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Military power of United Arab Emirates & Azerbaijan

United Arab Emirates vs Azerbaijan

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United Arab Emirates is a country located in Middle East with an area of 83,600 km² (land boundries: 1,066 km and costline 1,318 km). The capital of United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi. The number of inhabitants is 9,890,400.

the UAE hosts a multi-service French military base. The UAE has a defense cooperation agreement with the United States and hosted about 3,500 US troops. UAE invaded Yemen as part of the Saudi-led coalition and withdrew its main military force in 2019. the UAE Armed Forces inventory is comprised of wide variety of mostly modern imported equipment. The Emirates has acquired military equipment from more than 20 countries. USA is the leading supplier.

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Azerbaijan is a country located in Southwestern Asia with an area of 86,600 km² (land boundries: 2,468 km and costline 0 km (landlocked); note - Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea (713 km)). The capital of Azerbaijan is Baku. The number of inhabitants is 10,127,874.

The inventory of the Azerbaijan military is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems with a small mix of equipment from other countries, like Israel and Turkey.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

24.4 billion $

3.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

5.6 %

5.5 %

Manpower

Active personnel

150,000

126,400

Reserve personnel

180,000

330,000

Available for military

3,240,000

3,000,000

Land Forces

Tanks

354

940

Armoured fighting vehicles

8,980

2,363

Total artillery

398

909

Self-propelled artillery

183

267

Rocket artillery

139

323

Air Forces

Total aircraft

510

176

Fighter

0

5

Multirole

137

15

Attack

0

11

Helicopters

215

97

UCAV (combat drone)

0

Navy

Total naval

79

31

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

0

Frigates

0

1

Corvettes

9

0

Submarines

0

4

Nuclear weapons

United Arab Emirates

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Azerbaijan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

United Arab Emirates

18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men, optional service for women; 17 years of age for male volunteers with parental approval; 2-year general obligation, 9 months for secondary school graduates; women may train for 9 months regardless of education.

Azerbaijan

18-35 years of age for cumpulsory military service; service obligation 18 months or 12 months for university graduates; 17 years of age for voluntary service; 17 year olds are considered to be on active service at cadet military schools.