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Netherlands vs Austria

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Netherlands is a country located in Western Europe with an area of 41,543 km2 (land boundries: 1,053 km and costline 451 km). The capital of Netherlands is Amsterdam. The number of inhabitants is 17,469,635.

The Netherlands is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed an agreement to conduct joint air policing of their territories in 2015. They trade responsibility for patrolling the skies over the three countries. The inventory of the Netherlands Armed Forces consists of a mix of domestically-produced and modern European and United States equipment. The Netherlands has an advanced domestic defense industry that focuses on armored vehicles, naval ships, and air defense systems

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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.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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16.6 billion $
3.2 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.6 %
0.74 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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41,199
23,000

Reserve personnel

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6,532
125,600

Available for military

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7,728,129
1,941,110

Land Forces

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Tanks

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18
56
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,116
215
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Total artillery

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75
30
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Self-propelled artillery

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52
30
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Rocket artillery

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0
0

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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183
129
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Fighter

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0
15
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Multirole

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61
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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82
87
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UCAV (combat drone)

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4
0

Navy

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Total naval

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144
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Aircraft carriers

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0
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Destroyers

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4
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Frigates

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2
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Corvettes

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0
0
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Submarines

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4
0

Nuclear weapons

Netherlands

Netherlands participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.

Austria

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Netherlands

17 years of age for an all-volunteer force.

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.