Population: 6 336 thousand people. The military budget is 9 billion dollars (2001). The regular forces are 163 500 people. The reserve - 425 000 people, including land forces - 400 000, air force - 20 000, naval forces - 5 000. Militarized formations - 8 050 people, including frontier troops - 8 000. Recruitment for the army - draft. Hitch: service for a fixed period - 36 (men) and 21 (women) months. Mobilization resources - 1,5 million people, including 1,2 million able-bodied men.

Land forces: 120 000 people. 3 territorial commands, the frontier troops command, 3 corps headquarters, 3 armoured divisions, 3 infantry frontier divisions, 2 headquarters of divisions, 4 motorized infantry brigades, 3 artillery rocket battalions. The reserve: 8 armoured and lift-off divisions, 10 infantry brigades.

Arms: more than 30 tactical rockets, 3 930 tanks (1 280 Mercava, 900 M60A1/3, 800 Centurion, 250 M48A5, 200 T-55, 100 T-62, 400 Maga-7), about 5 500 infantry fighting vehicles and armored troop carriers, 400 armoured reconnaissance vehicles, 520 105, 122, 130 and 155 mm towed ordnance, 855 105, 155, 175 and 203 mm self-propelled guns, more than 198 MLRS, 6 470 mortars (5 000 - 60 mm, 700 - 81 mm, 530 - 120 mm, 240 - 160 mm), 1 325 antitank missile systems, over 1 300 antiaircraft guns, 1 250 portable surface-to-air missile systems, 48 surface-to-air missile systems Chaparrel.

Air force: 36 000 people (20 000 in service for a fixed period, basically in air defence), 444 war-planes (250 mothballed), 137 combat helicopters. Tactical units and elements: 13 fighter and bomber air squadrons and air defence fighter squadrons, 1 tactical wing, 28 SAM batteries. Planes and helicopters: 98 F-15 (A, B, C, D and I), 237 F-16 (A, B, C and D), 70 F-4E, 10 RF-4E, 20 Kfir-H7 (120 mothballed), 6 Kfir-PC-2, 50 A-4N (130 more are mothballed), 14 Boeng 707, 5 KC-130H, 12 C-47, 24 C-130H, 3 IAI-200,6 RC-12D, 15 Do-28, 6 King R - 2000, 31 A1-11, 24 Sisken, 20 Cessna U-206, 2 Islander, 12 Queen R - 80, 80 CM- 170, 30 Super Cab, 36 AH-1F, 30 Hughs 500MD, 41 AH-64A, HH-65A, 8 AS-565, 40 CH-53D, 10 UH-60, 15 S-7QA, 54 Bell 212, 39 Bell 206. Pilotless vehicles: Scout, Pioneer, Seger, Firebee, Samson, Deline, Hunter Silver Arrow. Surface-to-air guided missiles: Hawk, Patriot, Chaparrel.

Naval forces: about 6 500 people (including 300 commandos and 2 500 in service for a fixed period), 3 submarines Dolphin, 3 corvettes Saar - 5, 10 missile boats (8 Saar - 4.5 and 2 Saar - 4), 28 patrol vessels (13 Super Dvora, 15 Dabur).