Military power of United Arab Emirates & Ukraine
United Arab Emirates vs Ukraine
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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.
More about United Arab Emirates militaryUkraine is a country located in Eastern Europe with an area of 603,500 km2 (land boundries: 5,581 km and costline 2,782 km). The capital of Ukraine is Kiev. The number of inhabitants is 41,487,960.
During the 2008 Bucharest summit, NATO declared that Ukraine would eventually become a member of NATO when it meets the criteria for accession. In February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian military is equipped mostly with older Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems. Ukraine has a broad defense industry capable of building Soviet-era land systems and maintaining and upgrading Soviet-era combat aircraft, as well as missile and air defense systems.
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Military expenditures
 AE |  UA | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 22.8 billion $ | 10.4 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 5.6% | 6% |
Manpower
| AE | UA | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 65,000 | 700,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 130,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Available for military: | 3,240,000 | 11,149,646 |
Land Forces
| AE | UA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 354 | 1,462 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 8,980 | 5,739 | |
| Total artillery: | 398 | 3,636 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 183 | 899 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 139 | 693 |
Air Forces
| AE | UA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 510 | 297 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 57 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 137 | 0 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 27 | |
| Helicopters: | 215 | 115 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 12 |
Navy
| AE | UA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 79 | 53 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 1 | |
| Corvettes: | 9 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
United Arab Emirates
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Ukraine
Although Ukraine has never produced its own nuclear weapon to this day, we should bear in mind that back in the days, Ukraine possessed approximately 5,000 nuclear weapons. This is all due to the fact that before 1991, Ukraine was a part of the Soviet Union. However, as a consequence of its dissolution, all the countries that were satellites or were forcefully attached to Soviet Union, received number of warheads. They were once the property of the Soviet Union. Nevertheless, after Ukraine became independent, they received everything that was the part of the USSR, even nuclear warheads. As a result of that, Ukraine became the third largest holder of nuclear weapons in the world.
Ukraine decided to get rid of these weapons quite quickly. Three years later, in 1994 that is, they joined Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. In 1996, all the warheads were moved and disassembled in Russia.
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.
Ukraine
18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months