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Egypt vs Iran

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Egypt is a country located in Northern Africa with an area of 1,010,407 km2 (land boundries: 2,612 km and costline 2,450 km). The capital of Egypt is Cairo. The number of inhabitants is 101,576,517.

Egypt has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The EAF's inventory is comprised of a mix of domestically produced, imported Soviet-era, and more modern, particularly Western, weapons systems. The leading suppliers of military hardware to Egypt are France, Russia, and the United States.

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Iran 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

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Military budget

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6 billion $
10 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
2.1 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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438,500
587,000

Reserve personnel

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479,000
200,000

Available for military

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41,157,220
23,619,215

Land Forces

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Tanks

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3,610
2,198
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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6,532
2,875
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Total artillery

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2,549
4,582
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Self-propelled artillery

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1,056
742
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Rocket artillery

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531
1,752

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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854
1,052
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Fighter

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28
127
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Multirole

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256
76
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Attack

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40
21
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Helicopters

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251
339
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UCAV (combat drone)

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32
328

Navy

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Total naval

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196
279
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Aircraft carriers

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2
0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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13
7
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Corvettes

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7
3
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Submarines

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8
25

Nuclear weapons

Egypt

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Iran

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Egypt

18-30 years of age for male conscript military service; service obligation - 18-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation; voluntary enlistment possible from age 16.

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.