Military power of Armenia & Iran
Armenia vs Iran
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Armenia is a country located in Southwestern Asia with an area of 29,743 km2 (land boundries: 1,570 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Armenia is Yerevan. The number of inhabitants is 2,967,900.
Armenia has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994. Russia has deployed about 2,000 peacekeeping troops to the area in and around Nagorno-Karabakh as part of a cease-fire agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The inventory of the Armenian Armed Forces includes mostly Russian and Soviet-era equipment.
More about Armenia militaryIran is a country located in Middle East with an area of 1,648,195 km2 (land boundries: 5,894 km and costline 2,440 km - note: Iran also borders the Caspian Sea (740 km)). The capital of Iran is Tehran. The number of inhabitants is 83,183,741.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was formed in May 1979. The IRGC was a highly institutionalized and parallel military force to Iran’s regular armed forces. The Iranian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and mostly older foreign equipment largely of Chinese, Russian, Soviet, and US origin. Iran has a defense industry with the capacity to develop, produce, support, and sustain air, land, missile, and naval weapons programs.
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Military expenditures
 AM |  IR | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 0.6 billion $ | 17.4 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 5.5% | 3.8% |
Manpower
| AM | IR | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 51,580 | 610,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 210,000 | 350,000 |
| Available for military: | 809,576 | 23,619,215 |
Land Forces
| AM | IR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 269 | 2,842 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 610 | 3,555 | |
| Total artillery: | 236 | 4,873 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 38 | 1,030 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 103 | 1,755 |
Air Forces
| AM | IR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 65 | 973 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 112 | |
| Multirole aircraf: | 4 | 75 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 15 | 23 | |
| Helicopters: | 45 | 519 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 83 |
Navy
| AM | IR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 0 | 272 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 6 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 3 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 19 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Armenia
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Iran
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Armenia
18-27 years of age for voluntary or compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel.
Iran
18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; 17 years of age for Law Enforcement Forces; 15 years of age for Basij Forces (Popular Mobilization Army); conscript military service obligation is 18 months; women exempt from military service.