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Nordic Defence Cooperation vs Saudi Arabia

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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.

Saudi Arabia is a country located in Middle East with an area of 2,149,690 km2 (land boundries: 4,272 km and costline 2,640 km). The capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh. The number of inhabitants is 34,218,169.

Saudi-led coalition of Arab states invaded Yemen in 2015. The inventory of the Saudi military forces, including the SANG, includes a mix of mostly modern weapons systems from the US and Europe. The United States is the leading supplier of armaments. In 2021 Saudi Arabia was the world's largest arms importer.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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31 billion $
75 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
7 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

+
91,850
480,000

Reserve personnel

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1,004,300
325,000

Available for military

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6,904,468
8,240,714

Land Forces

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Tanks

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456
1,275
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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5,265
6,347
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Total artillery

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1,160
2,580
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Self-propelled artillery

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199
510
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Rocket artillery

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79
252

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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602
1,407
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Fighter

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141
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Multirole

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222
72
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Attack

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0
151
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Helicopters

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152
491
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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476
34
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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13
11
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Corvettes

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15
9
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Submarines

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11
0

Nuclear weapons

Nordic Defence Cooperation

Data not available

Saudi Arabia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Nordic Defence Cooperation

Data not available

Saudi Arabia

17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription.