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United Arab Emirates vs Singapore

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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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Singapore is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 719 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Singapore is Singapore. The number of inhabitants is 5,703,600.

Singapore is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements, a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 also includes Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The SAF has a diverse and largely modern mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons. Singapore has the most developed arms industry in Southeast Asia.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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24.4 billion $
13.2 billion $

Percent of GDP

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5.6 %
2.7 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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150,000
71,000

Reserve personnel

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180,000
352,500

Available for military

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3,240,000
1,255,902

Land Forces

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Tanks

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354
170
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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8,980
3,507
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Total artillery

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398
161
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Self-propelled artillery

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183
48
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Rocket artillery

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139
24

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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510
252
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Fighter

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0
0
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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
87
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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
43
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Aircraft carriers

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0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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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
5

Nuclear weapons

United Arab Emirates

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Singapore

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.

Singapore

18-21 years of age for male compulsory military service; 16 1/2 years of age for volunteers; 2-year conscript service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 40 (enlisted) or age 50 (officers).