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Military power of Taiwan & Indonesia

Taiwan vs Indonesia

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Taiwan Indonesia

Taiwan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 36,193 km² (land boundries: 0 km and costline 1,566.3 km). The capital of Taiwan is Taipei. The number of inhabitants is 23,568,378.

The Taiwan military is armed mostly with second-hand weapons and equipment provided by the USA. Taiwan also has a domestic defense industry capable of building a range of military equipment.

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Indonesia is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 1,904,569 km² (land boundries: 2,958 km and costline 54,716 km). The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta. The number of inhabitants is 270,203,917.

The Indonesian military inventory comes from a wide variety of sources. Indonesia has a growing defense industry fueled by technology transfers and cooperation agreements with several countries. The Indonesian Government publicly said in 2022 that growing its domestic defense industry is a national priority over the next 5-10 years.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

19.1 billion $

9 billion $

Percent of GDP

2.3 %

0.6 %

Manpower

Active personnel

180,000

400,000

Reserve personnel

1,657,000

400,000

Available for military

5,883,828

131,000,000

Land Forces

Tanks

888

241

Armoured fighting vehicles

2,031

1,628

Total artillery

2,082

752

Self-propelled artillery

448

145

Rocket artillery

234

108

Air Forces

Total aircraft

791

504

Fighter

103

5

Multirole

183

44

Attack

0

47

Helicopters

243

212

UCAV (combat drone)

3

6

Navy

Total naval

111

351

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

4

0

Frigates

22

9

Corvettes

13

26

Submarines

5

4

Nuclear weapons

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Indonesia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Taiwan

Males 18-36 years of age may volunteer for military service or must complete 4 months of compulsory military training (or substitute civil service in some cases); women may enlist; women in Air Force service are restricted to noncombat roles; for men born before December 1993, compulsory service (military or civil) is 1 year; for 8 years after discharge, men are subject to training recall four times for periods not to exceed 20 days.

Indonesia

18-27 years of age for voluntary or compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel.