PHILIPPINES
GFP #44AsiaCAP: Manila
US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty
US treaty ally expanding BrahMos missile capability amid South China Sea territorial disputes.
MILITARY DOCTRINE
Internal security, US alliance framework, and South China Sea assertion.
113.0M
POPULATION
$404.3B
GDP TOTAL
$5.1B
MILITARY BUDGET
145K
ACTIVE TROOPS
MILITARY CAPABILITY
FORCE STRUCTURE BREAKDOWN
PERSONNEL
Active Troops
145,000
Reserve Troops
131,000
Paramilitary
62,000
Special Forces
5,000
GFP POWER INDEX
0.6697
MIL. BUDGET % GDP
1.3%
GROUND FORCES
Tanks (MBT)
0
Armored Vehicles
280
Artillery
295
MLRS
24
0
TANKS
280
AFVs
295
ARTILLERY
AIR POWER
Fighter Aircraft
200
Attack Helicopters
16
Transport Helicopters
58
Drones (UAV/UCAV)
5
200
FIGHTERS
16
HELICOPTERS
5
DRONES
NAVAL & STRATEGIC
Total Ships
120
Submarines
0
Aircraft Carriers
0
Ballistic Missiles
0
NON-NUCLEAR STATE
EQUIPMENT INTEL
NATIONAL ARSENAL
No arsenal data available
ANALYSIS
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