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Saudi Arabia is a country located in Middle East with an area of 2,149,690 km2 (land boundries: 4,272 km and costline 2,640 km). The capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh. The number of inhabitants is 34,218,169.

Saudi-led coalition of Arab states invaded Yemen in 2015. The inventory of the Saudi military forces, including the SANG, includes a mix of mostly modern weapons systems from the US and Europe. The United States is the leading supplier of armaments. In 2021 Saudi Arabia was the world's largest arms importer.

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Austria is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 83,879 km2 (land boundries: 2,524 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Austria is Vienna. The number of inhabitants is 8,935,112.

Austria is constitutionally non-aligned, but is an EU member and actively participates in EU peacekeeping and crisis management operations. Austria is not a member of NATO, but joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace framework.

The Austrian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems from European countries and the USA. The Austrian defense industry produces a range of equipment and partners with other countries.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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75 billion $
3.2 billion $

Percent of GDP

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7 %
0.74 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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480,000
23,000

Reserve personnel

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325,000
125,600

Available for military

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8,240,714
1,941,110

Land Forces

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Tanks

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1,275
56
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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6,347
215
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Total artillery

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2,580
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Self-propelled artillery

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510
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Rocket artillery

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252
0

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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1,407
129
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Fighter

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141
15
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Multirole

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72
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Attack

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151
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Helicopters

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491
87
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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34
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Aircraft carriers

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0
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Destroyers

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0
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Frigates

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11
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Corvettes

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9
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Submarines

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0
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Nuclear weapons

Saudi Arabia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Austria

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Saudi Arabia

17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription.

Austria

Registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service (6 months), or optionally, alternative civil/community service (9 months); males 18 to 50 years old in the militia or inactive reserve are subject to compulsory service; in a January 2012 referendum, a majority of Austrians voted in favor of retaining the system of compulsory military service (with the option of alternative/non-military service) instead of switching to a professional army system.