Military power of Israel & United Kingdom
Israel vs United Kingdom
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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 militaryUnited Kingdom is a country located in Western Europe with an area of 242,495 km2 (land boundries: 499 km and costline 12,429 km). The capital of United Kingdom is London. The number of inhabitants is 67,886,004.
the UK is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949. The UK is also a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements reached in 1971 embracing also Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore. The inventory of the British military is comprised of a mix of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems. The Uunited States is the leading supplier of armaments. United Kingdom defense industry is capable of producing a wide variety of weapons systems and is one of the world's top weapons suppliers.
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Military expenditures
 IL |  GB | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 0 billion $ | 58.2 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 5.2% | 2.2% |
Manpower
| IL | GB | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 169,500 | 148,220 |
| Reserve personnel: | 465,000 | 37,000 |
| Available for military: | 1,797,960 | 14,856,917 |
Land Forces
| IL | GB | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 1,650 | 286 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 6,135 | 4,644 | |
| Total artillery: | 1,000 | 259 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 650 | 89 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 48 | 44 |
Air Forces
| IL | GB | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 618 | 996 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 41 | 157 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 230 | 21 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 128 | 359 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 15 | 9 |
Navy
| IL | GB | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 74 | 74 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 1 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 6 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 12 | |
| Corvettes: | 7 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 6 | 10 |
☢ 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.
United Kingdom
Third out of fifth nuclear-weapon states that are under the NPT, the treaty of the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. The first successful test in the nuclear history of Great Britain occurred in October 1952, three years after Russia’s first successful attempt. “Hurricane”, which was the codename for the test assumed the use of 3 megaton bomb, which was dropped in Australia. The UK itself did not have many tests after that. Comparing to a thousand and hundreds of tests by Americans and Russians, the Brits made only 45 tests of nuclear arsenal.
We should remember about the fact that United Kingdom was in a strict cooperation with United States at the very beginning. It means that we cannot forget about the tremendous help the Americans received from the British government and men of science while developing their first nuclear bomb. Unfortunately, all the data that USA could not be sent back to the UK, since the cooperation has ended prematurely. This was one of the reasons why UK developed their first nuclear weapon so late. At this moment, they possess 215 warheads in total, out of which 120 is deployed and completely operational.
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).
United Kingdom
16-33 years of age (officers 17-28) for voluntary military service (with parental consent under 18); no conscription; women serve in military services, but are excluded from ground combat positions and some naval postings; must be citizen of the UK, Commonwealth, or Republic of Ireland; reservists serve a minimum of 3 years, to age 45 or 55; 17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service by Nepalese citizens in the Brigade of Gurkhas; 16-34 years of age for voluntary military service by Papua New Guinean citizens.