Military power of Israel & Norway
Israel vs Norway
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Israel is a country located in Middle East with an area of 20,770 km2 (land boundries: 1,068 km and costline 273 km). The capital of Israel is Jerusalem but it is internationally unrecognized. The number of inhabitants is 9,353,610.
Israel has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The majority of the IDF's inventory is comprised of weapons that are domestically-produced or imported from Europe and the United States. Israel has a broad defense industrial base that can develop, produce, support, and sustain a wide variety of weapons systems.
More about Israel militaryNorway is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 323,802 km2 (land boundries: 2,566 km and costline 25,148 km (includes mainland 2,650 km, as well as long fjords, numerous small islands, and minor indentations 22,498 km; length of island coastlines 58,133 km)). The capital of Norway is Oslo. The number of inhabitants is 5,391,369.
Norway is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. The Norwegian Armed Forces cooperate closely with the militaries of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation, which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The Norwegian Armed Forces inventory includes mostly imported European and USA weapons systems, as well as a domestically-produced equipment. The US is the leading supplier of weapons systems.
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Military expenditures
 IL |  NO | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 0 billion $ | 7.3 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 5.2% | 2% |
Manpower
| IL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 169,500 | 23,250 |
| Reserve personnel: | 465,000 | 40,000 |
| Available for military: | 1,797,960 | 1,078,181 |
Land Forces
| IL | NO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 1,650 | 52 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 6,135 | 553 | |
| Total artillery: | 1,000 | 44 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 650 | 35 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 48 | 9 |
Air Forces
| IL | NO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 618 | 104 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 41 | 0 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 230 | 25 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 128 | 38 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 15 | 0 |
Navy
| IL | NO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 74 | 41 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 4 | |
| Corvettes: | 7 | 6 | |
| Submarines: | 6 | 6 |
☢ 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.
Norway
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).
Norway
18-44 years of age for male compulsory military service (55 years of age if you are an officer); 16 years of age in wartime; 17 years of age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women. 19-month service with 12-month service obligation. Around 50% of conscripts are enrolled in the Home Guard, for a 7-month period (spread out over many years).