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United Arab Emirates

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Abu Dhabi

Rank #29 of 173

64.4Strength score

Photos

Honors for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Lt. Gen. Eisa Al Mazroueion at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia on August 22, 2024 - 240822-A-LT474-1023 (53942149229)
Honors for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Lt. Gen. Eisa Al Mazroueion at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia on August 22, 2024 - 240822-A-LT474-1023 (53942149229)3d U.S. Infantry Regiment "The Old Guard" from Joint Base Myer - Henderson Hall, Va. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
US Navy 051021-N-0716S-003 Crane loading relief supplies aboard the U.S. Navy dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), containing food and clothing donated to the people of Pakistan by the citizens of United Arab Emirates (
US Navy 051021-N-0716S-003 Crane loading relief supplies aboard the U.S. Navy dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), containing food and clothing donated to the people of Pakistan by the citizens of United Arab Emirates (U.S. Navy photo By Photographers Mate 3rd Class Tony Spiker · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
United Arab Emirates Air Force, 821Casa C-295MW (49570885912)
United Arab Emirates Air Force, 821Casa C-295MW (49570885912)Anna Zvereva from Tallinn, Estonia · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance87
  • Air power66
  • Manpower74
  • Land forces72
  • Naval power52
  • Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget
$22.8B #22
Budget as % of GDP
5.64% #12
Spending per person
$1,976 #9
GDP
$552.3B #30
Population
11,513,149 #85

Manpower

Active personnel
63,000 #63
Reserve personnel
0
Paramilitary
0
Total personnel
63,000 #68

Land forces

Tanks
354 #25
Armoured vehicles
1,565 #13
Self-propelled artillery
165 #22
Towed artillery
99 #37
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
49 #26

Air power

Total aircraft
581 #19
Fighter jets
135 #21
Attack aircraft & bombers
40 #12
Transport aircraft
58 #17
Helicopters
250 #19
Attack helicopters
30 #15

Naval power

Total naval vessels
50 #30
Aircraft carriers
0
Helicopter carriers
0
Submarines
0
Destroyers
0
Frigates
0
Corvettes
11 #7
Patrol vessels
39 #25

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
0

Weapons United Arab Emirates uses (24)

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconGeneral Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconFighter aircraft Dassault Mirage 2000Dassault Mirage 2000Fighter aircraft LeclercLeclercMain battle tanks Dassault Mirage IIIDassault Mirage IIIFighter aircraft FGM-148 JavelinFGM-148 JavelinAnti-tank guided missiles Storm ShadowStorm ShadowCruise missiles Airbus A330 MRTTAirbus A330 MRTTRefuelling tankers Schiebel Camcopter S-100Schiebel Camcopter S-100Reconnaissance aircraft GlobalEyeGlobalEyeReconnaissance aircraft Baynunah-class corvetteBaynunah-class corvetteCorvettes LRSVM MoravaLRSVM MoravaMultiple rocket launchers Arialah-class offshore patrol vesselArialah-class offshore patrol vesselPatrol vessels

Weapons made in United Arab Emirates (6)

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Caracal pistolCaracal pistolPistols Baynunah-class corvetteBaynunah-class corvetteCorvettes Caracal CAR 816Caracal CAR 816Assault rifles Jobaria Defense Systems Multiple Cradle LauncherMultiple rocket launchers Abu-Dhabi-class corvetteCorvettes HAS-250Anti-ship missiles

Others in the region

  1. 5Pakistan79.4 VS
  2. 9Israel75.3 VS
  3. 13Egypt, Arab Rep.72.9 VS
  4. 14Iran, Islamic Rep.71.8 VS
  5. 15Saudi Arabia70.9 VS
  6. 16Algeria69.6 VS
  7. 30Iraq64.1 VS
  8. 50Morocco32.9 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2014)

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