Military power of United Arab Emirates & Qatar
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Country: | United Arab Emirates (AE) | Qatar (QA) |
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Capital: | Abu Dhabi | Doha |
Population: | 9,890,400 | 2,795,484 |
Area: | 83,600 km2 | 11,586 km2 |
More: | United Arab Emirates military forces description | Qatar military forces description |
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Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 22.8 billion $ | 19.3 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 5.7% | 1.5% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 100,000 | 66,550 |
Reserve personnel: | 90,000 | 15,000 |
Available for military: | 3,240,000 | 389,487 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 354 | 92 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 8,980 | 250 | |
Total artillery: | 398 | 110 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 183 | 49 | |
Rocket artillery: | 139 | 10 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 510 | 115 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 137 | 14 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 6 | |
Helicopters: | 215 | 47 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 6 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 79 | 86 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 0 | 0 | |
Corvettes: | 9 | 0 | |
Submarines: | 0 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
United Arab Emirates
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Qatar
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.
Qatar
Conscription for males aged 18-35; 4-month general obligation, 3 months for graduates.