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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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Denmark is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 43,094 km2 (land boundries: 141 km and costline 7,314 km). The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen. The number of inhabitants is 5,982,117.

Denmark joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. Military inventory is comprised of modern European, US, and domestically produced weapons and equipment. The Danish defense industry is active in the production of naval vessels, defense electronics, and subcomponents of larger weapons systems, such as the US F-35 fighter aircraft; the major warships of the Royal Danish Navy were all produced domestically.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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40 billion $
5 billion $

Percent of GDP

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4.7 %
1.4 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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200,000
21,000

Reserve personnel

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150,000
63,000

Available for military

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10,500,000
2,605,137

Land Forces

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Tanks

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601
44
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,417
621
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Total artillery

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773
27
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Self-propelled artillery

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585
19
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Rocket artillery

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188
8

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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481
133
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Fighter

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13
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Multirole

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60
48
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Attack

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18
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Helicopters

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212
34
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UCAV (combat drone)

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24
0

Navy

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Total naval

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66
79
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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
9
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Corvettes

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2
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Submarines

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1
0

Nuclear weapons

Poland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Denmark

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.

Denmark

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscripts serve an initial training period that varies from 4 to 12 months depending on specialization; former conscripts are assigned to mobilization units; women eligible to volunteer for military service; in addition to full time employment, the Danish military offers reserve contracts in all three branches