service; 16 1/2 years of age for volunteers; 2-year conscript service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 40 (enlisted) or age 50 (officers).