Military power of Italy & Vietnam
Italy vs Vietnam
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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 militaryVietnam is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 332,698 km2 (land boundries: 4,616 km and costline 3,444 km (excludes islands)). The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi. The number of inhabitants is 96,208,984.
The PAVN is armed largely with weapons and equipment from Russia and the former Soviet Union. Russia has remained the main supplier of newer PAVN military equipment, although in recent years Vietnam has purchased arms from more than a dozen other countries. Vietnam has a limited defense industry
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Military expenditures
 IT |  VN | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 32 billion $ | 6.2 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 1.5% | 2.3% |
Manpower
| IT | VN | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 165,500 | 482,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 18,300 | 3,000,000 |
| Available for military: | 13,865,688 | 30,000,000 |
Land Forces
| IT | VN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 200 | 1,829 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 2,758 | 1,820 | |
| Total artillery: | 197 | 2,000 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 68 | 180 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 21 | 450 |
Air Forces
| IT | VN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 712 | 271 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 92 | 11 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 66 | 35 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 45 | 34 | |
| Helicopters: | 423 | 99 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 12 | 0 |
Navy
| IT | VN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 200 | 96 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 2 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 4 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 15 | 9 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 14 | |
| Submarines: | 8 | 6 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Italy
Italy participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.
Vietnam
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.
Vietnam
18-25 years of age for male compulsory and voluntary military service; females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscription typically takes place twice annually and service obligation is 18 months (Army, Air Defense), 2 years (Navy and Air Force); 18-45 years of age (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or Self Defense Force service; males may enroll in military schools at age 17.