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South Korea Singapore

South Korea is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 100,210 km2 (land boundries: 237 km and costline 2,413 km). The capital of South Korea is Seoul. The number of inhabitants is 51,709,098.

US-South Korea Mutual Defense Treaty is a cornerstone of South Korea’s security. The Treaty gave the US permission to station land, air, and sea forces in the territory of South Korea. The USA maintained approximately 28,000 military personnel in the country. South Korea has been engaged with NATO through dialogue and security cooperation since 2005 and is considered by NATO to be a global partner. The South Korean military is equipped with a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems. The top foreign weapons supplier is the United States and some domestically-produced systems are built under US license.

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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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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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44 billion $
13.2 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.5 %
2.7 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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555,000
71,000

Reserve personnel

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2,750,000
352,500

Available for military

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13,185,794
1,255,902

Land Forces

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Tanks

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2,606
170
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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4,380
3,507
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Total artillery

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7,468
161
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Self-propelled artillery

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3,040
48
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Rocket artillery

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574
24

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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1,585
252
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Fighter

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156
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Multirole

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371
100
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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757
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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195
43
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Aircraft carriers

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2
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Destroyers

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12
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Frigates

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18
6
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Corvettes

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11
6
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Submarines

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22
5

Nuclear weapons

South Korea

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Singapore

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

South Korea

20-30 years of age for compulsory military service, with middle school education required; minimum conscript service obligation - 21 months (Army, Marines), 23 months (Navy), 24 months (Air Force); 18-26 years of age for voluntary military service; women, in service since 1950, admitted to 7 service branches, including infantry, but excluded from artillery, armor, anti-air, and chaplaincy corps; HIV-positive individuals are exempt from 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).