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Nordic Defence Cooperation vs BRICS

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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.

BRICS (acronym - Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) is a grouping of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Bilateral relations among BRICS are conducted mainly on the basis of non-interference, equality, and mutual benefit. The BRICS nations are considered a geopolitical rival to the G7 bloc.

On August 24, 2023, the expansion of the group on January 1, 2024 was announced to include Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. On 29 December 2023 the Government of Argentina officially announce that Argentina will not join the BRICS. This is due to the change of president to Javier Milei.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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31 billion $
642.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
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Manpower

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Active personnel

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91,850
6,345,000

Reserve personnel

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1,004,300
7,754,000

Available for military

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6,904,468
992,083,395

Land Forces

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Tanks

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456
30,277
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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5,265
72,901
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Total artillery

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1,160
40,650
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Self-propelled artillery

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199
12,316
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Rocket artillery

+
79
11,343

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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602
15,826
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Fighter

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1,484
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Multirole

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222
2,830
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Attack

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0
1,330
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Helicopters

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152
5,511
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
393

Navy

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Total naval

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476
2,809
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Aircraft carriers

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0
12
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Destroyers

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0
77
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Frigates

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13
105
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Corvettes

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15
215
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Submarines

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11
194

Nuclear weapons

Nordic Defence Cooperation

Data not available

BRICS

Data not available

Military service

Nordic Defence Cooperation

Data not available

BRICS

Data not available