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Military power of Netherlands & Austria
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
More about Netherlands militaryAustria 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
 NL |  AT | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 16.6 billion $ | 3.2 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 1.6% | 0.74% |
Manpower
| NL | AT | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 41,199 | 23,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 6,532 | 125,600 |
| Available for military: | 7,728,129 | 1,941,110 |
Land Forces
| NL | AT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 18 | 56 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,116 | 215 | |
| Total artillery: | 75 | 30 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 52 | 30 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 0 | 0 |
Air Forces
| NL | AT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 183 | 129 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 15 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 61 | 0 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 82 | 87 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 4 | 0 |
Navy
| NL | AT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 144 | 0 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 4 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 2 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 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.
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