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Lithuania vs Poland

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Lithuania is a country located in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia, Russia and Belarus, with an area of 65,300 km2 (land boundries: 1,545 km). The capital of Lithuania is Vilnius. The number of inhabitants is 2,897,430.

Republic of Lithuania is a member of NATO since 2004. Contributes about 350-550 troops to the Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine joint military brigade (LITPOLUKRBRIG), which was established in 2014. Since 2017, Lithuania has hosted a German-led multinational NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative. NATO fighter aircraft are hosted at Lithuania’s Šiauliai Air Base. Lithuanian military's inventory is a mix of mostly European and US weapons and equipment.

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Poland is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 312,679 km2 (land boundries: 2,865 km and costline 440 km). The capital of Poland is Warsaw. The number of inhabitants is 38,268,000.

Poland joined NATO in 1999 and hosts US-led multi-national NATO ground force battlegroup since 2007. The inventory of the Polish Armed Forces consists of a mix of Soviet-era and more modern Western weapons systems. Poland announced in March 2022 plans to increase the size of its armed forces to 300,000 personnel and to allocate at least 3% of GDP to defense. Modernization plan would include such items as 5th generation combat aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket artillery, helicopters, submarines and frigates.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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3.8 billion $
40 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.9 %
4.7 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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37,150
200,000

Reserve personnel

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104,000
150,000

Available for military

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890,074
10,500,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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0
700
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,045
2,333
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Total artillery

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75
970
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Self-propelled artillery

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21
686
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Rocket artillery

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0
284

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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10
481
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Fighter

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0
13
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Multirole

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0
60
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Attack

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0
18
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Helicopters

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5
212
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
24

Navy

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Total naval

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13
66
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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0
2
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Corvettes

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0
2
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Submarines

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0
1

Nuclear weapons

Lithuania

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Poland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Lithuania

19-26 years of age for conscripted military service for men; 9-month service obligation; 18-38 for voluntary service for men and women; 18-60 for the National Defense Volunteer Services

Poland

18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription phased out in 2009-12; service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; women only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers.