Military power of Philippines & Japan
Philippines vs Japan
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 militaryJapan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 377,944 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 29,751 km). The capital of Japan is Tokyo. The number of inhabitants is 125,360,000.
The current Self Defense Force was founded in 1954. Japan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the USA. Approximately 55,000 US troops and other military assets, including aircraft and naval ships, were stationed in Japan and had exclusive use of more than 80 bases and facilities. In exchange for their use, the US guarantees Japan’s security. The JSDF is equipped with a mix of imported and domestically-produced equipment. The majority of its weapons imports are from the US and some domestically-produced weapons are US-origin and manufactured under license.
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Military expenditures
PH | JP | |
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Military budget: | 5 billion $ | 51 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 1% | 1.2% |
Manpower
PH | JP | |
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Active personnel: | 143,100 | 247,150 |
Reserve personnel: | 70,000 | 56,100 |
Available for military: | 25,614,135 | 27,301,443 |
Land Forces
PH | JP | ||
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Tanks: | 18 | 1,004 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 567 | 3,072 | |
Total artillery: | 325 | 623 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 0 | 214 | |
Rocket artillery: | 0 | 99 |
Air Forces
PH | JP | ||
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Total aircraft: | 229 | 1,444 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 12 | 155 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 0 | 79 | |
Attack aircraft: | 13 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 111 | 698 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
PH | JP | ||
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Total naval: | 196 | 140 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 4 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 36 | |
Frigates: | 2 | 2 | |
Corvettes: | 3 | 6 | |
Submarines: | 0 | 22 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Philippines
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Japan
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).
Japan
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; mandatory retirement at age 53 for senior enlisted personnel and at 62 years for senior service officers.