Military power of Japan & Armenia
Japan vs Armenia
Japan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 377,944 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 29,751 km). The capital of Japan is Tokyo. The number of inhabitants is 125,360,000.
The current Self Defense Force was founded in 1954. Japan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the USA. Approximately 55,000 US troops and other military assets, including aircraft and naval ships, were stationed in Japan and had exclusive use of more than 80 bases and facilities. In exchange for their use, the US guarantees Japan’s security. The JSDF is equipped with a mix of imported and domestically-produced equipment. The majority of its weapons imports are from the US and some domestically-produced weapons are US-origin and manufactured under license.
More about Japan militaryArmenia is a country located in Southwestern Asia with an area of 29,743 km2 (land boundries: 1,570 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Armenia is Yerevan. The number of inhabitants is 2,967,900.
Armenia has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994. Russia has deployed about 2,000 peacekeeping troops to the area in and around Nagorno-Karabakh as part of a cease-fire agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The inventory of the Armenian Armed Forces includes mostly Russian and Soviet-era equipment.
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Military expenditures
JP | AM | |
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Military budget: | 51 billion $ | 1.5 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 1.2% | 5.3% |
Manpower
JP | AM | |
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Active personnel: | 247,150 | 70,600 |
Reserve personnel: | 56,100 | 210,000 |
Available for military: | 27,301,443 | 809,576 |
Land Forces
JP | AM | ||
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Tanks: | 1,004 | 269 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 3,072 | 610 | |
Total artillery: | 623 | 236 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 214 | 38 | |
Rocket artillery: | 99 | 103 |
Air Forces
JP | AM | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total aircraft: | 1,444 | 65 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 155 | 0 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 79 | 4 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 15 | |
Helicopters: | 698 | 45 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
JP | AM | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total naval: | 140 | 0 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 4 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 36 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 2 | 0 | |
Corvettes: | 6 | 0 | |
Submarines: | 22 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Japan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Armenia
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Japan
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; mandatory retirement at age 53 for senior enlisted personnel and at 62 years for senior service officers.
Armenia
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.