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United Arab Emirates vs Nordic Defence Cooperation

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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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The Nordic Defence Cooperation (Nordefco) is a collaboration among the Nordic countries in the area of defense. Its five members are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The organization was established on November 4, 2009 in Helsinki. The leadership of the organization is rotational.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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24.4 billion $
31 billion $

Percent of GDP

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5.6 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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150,000
91,850

Reserve personnel

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180,000
1,004,300

Available for military

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3,240,000
6,904,468

Land Forces

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Tanks

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354
456
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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8,980
5,265
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Total artillery

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398
1,160
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Self-propelled artillery

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183
199
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Rocket artillery

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139
79

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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510
602
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Fighter

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0
0
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Multirole

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137
222
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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215
152
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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
476
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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0
13
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Corvettes

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9
15
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Submarines

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0
11

Nuclear weapons

United Arab Emirates

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Nordic Defence Cooperation

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.

Nordic Defence Cooperation

Data not available