Military power of Philippines & Austria
Philippines vs Austria
Philippines is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 300,000 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 36,289 km). The capital of Philippines is Manila. The number of inhabitants is 106,651,394.
The Philippines has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is equipped with a mix of imported weapons systems, particularly second-hand equipment from the USA.
More about Philippines militaryAustria 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 militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 4.4 billion $ | 3.2 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 1.2% | 0.74% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 143,100 | 23,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 70,000 | 125,600 |
Available for military: | 25,614,135 | 1,941,110 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 18 | 56 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 567 | 215 | |
Total artillery: | 325 | 30 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 0 | 30 | |
Rocket artillery: | 0 | 0 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 229 | 129 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 12 | 15 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
Attack aircraft: | 13 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 111 | 87 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 196 | 0 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 2 | 0 | |
Corvettes: | 3 | 0 | |
Submarines: | 0 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Philippines
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Austria
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Philippines
17-23 years of age (officers 20-24) for voluntary military service; no conscription; applicants must be single male or female Philippine citizens with either 72 college credit hours (enlisted) or a baccalaureate degree (officers).
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.