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Romania Philippines

Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe with an area of 238,391 km² (land boundries: 2,844 km and costline 225 km). The capital of Romania is Bucharest. The number of inhabitants is 19,317,984.

Romania became a member of NATO in 2004. Romania conducts its own air policing mission, but because of Russian aggression in the Black Sea region, NATO allies have sent detachments of fighters to augment the Romanian Air Force since 2014. Romania hosts a NATO multinational divisional and a brigade-sized headquarters. The inventory of the Romanian Armed Forces is comprised mostly of Soviet-era and older domestically-produced weapons systems.

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Philippines is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 300,000 km² (land boundries: 0 km and costline 36,289 km). The capital of Philippines is Manila. The number of inhabitants is 106,651,394.

The Philippines has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is equipped with a mix of imported weapons systems, particularly second-hand equipment from the USA.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

8.7 billion $

5 billion $

Percent of GDP

2.5 %

1 %

Manpower

Active personnel

68,500

143,100

Reserve personnel

53,000

70,000

Available for military

5,601,234

25,614,135

Land Forces

Tanks

440

18

Armoured fighting vehicles

1,352

567

Total artillery

1,355

325

Self-propelled artillery

53

0

Rocket artillery

207

0

Air Forces

Total aircraft

165

229

Fighter

23

12

Multirole

14

0

Attack

0

13

Helicopters

69

111

UCAV (combat drone)

0

Navy

Total naval

55

196

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

0

Frigates

3

2

Corvettes

7

3

Submarines

1

0

Nuclear weapons

Romania

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Philippines

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Romania

18 years of age for male and female voluntary service; conscription ended 2006; all military inductees (including women) contract for an initial 5-year term of service, with subsequent successive 3-year terms until age 36.

Philippines

17-23 years of age (officers 20-24) for voluntary military service; no conscription; applicants must be single male or female Philippine citizens with either 72 college credit hours (enlisted) or a baccalaureate degree (officers).