Military power of Iran & European Union EU
Iran vs European Union EU
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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.
More about Iran militaryThe European Union (EU) is a political and economic union countries that are located in Europe with an area of 4,233,255 km2 The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. The number of inhabitants estimated is about 447 million. Members of EU: Germany, Latvia, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
The European Union were not devised as a military alliance because most of the members are in the North Atlantic Alliance. Since the withdrawal of the UK, France is the only member recognised as a nuclear weapon state. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO nuclear sharing.
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Military expenditures
 IR |  EU | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 25 billion $ | 245.11 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2.5% | 0% |
Manpower
| IR | EU | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 610,000 | 1,166,519 |
| Reserve personnel: | 350,000 | 1,801,532 |
| Available for military: | 23,619,215 | 92,594,951 |
Land Forces
| IR | EU | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 2,842 | 4,253 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 3,555 | 29,418 | |
| Total artillery: | 4,873 | 6,065 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 1,030 | 1,872 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 1,755 | 667 |
Air Forces
| IR | EU | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 973 | 5,420 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 112 | 453 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 75 | 874 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 23 | 162 | |
| Helicopters: | 519 | 2,454 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 83 | 41 |
Navy
| IR | EU | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 272 | 1,306 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 7 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 19 | |
| Frigates: | 6 | 69 | |
| Corvettes: | 3 | 23 | |
| Submarines: | 19 | 48 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Iran
Does not have nuclear weapons.
European Union EU
Data not available
Military service
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.
European Union EU
Data not available