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The Peninsula Shield Force is the military arm of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Members of PSF: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. As of March 2011, the Peninsula Shield Force was commanded by Saudi Major General Mutlaq bin Salem Al-Azima and has about 40 thousand troops.

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.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

105.4 billion $

3.2 billion $

Percent of GDP

0 %

0.74 %

Manpower

Active personnel

696,550

23,000

Reserve personnel

520,000

125,600

Available for military

11,870,201

1,941,110

Land Forces

Tanks

1,767

56

Armoured fighting vehicles

16,249

215

Total artillery

3,040

30

Self-propelled artillery

739

30

Rocket artillery

407

0

Air Forces

Total aircraft

2,122

129

Fighter

141

15

Multirole

255

0

Attack

157

0

Helicopters

793

87

UCAV (combat drone)

6

0

Navy

Total naval

205

0

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

0

Frigates

11

0

Corvettes

21

0

Submarines

0

Nuclear weapons

Peninsula Shield Force

Data not available

Austria

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Peninsula Shield Force

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.