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Military power of Singapore & Brazil
Singapore vs Brazil
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Singapore is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 719 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Singapore is Singapore. The number of inhabitants is 5,703,600.
Singapore is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements, a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 also includes Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The SAF has a diverse and largely modern mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons. Singapore has the most developed arms industry in Southeast Asia.
More about Singapore militaryBrazil is a country located in Eastern South America with an area of 8,515,767 km2 (land boundries: 16,145 km and costline 7,491 km). The capital of Brazil is Brasília. The number of inhabitants is 210,147,125.
Brazil has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the United States. MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, but it does not entail any security obligations. The Brazilian military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons, largely from Europe and the US. Brazil's defense industry is capable of designing and manufacturing equipment for all three military services
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Military expenditures
 SG |  BR | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 13.2 billion $ | 25 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2.7% | 1.1% |
Manpower
| SG | BR | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 71,000 | 334,500 |
| Reserve personnel: | 352,500 | 1,340,000 |
| Available for military: | 1,255,902 | 53,350,703 |
Land Forces
| SG | BR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 170 | 469 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 3,507 | 1,696 | |
| Total artillery: | 161 | 760 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 48 | 136 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 24 | 78 |
Air Forces
| SG | BR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 252 | 473 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 45 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 100 | 3 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 77 | |
| Helicopters: | 87 | 182 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| SG | BR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 43 | 216 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 1 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 6 | 6 | |
| Corvettes: | 6 | 2 | |
| Submarines: | 5 | 7 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Singapore
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Brazil
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Singapore
18-21 years of age for male compulsory military service; 16 1/2 years of age for volunteers; 2-year conscript service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 40 (enlisted) or age 50 (officers).
Brazil
18-45 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 10-12 months; 17-45 years of age for voluntary service; an increasing percentage of the ranks are "long-service" volunteer professionals; women were allowed to serve in the armed forces beginning in early 1980s when the Brazilian Army became the first army in South America to accept women into career ranks; women serve in Navy and Air Force only in Women's Reserve Corps.
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