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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.

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

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Military budget: 816 billion $ 5.3 billion $
Percent of GDP: 0% 0.7%

Military budget

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Highest value in the world: 816 billion $ (USA)
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Manpower

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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

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

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Tanks: 8,262 224
Armoured fighting vehicles: 47,372 1,808
Total artillery: 5,243 176
Self-propelled artillery: 2,148 176
Rocket artillery: 1,414 0

Tanks

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

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Total aircraft: 13,548 178
Fighter aircraft: 502 27
Multirole aircraft: 2,647 25
Attack aircraft: 566 0
Helicopters: 4,869 57
UCAV (combat drone): 349 0

Total aircraft

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Highest value in the world: 12,930 (USA)
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Navy

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Total naval: 534 0
Aircraftcarriers: 20 0
Destroyers: 94 0
Frigates: 0 0
Corvettes: 29 0
Submarines: 75 0

Total naval

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

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Switzerland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

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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.