Compare armed forces

Alliance builder

Military power of Nordic Defence Cooperation & Austria

Nordic Defence Cooperation flag svg Austria flag svg

Nordic Defence Cooperation vs Austria

Show map
Nordic Defence Cooperation Austria

The Nordic Defence Cooperation (Nordefco) is a collaboration among the Nordic countries in the area of defense. Its five members are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The organization was established on November 4, 2009 in Helsinki. The leadership of the organization is rotational.

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 military

If you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com

Military expenditures

small flag NORDEFCO
small flag AT

Military budget

+
31 billion $
3.2 billion $

Percent of GDP

+
0 %
0.74 %

Manpower

small flag NORDEFCO
small flag AT

Active personnel

+
91,850
23,000

Reserve personnel

+
1,004,300
125,600

Available for military

+
6,904,468
1,941,110

Land Forces

small flag NORDEFCO
small flag AT
mlrs svg

Tanks

+
398
56
mlrs svg

Armoured fighting vehicles

+
6,157
492
mlrs svg

Total artillery

+
1,169
30
mlrs svg

Self-propelled artillery

+
198
30
mlrs svg

Rocket artillery

+
84
0

Air Forces

small flag NORDEFCO
small flag AT
mlrs svg

Total aircraft

+
576
92
mlrs svg

Fighter

+
0
15
mlrs svg

Multirole

+
255
0
mlrs svg

Attack

+
0
0
mlrs svg

Helicopters

+
147
50
mlrs svg

UCAV (combat drone)

+
0
0

Navy

small flag NORDEFCO
small flag AT
mlrs svg

Total naval

+
619
0
mlrs svg

Aircraft carriers

+
0
0
mlrs svg

Destroyers

+
0
0
mlrs svg

Frigates

+
13
0
mlrs svg

Corvettes

+
15
0
mlrs svg

Submarines

+
11
0

Nuclear weapons

Nordic Defence Cooperation

Data not available

Austria

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Nordic Defence Cooperation

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.