Military power of Ukraine & Norway
Country: | Ukraine (UA) | Norway (NO) |
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Capital: | Kiev | Oslo |
Population: | 41,487,960 | 5,391,369 |
Area: | 603,500 km2 | 323,802 km2 |
More: | Ukraine military forces description | Norway military forces description |
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Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 5.4 billion $ | 7.2 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 3% | 2% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 255,000 | 25,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 1,000,000 | 46,000 |
Available for military: | 11,149,646 | 1,078,181 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 2,105 | 52 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 6,990 | 514 | |
Total artillery: | 3,721 | 38 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 1,047 | 26 | |
Rocket artillery: | 630 | 12 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 326 | 143 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 70 | 0 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 0 | 71 | |
Attack aircraft: | 29 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 129 | 34 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 12 | 0 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 63 | 45 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 1 | 5 | |
Corvettes: | 0 | 0 | |
Submarines: | 0 | 6 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Ukraine
Although Ukraine has never produced its own nuclear weapon to this day, we should bear in mind that back in the days, Ukraine possessed approximately 5,000 nuclear weapons. This is all due to the fact that before 1991, Ukraine was a part of the Soviet Union. However, as a consequence of its dissolution, all the countries that were satellites or were forcefully attached to Soviet Union, received number of warheads. They were once the property of the Soviet Union. Nevertheless, after Ukraine became independent, they received everything that was the part of the USSR, even nuclear warheads. As a result of that, Ukraine became the third largest holder of nuclear weapons in the world.
Ukraine decided to get rid of these weapons quite quickly. Three years later, in 1994 that is, they joined Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. In 1996, all the warheads were moved and disassembled in Russia.
Norway
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Ukraine
18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months
Norway
18-44 years of age for male compulsory military service (55 years of age if you are an officer); 16 years of age in wartime; 17 years of age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women. 19-month service with 12-month service obligation. Around 50% of conscripts are enrolled in the Home Guard, for a 7-month period (spread out over many years).