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United Arab Emirates vs Norway

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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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Norway is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 323,802 km2 (land boundries: 2,566 km and costline 25,148 km (includes mainland 2,650 km, as well as long fjords, numerous small islands, and minor indentations 22,498 km; length of island coastlines 58,133 km)). The capital of Norway is Oslo. The number of inhabitants is 5,391,369.

Norway is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. The Norwegian Armed Forces cooperate closely with the militaries of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation, which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The Norwegian Armed Forces inventory includes mostly imported European and USA weapons systems, as well as a domestically-produced equipment. The US is the leading supplier of weapons systems.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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24.4 billion $
7.3 billion $

Percent of GDP

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5.6 %
2 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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150,000
23,250

Reserve personnel

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180,000
40,000

Available for military

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3,240,000
1,078,181

Land Forces

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Tanks

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354
52
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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8,980
553
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Total artillery

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398
44
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Self-propelled artillery

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183
35
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Rocket artillery

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139
9

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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510
104
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Fighter

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0
0
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Multirole

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137
25
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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215
38
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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
41
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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
4
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Corvettes

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9
6
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Submarines

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0
6

Nuclear weapons

United Arab Emirates

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Norway

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.

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).