Military power of Italy & Azerbaijan
Italy vs Azerbaijan
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Italy is a country located in Southern Europe with an area of 301,338 km2 (land boundries: 1,836.4 km and costline 7,600 km). The capital of Italy is Rome. The number of inhabitants is 60,317,116.
Italy is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. The Italian Armed Forces inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced, jointly-produced, and imported weapons systems, mostly from Europe and the United State. The Italian defense industry is capable of producing equipment across all the military domains with particular strengths in naval vessels and aircraft
More about Italy militaryAzerbaijan is a country located in Southwestern Asia with an area of 86,600 km2 (land boundries: 2,468 km and costline 0 km (landlocked); note - Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea (713 km)). The capital of Azerbaijan is Baku. The number of inhabitants is 10,127,874.
The inventory of the Azerbaijan military is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems with a small mix of equipment from other countries, like Israel and Turkey.
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Military expenditures
 IT |  AZ | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 32 billion $ | 3 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 1.5% | 5.5% |
Manpower
| IT | AZ | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 165,500 | 126,400 |
| Reserve personnel: | 18,300 | 330,000 |
| Available for military: | 13,865,688 | 3,000,000 |
Land Forces
| IT | AZ | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 200 | 940 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 2,758 | 2,363 | |
| Total artillery: | 197 | 909 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 68 | 267 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 21 | 323 |
Air Forces
| IT | AZ | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 712 | 176 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 92 | 5 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 66 | 15 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 45 | 11 | |
| Helicopters: | 423 | 97 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 12 | 0 |
Navy
| IT | AZ | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 200 | 31 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 2 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 4 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 15 | 1 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 8 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Italy
Italy participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.
Azerbaijan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Italy
18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; women may serve in any military branch; Italian citizenship required; 1-year service obligation.
Azerbaijan
18-35 years of age for cumpulsory military service; service obligation 18 months or 12 months for university graduates; 17 years of age for voluntary service; 17 year olds are considered to be on active service at cadet military schools.