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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.

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A hypothetical military alliance between China and Russia. The two countries share a land border and they signed the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001. A twenty-year strategic treaty extended or another 5 years after its expiration in February 2022. China is the world's most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion people, on the other hand Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17,098,246 square kilometres.

Currently, China focuses on domestic weapon designs and manufacturing, while still importing certain military products from Russia, such as jet engines. In September 2018, Russia hosted the militaries of China and Mongolia as a part of the Vostok 2018 military exercise. Russia and China flew joint bomber patrols over the Pacific. China refused to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Following the implementation of international sanctions during the war, China provided economic relief to Russia.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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13.2 billion $
494.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.7 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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71,000
3,035,000

Reserve personnel

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352,500
4,000,000

Available for military

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1,255,902
420,586,837

Land Forces

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Tanks

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170
18,367
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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3,507
40,052
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Total artillery

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161
25,156
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Self-propelled artillery

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48
9,833
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Rocket artillery

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24
7,331

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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252
9,643
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Fighter

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0
1,177
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Multirole

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100
1,880
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Attack

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0
943
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Helicopters

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87
2,888
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
260

Navy

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Total naval

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43
1,415
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Aircraft carriers

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0
7
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Destroyers

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0
64
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Frigates

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6
58
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Corvettes

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6
152
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Submarines

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5
138

Nuclear weapons

Singapore

Does not have nuclear weapons.

China and Russia

Data not available

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).

China and Russia

Data not available