Military power of Poland & Indonesia
Poland vs Indonesia
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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 militaryIndonesia is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 1,904,569 km2 (land boundries: 2,958 km and costline 54,716 km). The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta. The number of inhabitants is 270,203,917.
The Indonesian military inventory comes from a wide variety of sources. Indonesia has a growing defense industry fueled by technology transfers and cooperation agreements with several countries. The Indonesian Government publicly said in 2022 that growing its domestic defense industry is a national priority over the next 5-10 years.
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Military expenditures
 PL |  ID | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 31.37 billion $ | 10.1 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 4.2% | 0.7% |
Manpower
| PL | ID | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 150,000 | 400,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 240,000 | 400,000 |
| Available for military: | 10,500,000 | 131,000,000 |
Land Forces
| PL | ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 577 | 241 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 2,342 | 1,319 | |
| Total artillery: | 775 | 796 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 601 | 145 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 174 | 90 |
Air Forces
| PL | ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 461 | 465 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 23 | 5 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 48 | 44 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 18 | 51 | |
| Helicopters: | 212 | 203 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 6 | 6 |
Navy
| PL | ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 66 | 347 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 2 | 7 | |
| Corvettes: | 2 | 24 | |
| Submarines: | 1 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Poland
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Indonesia
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.
Indonesia
18-27 years of age for voluntary or compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel.