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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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India is a country located in Southern Asia with an area of 3,287,590 km2 (land boundries: 13,888 km and costline 7,000 km). The capital of India is New Delhi. The number of inhabitants is 1,352,642,280.

The Indian Armed Forces were chiefly focused on China and Pakistan. India and Pakistan have fought several conflicts since 1947. The Sino-Indian War between China and India occurred in October–November 1962. A disputed Himalayan border was the main cause of the war. The inventory of the Indian Armed Forces consists mostly of Russian- and Soviet-origin equipment along with a smaller mix of Western and domestically-produced arms. Russia has been the leading supplier of arms to India. France, Israel, and the US also among the major arms suppliers. India's defense industry is capable of producing a range of weapons systems for indigenous use and export.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 31.37 billion $ 66 billion $
Percent of GDP: 4.2% 2.2%

Military budget

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Highest value in the world: 816 billion $ (USA)
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Manpower

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Active personnel: 150,000 1,400,000
Reserve personnel: 240,000 800,000
Available for military: 10,500,000 319,129,420

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Highest value in the world: 2,035,000 (China)
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Land Forces

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Tanks: 577 4,614
Armoured fighting vehicles: 2,342 8,600
Total artillery: 775 2,799
Self-propelled artillery: 601 100
Rocket artillery: 174 960

Tanks

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Highest value in the world: 12,267 (Russia)
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Air Forces

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Total aircraft: 461 2,263
Fighter aircraft: 23 173
Multirole aircraft: 48 405
Attack aircraft: 18 120
Helicopters: 212 729
UCAV (combat drone): 6 12

Total aircraft

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Highest value in the world: 12,930 (USA)
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Navy

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Total naval: 66 267
Aircraftcarriers: 0 1
Destroyers: 0 11
Frigates: 2 13
Corvettes: 2 23
Submarines: 1 16

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Highest value in the world: 967 (North Korea)
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Nuclear weapons

Poland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

India

India is not a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. India maintains a "no first use" nuclear policy

India has not released any official statements about the size of its nuclear arsenal. As of January 2020, India was estimated to have around 150 warheads.

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.

India

16-18 years of age for voluntary military service (Army 17 1/2, Air Force 17, Navy 16 1/2); no conscription; women may join as officers, but for noncombat roles only.