Military power of Poland & Brazil
Poland vs Brazil
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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.
More about Poland militaryBrazil is a country located in Eastern South America with an area of 8,515,767 km2 (land boundries: 16,145 km and costline 7,491 km). The capital of Brazil is Brasília. The number of inhabitants is 210,147,125.
Brazil has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the United States. MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, but it does not entail any security obligations. The Brazilian military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons, largely from Europe and the US. Brazil's defense industry is capable of designing and manufacturing equipment for all three military services
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Military expenditures
 PL |  BR | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 31.37 billion $ | 19.2 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 4.2% | 1.2% |
Manpower
| PL | BR | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 150,000 | 334,500 |
| Reserve personnel: | 240,000 | 1,340,000 |
| Available for military: | 10,500,000 | 53,350,703 |
Land Forces
| PL | BR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 577 | 469 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 2,342 | 1,696 | |
| Total artillery: | 775 | 760 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 601 | 136 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 174 | 78 |
Air Forces
| PL | BR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 461 | 473 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 23 | 45 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 48 | 3 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 18 | 77 | |
| Helicopters: | 212 | 182 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 6 | 0 |
Navy
| PL | BR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 66 | 216 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 1 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 2 | 6 | |
| Corvettes: | 2 | 2 | |
| Submarines: | 1 | 7 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Poland
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Brazil
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
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.
Brazil
18-45 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 10-12 months; 17-45 years of age for voluntary service; an increasing percentage of the ranks are "long-service" volunteer professionals; women were allowed to serve in the armed forces beginning in early 1980s when the Brazilian Army became the first army in South America to accept women into career ranks; women serve in Navy and Air Force only in Women's Reserve Corps.