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Poland vs Jordan

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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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Jordan is a country located in Middle East with an area of 89,341 km2 (land boundries: 1,744 km and costline 26 km). The capital of Jordan is Amman. The number of inhabitants is 10,658,123.

Jordan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the United States. Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994. The JAF inventory is comprised of a wide mix of imported equipment from Europe, Russia, and the USA.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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40 billion $
2.6 billion $

Percent of GDP

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4.7 %
6.5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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200,000
100,500

Reserve personnel

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150,000
65,000

Available for military

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10,500,000
3,285,575

Land Forces

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Tanks

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601
1,588
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,417
3,653
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Total artillery

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773
633
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Self-propelled artillery

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585
461
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Rocket artillery

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188
88

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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481
255
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Fighter

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13
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Multirole

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60
44
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Attack

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18
4
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Helicopters

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212
140
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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
27
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Aircraft carriers

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0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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2
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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.

Jordan

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.

Jordan

17 years of age for voluntary male military service; initial service term 2 years, with option to reenlist for 18 years; conscription at age 18 suspended in 1999; women are not conscripted, but can volunteer to serve in noncombat military positions in the Royal Jordanian Arab Army Women's Corps and RJAF.