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Military power of Japan & Australia

Japan vs Australia

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Country:	Japan (JP)	Australia (AU)
Capital:	Tokyo	Canberra
Population:	126 880 000	24 399 300
Area:	377 944 km²	7 692 024 km²

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Military expenditures

	JP	AU
Military budget:	46,1 billion $	25 billion $
Percent of GDP:	1%	1,88%

Military budget

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Manpower

	JP	AU
Active personnel:	247 150	58 061
Reserve personnel:	56 100	19 338
Available for military:	27 301 443	5 316 464

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Land Forces

	JP	AU
Tanks:	686	59
Armoured fighting vehicles:	2 905	2 580
Total artillery:	1 179	235
Self-propelled artillery:	226	0
Rocket artillery:	99	0

Tanks

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AFV

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Artillery

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Self-propelled

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Rocket artillery

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Air Forces

	JP	AU
Total aircraft:	1 654	450
Fighter aircraft:	154	0
Multirole aircraf:	134	97
Attack aircraft:	0	0
Helicopters:	719	187

Total aircraft

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Fighter

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Multirole

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Attack

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Helicopters

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Navy

	JP	AU
Total naval:	129	49
Aircraftcarriers:	4	2
Destroyers:	38	0
Frigates:	0	11
Corvettes:	6	0
Submarines:	17	6

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Aircraft carriers

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Destroyers

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Frigates

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Corvettes

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Submarines

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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.

Australia

17 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; women allowed to serve in most combat roles, except the Army special forces.