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Singapore Philippines

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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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

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Military budget

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13.2 billion $
5 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.7 %
1 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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71,000
143,100

Reserve personnel

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352,500
70,000

Available for military

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1,255,902
25,614,135

Land Forces

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Tanks

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170
18
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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3,507
567
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Total artillery

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161
325
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Self-propelled artillery

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48
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Rocket artillery

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24
0

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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252
229
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Fighter

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0
12
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Multirole

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100
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Attack

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0
13
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Helicopters

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87
111
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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43
196
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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0
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Frigates

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6
2
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Corvettes

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6
3
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Submarines

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5
0

Nuclear weapons

Singapore

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Philippines

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).

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).