Military power of Axis of Resistance & Iraq
Axis of Resistance vs Iraq
The Axis of Resistance is informal military alliance between Iran, Palestine, Syria and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. They are unified by their goal of opposing NATO, Israeli and Saudi Arabian activities in the region.
Iraq is a country located in Middle East with an area of 437,072 km2 (land boundries: 3,809 km and costline 58 km). The capital of Iraq is Baghdad. The number of inhabitants is 38,433,600.
The Iraqi military inventory is comprised of a mix of equipment from a wide variety of sources, including Europe, South Africa, South Korea, Russia, and the US. Russia and the USA are the leading suppliers of military hardware to Iraq.
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Military expenditures
AOR | IQ | |
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Military budget: | 11.8 billion $ | 10 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 0% | 3.5% |
Manpower
AOR | IQ | |
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Active personnel: | 756,000 | 193,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 200,000 | 553,000 |
Available for military: | 35,169,215 | 11,700,000 |
Land Forces
AOR | IQ | ||
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Tanks: | 6,349 | 848 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 8,194 | 5,284 | |
Total artillery: | 8,216 | 1,969 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 1,532 | 283 | |
Rocket artillery: | 2,446 | 424 |
Air Forces
AOR | IQ | ||
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Total aircraft: | 1,443 | 379 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 220 | 0 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 104 | 26 | |
Attack aircraft: | 113 | 32 | |
Helicopters: | 690 | 203 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 83 | 14 |
Navy
AOR | IQ | ||
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Total naval: | 315 | 68 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 6 | 0 | |
Corvettes: | 3 | 2 | |
Submarines: | 19 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Axis of Resistance
Data not available
Iraq
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Axis of Resistance
Data not available
Iraq
18-49 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription.