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Military power of Taiwan & Singapore

Taiwan vs Singapore

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Taiwan Singapore

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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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

Military budget

19.1 billion $

13.2 billion $

Percent of GDP

2.3 %

2.7 %

Manpower

Active personnel

180,000

71,000

Reserve personnel

1,657,000

352,500

Available for military

5,883,828

1,255,902

Land Forces

Tanks

888

170

Armoured fighting vehicles

2,031

3,072

Total artillery

2,082

161

Self-propelled artillery

448

48

Rocket artillery

234

24

Air Forces

Total aircraft

791

247

Fighter

103

0

Multirole

183

100

Attack

0

Helicopters

243

82

UCAV (combat drone)

3

0

Navy

Total naval

111

45

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

4

0

Frigates

22

6

Corvettes

13

6

Submarines

5

6

Nuclear weapons

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Singapore

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.

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).