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NATIONAL FORCES · COMPARISON
Bahrain vs Northern Cyprus
| Overview | Bahrain | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
Active personnel DefinitionFull-time active military personnel; exclude reserves and paramilitary unless explicitly identified. | 8,200Estimate · people · November 2025 IISS assessmentSingle sourceNational full-time active military personnel; the separately reported reserve, gendarmerie and paramilitary totals are excluded. | —Not yet documented |
Armed forces personnel DefinitionActive-duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces whose training, organisation, equipment and control allow them to support or replace regular forces. This is not an active-regular-only count. | 19,000people · 2020 annual observationSingle source2020 annual observation. Active-duty military personnel, including qualifying paramilitary forces; not an active-regular-only count. | —Not yet documented |
Defence spending DefinitionAnnual military expenditure in current US dollars. State fiscal year, coverage and conversion basis in notes. | US$1.47bnEstimate · USD · 2026 IISS defence budget forecast (November 2025 assessment)Single sourceSource-reported annual official defence budget/appropriation in current US dollars; it is a budget figure, not an assertion of final expenditure or readiness. Explicit 2026 economic-table year column; USD 1.47bn. The table was compiled in the November 2025 IISS assessment; this annual figure is an assessment/estimate and does not assert a final audited outturn. Source coverage/fiscal-year notes: [a] Excludes funds allocated to the Ministry of the Interior and the National Security Agency The explicit 2026 column is forward-looking relative to the November 2025 assessment and is retained as a forecast, not an observed final outturn. | —Not yet documented |
GDP DefinitionAnnual nominal GDP in current US dollars, not purchasing-power parity. | US$49.2bnEstimate · USD · 2026 IISS nominal GDP forecast (November 2025 assessment)Single sourceAnnual nominal GDP at current market prices, in source-reported current US dollars. Excludes purchasing-power-parity GDP and real GDP growth. Explicit 2026 economic-table year column; USD 49.2bn. The table was compiled in the November 2025 IISS assessment; this annual figure is an assessment/estimate and does not assert a final audited outturn. The explicit 2026 column is forward-looking relative to the November 2025 assessment and is retained as a forecast, not an observed final outturn. | —Not yet documented |
Population DefinitionTotal resident population; retain the source's reference year. | 1,600,366people · 2025 annual observationSingle source2025 annual observation. Midyear resident population estimate. | —Not yet documented |
Reserve personnel DefinitionReported reserve personnel, with mobilisation and training definitions stated in notes. | 0Estimate · people · 2025 source edition; census date not statedSingle sourceMilitary reserve personnel in the 2025 IISS source edition cited by this Wikipedia row. Reservists are not normally kept under arms and are available for mobilisation. Excludes the separately reported Active military and Paramilitary columns. This is the cited edition year, not an exact census date. | —Not yet documented |
Combat aircraft DefinitionIn-service fixed-wing combat aircraft; exclude stored, retired and ordered aircraft. In service does not establish readiness. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
Main battle tanks DefinitionIn-service main battle tanks; exclude storage and orders. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
Major surface combatants DefinitionCommissioned cruisers, destroyers and frigates. Exclude patrol craft and support vessels. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
Nuclear warheads DefinitionWarheads in the military stockpile, deployed or in reserve; exclude retired warheads awaiting dismantlement. Independent estimates, labelled as such. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
Submarines DefinitionCommissioned submarines; exclude vessels on order and decommissioned vessels. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
Transport aircraft DefinitionIn-service dedicated fixed-wing military transport aircraft; exclude trainers and orders. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
EQUIPMENT & WEAPONS
Equipment listed in inventory and operator sources, grouped by force and category. Sourced quantities retain their date, variant coverage and inventory status. Equipment without a documented count is listed by type.
94 matching equipment types
| Equipment | Bahrain | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | ||
| F-16 Fighting Falcon | 4Royal Bahraini Air Force · 2025Wikipedia 4Royal Bahraini Air Force · 2025Wikipedia | — |
| Northrop F-5 | 12Air Force · 2025 12Royal Bahraini Air Force · 2025Wikipedia 12Royal Bahraini Air Force · 2025Wikipedia | — |
| Support aircraft | ||
| C-130J Super Hercules | 2Air Force · 2025 2Royal Bahraini Air Force · 2025Wikipedia 2Royal Bahraini Air Force · 2025Wikipedia | — |
| Cessna 208 Caravan | 12025Wikipedia 1Royal Bahraini Air Force · 2025Wikipedia | — |
| Grumman Gulfstream II | 1Air Force · 2025 1Royal Bahraini Air Force · 2025 | — |
| Gulfstream IV | 1Air Force · 2025 1Royal Bahraini Air Force · 2025 | — |
| Trainer aircraft | ||
| BAE Systems Hawk | 62025Wikipedia 6Royal Bahraini Air Force · 2025Wikipedia | — |
| Slingsby T67 Firefly | 3Royal Bahraini Air Force · 2025Wikipedia 3Royal Bahraini Air Force · 2025Wikipedia | — |
| Helicopters | ||
| Bell 212 | 11Air Force · 2025 11Royal Bahraini Air Force · 2025 22Royal Bahraini Air Force · 2025Wikipedia | — |
| Bell 505 Jet Ranger X | 3Air Force · 2025 3Royal Bahraini Air Force · 2025 3Royal Bahraini Air Force · 2025Wikipedia | — |
| Bell AH-1 Cobra | 22Air Force · 2025 30Royal Bahraini Air Force · 2025Wikipedia 30Royal Bahraini Air Force · 2025Wikipedia | — |
| Bell AH-1Z Viper | 12Air Force · 2025 12Royal Bahraini Air Force · 2025Wikipedia 12Royal Bahraini Air Force · 2025Wikipedia | — |
| Equipment | Bahrain | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Tanks | ||
| Arjun (tank) | In service | — |
| M1 Abrams | 502026Wikipedia | — |
| M60 tank | 50Army · 2025 | — |
| Armoured vehicles | ||
| Kornet-D | 102026Wikipedia | — |
| Lynx reconnaissance vehicle | 352026Wikipedia | — |
| M113 armored personnel carrier | 300Army · 2025 300Royal Bahraini Army · 2025 | — |
| M577 command post carrier | In service | — |
| M901 ITV | In service | — |
| Oshkosh M-ATV | In service | — |
| Otokar Akrep | 212026Wikipedia | In service |
| Otokar Arma | 732026Wikipedia | — |
| Otokar Cobra | 152026Wikipedia | In service |
| Equipment | Bahrain | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Air defence | ||
| AN/TWQ-1 Avenger | ≥10Royal Bahraini Army · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| Crotale (missile) | 7Air Force · 2025 7Royal Bahraini Air Force · 2025 7Royal Bahraini Army · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| DARDO | In service | — |
| MIM-23 Hawk | 6Air Force · 2025 8Royal Bahraini Army · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| Patriot | 12020Wikipedia | — |
| Portable air defence | ||
| FIM-92 Stinger | 14–16Royal Bahraini Army · 2026Wikipedia | In service |
| RBS 70 | 14Royal Bahraini Army · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| Ballistic missiles | ||
| ATACMS | In service | — |
| Missiles | ||
| AIM-9 Sidewinder | In service | — |
| AIM-9X Sidewinder | In service | — |
| Roketsan Cirit | In service | — |
| Equipment | Bahrain | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Small arms | ||
| AGS-17 | — | In service |
| Barrett M82 | In service | — |
| Beretta 92 | — | In service |
| Beretta BM 59 | In service | — |
| Beretta M12 | In service | — |
| Browning Hi-Power | In service | — |
| FN FAL | In service | — |
| FN MAG | In service | — |
| FN Minimi | — | In service |
| Heckler & Koch G3 | In service | In service |
| Heckler & Koch HK33 | — | In service |
| Heckler & Koch MP5 | — | In service |
Coverage is incomplete. “Not documented” means no linked inventory evidence, not zero equipment. Methodology ↗
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cited source 2021-07-10 | ≥8 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 6 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 12 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 8 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 1 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 1 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 1 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 22 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 12 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 2 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 50 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 25 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 9 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 28 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 300 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 20 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 7 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 2 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 12 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 22 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 14–16 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 8 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 15 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 9 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 38 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | ≥10 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 1 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 14 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 7 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 18 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 8 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Generalized geography from Natural Earth 1:110m, version 5.1.1. Label-point distance is calculated on a sphere and rounded to the nearest 100 km; it is not a capital-to-capital distance, route, border distance or operational range. Dataset boundaries do not imply recognition of territorial claims.
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m, v5.1.1 · Public domain · Research catalogue highlighted
Scores out of 100 on the ForceTally Index. Each bar splits in proportion to the two scores. A point at the centre of the chart means no sourced figure for that part.
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