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Malaysia vs Poland

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Malaysia is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 330,803 km2 (land boundries: 2,742 km and costline 4,675 km (Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607 km)). The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur. The number of inhabitants is 32,730,000.

Malaysia is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements, a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Malaysia also cooperates closely with the US military. the Malaysian Armed Forces field a diverse mix of mostly older imported weapons systems.

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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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4.4 billion $
40 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.16 %
4.7 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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113,000
200,000

Reserve personnel

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51,600
150,000

Available for military

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14,817,517
10,500,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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48
601
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,276
2,417
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Total artillery

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250
773
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Self-propelled artillery

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0
585
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Rocket artillery

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54
188

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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122
481
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Fighter

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0
13
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Multirole

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26
60
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Attack

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12
18
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Helicopters

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54
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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111
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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3
2
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Corvettes

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6
2
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Submarines

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2
1

Nuclear weapons

Malaysia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Poland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Malaysia

17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent and proof of age); mandatory retirement age 60; women serve in the Malaysian Armed Forces; no conscription.

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.