Military power of Poland & Turkey
Poland vs Turkey
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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 militaryTurkey is a country located in Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe) with an area of 783,562 km2 (land boundries: 2,816 km and costline 7,200 km). The capital of Turkey is Ankara. The number of inhabitants is 83,614,362.
Turkey has been a member of NATO since 1952 and hosts NATO's Land Forces Command in Izmir. Under a long-range strategic plan, the Turkish Armed Forces continued efforts to modernize its equipment and force structure. The Turkish Armed Forces inventory is mostly comprised of a mix of domestically-produced and Western weapons systems. In 2019 Turkey purchased the Russian S-400 air defense system. That complicated its relationship with NATO. Turkey has a strong defense industry capable of producing a range of weapons systems for both export and internal use.
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Military expenditures
 PL |  TR | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 31.37 billion $ | 15.5 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 4.2% | 2.1% |
Manpower
| PL | TR | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 150,000 | 425,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 240,000 | 200,000 |
| Available for military: | 10,500,000 | 21,079,077 |
Land Forces
| PL | TR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 577 | 3,017 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 2,342 | 11,450 | |
| Total artillery: | 775 | 2,521 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 601 | 943 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 174 | 399 |
Air Forces
| PL | TR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 461 | 1,573 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 23 | 48 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 48 | 245 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 18 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 212 | 676 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 6 | 172 |
Navy
| PL | TR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 66 | 154 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 2 | 16 | |
| Corvettes: | 2 | 10 | |
| Submarines: | 1 | 12 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Poland
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Turkey
Turkey participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear 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.
Turkey
21-41 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary service; 12 months conscript obligation for non-university graduates, 6-12 months for university graduates (graduates of higher education may perform 6 months of military service as short-term privates, or 12 months as reserve officers); conscripts are called to register at age 20, for service at 21; women serve in the Turkish Armed Forces only as officers; reserve obligation to age 41; Turkish citizens with a residence or work permit who have worked abroad for at least 3 years (1095 days) can be exempt from military service in exchange for 6,000 EUR or its equivalent in foreign currencies; a law passed in December 2014 introduced a one-time payment scheme which exempted Turkish citizens 27 and older from conscription in exchange for a payment of $8,150.