Military power of Singapore & Syria
Singapore vs Syria
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 militarySyria is a country located in Middle East with an area of 185,180 km2 (land boundries: 2,363 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Syria is Damascus. The number of inhabitants is 17,500,657.
The SAF's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment. Russia has supplied nearly all of Syria's imported weapons systems, although China and Iran have also provided military equipment.
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Military expenditures
SG | SY | |
---|---|---|
Military budget: | 13.2 billion $ | 1.8 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 2.7% | 5% |
Manpower
SG | SY | |
---|---|---|
Active personnel: | 71,000 | 169,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 352,500 | 0 |
Available for military: | 1,255,902 | 11,550,000 |
Land Forces
SG | SY | ||
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Tanks: | 170 | 3,507 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 3,507 | 4,639 | |
Total artillery: | 161 | 3,343 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 48 | 502 | |
Rocket artillery: | 24 | 691 |
Air Forces
SG | SY | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total aircraft: | 252 | 470 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 108 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 100 | 29 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 90 | |
Helicopters: | 87 | 171 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
SG | SY | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total naval: | 43 | 43 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 6 | 0 | |
Corvettes: | 6 | 0 | |
Submarines: | 5 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Singapore
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Syria
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).
Syria
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve; re-enlistment obligation 5 years, with retirement after 15 years or age 40 or 20 years or age 45.