Military power of Peninsula Shield Force & Taiwan
Peninsula Shield Force vs Taiwan
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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.
Taiwan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 36,193 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 1,566.3 km). The capital of Taiwan is Taipei. The number of inhabitants is 23,568,378.
The Taiwan military is armed mostly with second-hand weapons and equipment provided by the USA. Taiwan also has a domestic defense industry capable of building a range of military equipment.
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Military expenditures
 PSF |  TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 97.8 billion $ | 19.3 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 0% | 2.3% |
Manpower
| PSF | TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 611,550 | 290,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 470,000 | 2,310,000 |
| Available for military: | 11,870,201 | 5,883,828 |
Land Forces
| PSF | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 1,767 | 1,160 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 16,249 | 1,714 | |
| Total artillery: | 3,040 | 1,944 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 739 | 440 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 407 | 126 |
Air Forces
| PSF | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 2,122 | 814 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 141 | 129 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 255 | 189 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 157 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 793 | 237 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 6 | 0 |
Navy
| PSF | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 205 | 96 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 4 | |
| Frigates: | 11 | 22 | |
| Corvettes: | 21 | 1 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Peninsula Shield Force
Data not available
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Peninsula Shield Force
Data not available
Taiwan
Males 18-36 years of age may volunteer for military service or must complete 4 months of compulsory military training (or substitute civil service in some cases); women may enlist; women in Air Force service are restricted to noncombat roles; for men born before December 1993, compulsory service (military or civil) is 1 year; for 8 years after discharge, men are subject to training recall four times for periods not to exceed 20 days.