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Netherlands vs Switzerland

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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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Switzerland is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 41,285 km2 (land boundries: 1,770 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Switzerland is Bern. The number of inhabitants is 8,570,146.

Switzerland has long maintained a policy of military neutrality, but does periodically participate in EU, NATO, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Swiss law excludes participation in combat operations for peace enforcement, and Swiss units will only participate in operations under the mandate of the UN or OSCE. The Swiss Armed Forces inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems. The United States is the leading supplier of military armaments.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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16.6 billion $
6.3 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.6 %
0.7 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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41,199
140,000

Reserve personnel

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6,532
80,000

Available for military

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7,728,129
1,852,580

Land Forces

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Tanks

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18
224
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,116
1,808
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Total artillery

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75
176
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Self-propelled artillery

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52
176
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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
178
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Fighter

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0
27
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Multirole

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61
25
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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82
57
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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.

Switzerland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Netherlands

17 years of age for an all-volunteer force.

Switzerland

19-26 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; every Swiss male has to serve at least 260 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by seven 3-week intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years.