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United Arab Emirates vs China and Russia

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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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A hypothetical military alliance between China and Russia. The two countries share a land border and they signed the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001. A twenty-year strategic treaty extended or another 5 years after its expiration in February 2022. China is the world's most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion people, on the other hand Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17,098,246 square kilometres.

Currently, China focuses on domestic weapon designs and manufacturing, while still importing certain military products from Russia, such as jet engines. In September 2018, Russia hosted the militaries of China and Mongolia as a part of the Vostok 2018 military exercise. Russia and China flew joint bomber patrols over the Pacific. China refused to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Following the implementation of international sanctions during the war, China provided economic relief to Russia.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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24.4 billion $
494.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

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5.6 %
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Manpower

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Active personnel

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150,000
3,035,000

Reserve personnel

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180,000
4,000,000

Available for military

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3,240,000
420,586,837

Land Forces

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Tanks

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354
18,017
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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8,980
38,302
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Total artillery

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398
25,360
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Self-propelled artillery

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183
9,163
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Rocket artillery

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139
7,471

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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510
9,048
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Fighter

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0
1,389
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Multirole

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137
1,512
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Attack

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0
809
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Helicopters

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215
3,020
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
251

Navy

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Total naval

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79
1,395
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Aircraft carriers

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0
5
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Destroyers

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0
52
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Frigates

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0
65
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Corvettes

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9
153
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Submarines

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0
140

Nuclear weapons

United Arab Emirates

Does not have nuclear weapons.

China and Russia

Data not available

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.

China and Russia

Data not available