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A hypothetical military alliance between United States and Israel. Military relations between Israel and the United States have been consistently close. Israel has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the USA. Since 1976, Israel had been the largest annual recipient of United States foreign assistance. Israel is also involved in the joint development of military technology and regularly engages in joint military exercises. Israel is a participant in the F-35 Lightning II fighter development program. The US and Israel also cooperate jointly on a number of technology development programs, notably the Arrow missile system and the Tactical High Energy Laser (THEL). The Israeli port of Haifa is the main port of call in the eastern Mediterranean for the United States Sixth Fleet. The United States has also stored military equipment in Israel.

Japan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 377,944 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 29,751 km). The capital of Japan is Tokyo. The number of inhabitants is 125,360,000.

The current Self Defense Force was founded in 1954. Japan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the USA. Approximately 55,000 US troops and other military assets, including aircraft and naval ships, were stationed in Japan and had exclusive use of more than 80 bases and facilities. In exchange for their use, the US guarantees Japan’s security. The JSDF is equipped with a mix of imported and domestically-produced equipment. The majority of its weapons imports are from the US and some domestically-produced weapons are US-origin and manufactured under license.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 940 billion $ 51 billion $
Percent of GDP: 0% 1.2%

Military budget

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Highest value in the world: 916 billion $ (USA)
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Manpower

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Active personnel: 1,528,000 247,150
Reserve personnel: 1,264,500 56,100
Available for military: 75,068,003 27,301,443

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Highest value in the world: 2,035,000 (China)
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Land Forces

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Tanks: 7,302 1,004
Armoured fighting vehicles: 44,774 3,072
Total artillery: 4,161 623
Self-propelled artillery: 2,171 214
Rocket artillery: 753 99

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Highest value in the world: 12,267 (Russia)
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Air Forces

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Total aircraft: 13,793 1,444
Fighter aircraft: 418 155
Multirole aircraft: 2,714 79
Attack aircraft: 531 0
Helicopters: 5,056 698
UCAV (combat drone): 459 0

Total aircraft

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Highest value in the world: 13,175 (USA)
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Navy

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Total naval: 534 140
Aircraftcarriers: 20 4
Destroyers: 97 36
Frigates: 0 2
Corvettes: 30 6
Submarines: 75 22

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Highest value in the world: 967 (North Korea)
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Nuclear weapons

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Japan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

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Japan

18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; mandatory retirement at age 53 for senior enlisted personnel and at 62 years for senior service officers.