Military power of Turkey & USA
Turkey vs USA
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Turkey is a country located in Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe) with an area of 783,562 km2 (land boundries: 2,816 km and costline 7,200 km). The capital of Turkey is Ankara. The number of inhabitants is 83,614,362.
Turkey has been a member of NATO since 1952 and hosts NATO's Land Forces Command in Izmir. Under a long-range strategic plan, the Turkish Armed Forces continued efforts to modernize its equipment and force structure. The Turkish Armed Forces inventory is mostly comprised of a mix of domestically-produced and Western weapons systems. In 2019 Turkey purchased the Russian S-400 air defense system. That complicated its relationship with NATO. Turkey has a strong defense industry capable of producing a range of weapons systems for both export and internal use.
More about Turkey militaryUSA is a country located in North America with an area of 9,857,306 km2 (land boundries: 12,002 km and costline 19,924 km). The capital of USA is Washington. The number of inhabitants is 331,449,281.
The United States is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949. The US military's inventory is comprised almost entirely of domestically-produced weapons systems defense industry is capable of designing, developing, maintaining, and producing the full spectrum of weapons systems. The United States is the world's leading arms exporter.
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Military expenditures
 TR |  US | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 21.9 billion $ | 738 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2.9% | 3.42% |
Manpower
| TR | US | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 355,200 | 1,385,727 |
| Reserve personnel: | 378,700 | 849,450 |
| Available for military: | 21,079,077 | 73,270,043 |
Land Forces
| TR | US | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 3,017 | 6,612 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 11,450 | 41,237 | |
| Total artillery: | 2,521 | 4,243 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 943 | 1,498 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 399 | 1,366 |
Air Forces
| TR | US | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 1,573 | 12,930 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 48 | 461 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 245 | 2,417 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 566 | |
| Helicopters: | 676 | 4,741 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 172 | 334 |
Navy
| TR | US | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 154 | 460 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 20 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 94 | |
| Frigates: | 16 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 10 | 22 | |
| Submarines: | 12 | 69 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Turkey
Turkey participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.
USA
The first country to develop and to military use nuclear warheads in the world. Everything started from the Manhattan project, a research that had one particular goal in focus – to develop and produce the first nuclear weapon. Americans were the first to wield such powerful weapon. Everything started in 1941, which is date of the beginning of Manhattan project. Since the end of the Second World War, United States became the leading country when it comes to possessing nuclear warheads and it lasted approximately to 1980s. We should also bear in mind that United States are also the only nation that ever used nuclear weapon in military conflict.
In 1960, the amount of warheads stored by Americans exceeded 30,000. However, it is worth to note that throughout the entire period of the so-called Cold War, USA managed to build approximately 70,000 nuclear warheads, what is more than all other countries with access to nuclear weapons combined. From the first test that happened in 1945 to this day, the USA conducted 1054 tests of atomic bombs. Still, as a result of introduced restrictions on the amount of warheads one state can possess, the current number has dropped to 6500 warheads. Noteworthy is also the fact that out of this number, United States deployed only 1600.
Military service
Turkey
21-41 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary service; 12 months conscript obligation for non-university graduates, 6-12 months for university graduates (graduates of higher education may perform 6 months of military service as short-term privates, or 12 months as reserve officers); conscripts are called to register at age 20, for service at 21; women serve in the Turkish Armed Forces only as officers; reserve obligation to age 41; Turkish citizens with a residence or work permit who have worked abroad for at least 3 years (1095 days) can be exempt from military service in exchange for 6,000 EUR or its equivalent in foreign currencies; a law passed in December 2014 introduced a one-time payment scheme which exempted Turkish citizens 27 and older from conscription in exchange for a payment of $8,150.
USA
18 years of age (17 years of age with parental consent) for male and female voluntary service; no conscription; maximum enlistment age 42 (Army), 27 (Air Force), 34 (Navy), 28 (Marines); service obligation 8 years, including 2-5 years active duty (Army), 2 years active (Navy), 4 years active (Air Force, Marines); DoD is eliminating prohibitions restricting women from assignments in units smaller than brigades or near combat units.