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Military power of Vietnam & Indonesia

Vietnam vs Indonesia

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Vietnam Indonesia

Vietnam is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 332,698 km² (land boundries: 4,616 km and costline 3,444 km (excludes islands)). The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi. The number of inhabitants is 96,208,984.

The PAVN is armed largely with weapons and equipment from Russia and the former Soviet Union. Russia has remained the main supplier of newer PAVN military equipment, although in recent years Vietnam has purchased arms from more than a dozen other countries. Vietnam has a limited defense industry

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Indonesia is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 1,904,569 km² (land boundries: 2,958 km and costline 54,716 km). The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta. The number of inhabitants is 270,203,917.

The Indonesian military inventory comes from a wide variety of sources. Indonesia has a growing defense industry fueled by technology transfers and cooperation agreements with several countries. The Indonesian Government publicly said in 2022 that growing its domestic defense industry is a national priority over the next 5-10 years.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

8 billion $

9 billion $

Percent of GDP

1.6 %

0.6 %

Manpower

Active personnel

482,000

400,000

Reserve personnel

3,000,000

400,000

Available for military

30,000,000

131,000,000

Land Forces

Tanks

1,829

241

Armoured fighting vehicles

1,820

1,319

Total artillery

2,000

796

Self-propelled artillery

180

145

Rocket artillery

450

90

Air Forces

Total aircraft

271

465

Fighter

11

5

Multirole

35

44

Attack

34

51

Helicopters

99

203

UCAV (combat drone)

0

6

Navy

Total naval

96

347

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

0

Frigates

9

7

Corvettes

14

24

Submarines

6

4

Nuclear weapons

Vietnam

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Indonesia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Vietnam

18-25 years of age for male compulsory and voluntary military service; females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscription typically takes place twice annually and service obligation is 18 months (Army, Air Defense), 2 years (Navy and Air Force); 18-45 years of age (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or Self Defense Force service; males may enroll in military schools at age 17.

Indonesia

18-27 years of age for voluntary or compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel.