Military power of Israel & Greece
Country: | Israel (IL) | Greece (GR) |
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Capital: | Jerusalem (internationally unrecognized) | Athens |
Population: | 9,353,610 | 10,718,565 |
Area: | 20,770 km2 | 131,990 km2 |
More: | Israel military forces description | Greece military forces description |
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Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 21.7 billion $ | 5.3 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 5.6% | 2.6% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 169,500 | 107,600 |
Reserve personnel: | 465,000 | 221,600 |
Available for military: | 1,797,960 | 2,535,174 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 1,650 | 1,353 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 6,135 | 3,400 | |
Total artillery: | 1,000 | 1,162 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 650 | 547 | |
Rocket artillery: | 48 | 152 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 618 | 620 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 41 | 0 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 230 | 198 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 128 | 268 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 15 | 0 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 74 | 99 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 0 | 13 | |
Corvettes: | 7 | 0 | |
Submarines: | 6 | 11 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Israel
Although not certain, there is a rumour that Israel was the sixth country in the world that managed to research and develop their own nuclear arsenal. However, they did not confirm that fact. Still, a lot of sources claim that they managed to prepare fully working nuclear warheads in 1966. In spite of such early dates, Israel has not joined the NPT. Up to this day, they do not confirm nor deny the possibility of having nuclear arsenal. As a result of that, Israel is said to apply quite effective, yet affordable deterring policy.
According to many organizations, the estimated numbers of nuclear weapons that Israel possesses varies from 80 up to even 200 ready to be launched nuclear weapons. What is more, there are also rumours that Israel managed to prepare special missiles that can be operational from submarines.
Greece
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Israel
18 years of age for compulsory (Jews, Druzes) military service; 17 years of age for voluntary (Christians, Muslims, Circassians) military service; both sexes are obligated to military service; conscript service obligation - 36 months for enlisted men, 21 months for enlisted women, 48 months for officers; pilots commit to 9 years service; reserve obligation to age 41-51 (men), 24 (women).
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.