Military power of NATO & Austria
NATO vs Austria
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (North Atlantic Alliance) is an intergovernmental military alliance which was signed in Washington on 4 April 1949. NATO is a system of collective security: its independent member states agree to defend each other against attacks by others countries. NATO's main headquarters are located in Brussels. The following twelve states signed the treaty and became the founding members: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom and United States. The following states joined the treaty after 1949: Greece, Germany, Turkey and Spain. Members who joined after the dissolution of the Soviet Union: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Albania, Croatia, Montenegro and North Macedonia.
Before and during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, several NATO countries sent army to reinforce the alliance's eastern flank. Alliance had deployed 40,000 troops along its 2,500 kilometres long Eastern flank to deter possible Russian aggression. On 5 July the North Atlantic Alliance members signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland and formally approved the decisions of the NATO summit.
Finland joined the alliance on 4 April 2023.
Austria is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 83,879 km2 (land boundries: 2,524 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Austria is Vienna. The number of inhabitants is 8,935,112.
Austria is constitutionally non-aligned, but is an EU member and actively participates in EU peacekeeping and crisis management operations. Austria is not a member of NATO, but joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace framework.
The Austrian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems from European countries and the USA. The Austrian defense industry produces a range of equipment and partners with other countries. More about Austria militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 NATO |  AT | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 1157.71 billion $ | 3.2 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 0% | 0.74% |
Manpower
| NATO | AT | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 3,142,889 | 23,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 2,748,132 | 125,600 |
| Available for military: | 206,903,543 | 1,941,110 |
Land Forces
| NATO | AT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 14,125 | 56 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 86,709 | 215 | |
| Total artillery: | 12,997 | 30 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 4,359 | 30 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 2,485 | 0 |
Air Forces
| NATO | AT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 21,104 | 129 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 1,104 | 15 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 3,586 | 0 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 728 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 8,293 | 87 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 556 | 0 |
Navy
| NATO | AT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 1,916 | 0 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 28 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 119 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 113 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 54 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 144 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
NATO
Data not available
Austria
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
NATO
Data not available
Austria
Registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service (6 months), or optionally, alternative civil/community service (9 months); males 18 to 50 years old in the militia or inactive reserve are subject to compulsory service; in a January 2012 referendum, a majority of Austrians voted in favor of retaining the system of compulsory military service (with the option of alternative/non-military service) instead of switching to a professional army system.