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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.

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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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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940 billion $
44 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
2.5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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1,528,000
555,000

Reserve personnel

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1,264,500
2,750,000

Available for military

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75,068,003
13,185,794

Land Forces

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Tanks

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6,952
2,201
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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44,829
4,456
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Total artillery

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3,782
8,096
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Self-propelled artillery

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1,873
3,270
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Rocket artillery

+
803
426

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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13,801
1,524
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Fighter

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418
61
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Multirole

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2,723
325
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Attack

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531
0
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Helicopters

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5,055
837
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UCAV (combat drone)

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459
0

Navy

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Total naval

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529
152
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Aircraft carriers

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20
2
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Destroyers

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99
13
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Frigates

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0
17
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Corvettes

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33
3
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Submarines

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76
22

Nuclear weapons

USA and Israel

Data not available

South Korea

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

USA and Israel

Data not available

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.