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United Arab Emirates vs Japan

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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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Japan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 377,944 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 29,751 km). The capital of Japan is Tokyo. The number of inhabitants is 125,360,000.

The current Self Defense Force was founded in 1954. Japan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the USA. Approximately 55,000 US troops and other military assets, including aircraft and naval ships, were stationed in Japan and had exclusive use of more than 80 bases and facilities. In exchange for their use, the US guarantees Japan’s security. The JSDF is equipped with a mix of imported and domestically-produced equipment. The majority of its weapons imports are from the US and some domestically-produced weapons are US-origin and manufactured under license.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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24.4 billion $
51 billion $

Percent of GDP

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5.6 %
1.2 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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150,000
247,150

Reserve personnel

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180,000
56,100

Available for military

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3,240,000
27,301,443

Land Forces

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Tanks

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354
477
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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8,980
3,149
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Total artillery

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398
593
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Self-propelled artillery

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183
184
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Rocket artillery

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139
99

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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510
1,233
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Fighter

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0
155
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Multirole

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137
100
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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215
476
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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79
155
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Aircraft carriers

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0
4
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Destroyers

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0
36
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Frigates

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0
6
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Corvettes

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9
6
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Submarines

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0
23

Nuclear weapons

United Arab Emirates

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Japan

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.

Japan

18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; mandatory retirement at age 53 for senior enlisted personnel and at 62 years for senior service officers.