Military power of USA and Israel & Switzerland
USA and Israel vs Switzerland
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.
Switzerland is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 41,285 km2 (land boundries: 1,770 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Switzerland is Bern. The number of inhabitants is 8,570,146.
Switzerland has long maintained a policy of military neutrality, but does periodically participate in EU, NATO, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Swiss law excludes participation in combat operations for peace enforcement, and Swiss units will only participate in operations under the mandate of the UN or OSCE. The Swiss Armed Forces inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems. The United States is the leading supplier of military armaments.
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Military expenditures
USAI | CH | |
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Military budget: | 940 billion $ | 6.3 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 0% | 0.7% |
Manpower
USAI | CH | |
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Active personnel: | 1,528,000 | 140,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 1,264,500 | 80,000 |
Available for military: | 75,068,003 | 1,852,580 |
Land Forces
USAI | CH | ||
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Tanks: | 7,302 | 224 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 44,774 | 1,808 | |
Total artillery: | 4,161 | 176 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 2,171 | 176 | |
Rocket artillery: | 753 | 0 |
Air Forces
USAI | CH | ||
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Total aircraft: | 13,793 | 178 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 418 | 27 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 2,714 | 25 | |
Attack aircraft: | 531 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 5,056 | 57 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 459 | 0 |
Navy
USAI | CH | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total naval: | 534 | 0 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 20 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 97 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 0 | 0 | |
Corvettes: | 30 | 0 | |
Submarines: | 75 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
USA and Israel
Data not available
Switzerland
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
USA and Israel
Data not available
Switzerland
19-26 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; every Swiss male has to serve at least 260 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by seven 3-week intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years.