Military power of Germany & Italy
Germany vs Italy
Germany is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 357,168 km2 (land boundries: 3,694 km and costline 2,389 km). The capital of Germany is Berlin. The number of inhabitants is 83,166,711.
Germany joined NATO in May 1955. The German Army has incorporated a joint Franco-German mechanized infantry brigade since 1989, a Dutch airmobile infantry brigade, and a Dutch mechanized infantry brigade. the German Federal Armed Forces inventory is mostly comprised of weapons systems produced domestically or jointly with other European countries and from the United States. Germany's defense industry is capable of manufacturing the full spectrum of military weapons systems, and is one of the world's leading arms exporters.
More about Germany militaryItaly 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
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Military expenditures
DE | IT | |
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Military budget: | 78 billion $ | 32.7 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 2% | 1.5% |
Manpower
DE | IT | |
---|---|---|
Active personnel: | 183,638 | 165,500 |
Reserve personnel: | 34,600 | 18,300 |
Available for military: | 18,529,299 | 13,865,688 |
Land Forces
DE | IT | ||
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Tanks: | 295 | 200 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 3,752 | 2,758 | |
Total artillery: | 409 | 197 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 134 | 68 | |
Rocket artillery: | 33 | 21 |
Air Forces
DE | IT | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total aircraft: | 682 | 712 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 143 | 92 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 89 | 66 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 45 | |
Helicopters: | 291 | 423 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 5 | 12 |
Navy
DE | IT | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total naval: | 65 | 200 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 2 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 4 | |
Frigates: | 11 | 15 | |
Corvettes: | 5 | 0 | |
Submarines: | 6 | 8 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Germany
Germany participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.
Italy
Italy participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.
Military service
Germany
17-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription ended 1 July 2011; service obligation 8-23 months or 12 years; women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001.
Italy
18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; women may serve in any military branch; Italian citizenship required; 1-year service obligation.