Military power of Italy & Jordan
Italy vs Jordan
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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 militaryJordan is a country located in Middle East with an area of 89,341 km2 (land boundries: 1,744 km and costline 26 km). The capital of Jordan is Amman. The number of inhabitants is 10,658,123.
Jordan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the United States. Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994. The JAF inventory is comprised of a wide mix of imported equipment from Europe, Russia, and the USA.
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Military expenditures
 IT |  JO | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 32 billion $ | 2.6 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 1.5% | 6.5% |
Manpower
| IT | JO | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 165,500 | 100,500 |
| Reserve personnel: | 18,300 | 65,000 |
| Available for military: | 13,865,688 | 3,285,575 |
Land Forces
| IT | JO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 200 | 1,588 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 2,758 | 3,653 | |
| Total artillery: | 197 | 633 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 68 | 461 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 21 | 88 |
Air Forces
| IT | JO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 712 | 255 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 92 | 0 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 66 | 44 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 45 | 4 | |
| Helicopters: | 423 | 140 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 12 | 0 |
Navy
| IT | JO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 200 | 27 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 2 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 4 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 15 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 8 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Italy
Italy participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.
Jordan
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.
Jordan
17 years of age for voluntary male military service; initial service term 2 years, with option to reenlist for 18 years; conscription at age 18 suspended in 1999; women are not conscripted, but can volunteer to serve in noncombat military positions in the Royal Jordanian Arab Army Women's Corps and RJAF.