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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.

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Poland is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 312,679 km2 (land boundries: 2,865 km and costline 440 km). The capital of Poland is Warsaw. The number of inhabitants is 38,268,000.

Poland joined NATO in 1999 and hosts US-led multi-national NATO ground force battlegroup since 2007. The inventory of the Polish Armed Forces consists of a mix of Soviet-era and more modern Western weapons systems. Poland announced in March 2022 plans to increase the size of its armed forces to 300,000 personnel and to allocate at least 3% of GDP to defense. Modernization plan would include such items as 5th generation combat aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket artillery, helicopters, submarines and frigates.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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5 billion $
40 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1 %
4.7 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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143,100
200,000

Reserve personnel

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70,000
150,000

Available for military

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25,614,135
10,500,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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18
601
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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567
2,417
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Total artillery

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325
773
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Self-propelled artillery

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0
585
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Rocket artillery

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0
188

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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229
481
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Fighter

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12
13
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Multirole

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0
60
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Attack

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13
18
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Helicopters

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111
212
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
24

Navy

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Total naval

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196
66
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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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2
2
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Corvettes

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3
2
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Submarines

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0
1

Nuclear weapons

Philippines

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Poland

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).

Poland

18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription phased out in 2009-12; service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; women only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers.