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Military power of Iran & Peninsula Shield Force

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Iran vs Peninsula Shield Force

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Iran Peninsula Shield Force

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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The Peninsula Shield Force is the military arm of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Members of PSF: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. As of March 2011, the Peninsula Shield Force was commanded by Saudi Major General Mutlaq bin Salem Al-Azima and has about 40 thousand troops.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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10 billion $
105.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.1 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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587,000
696,550

Reserve personnel

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200,000
520,000

Available for military

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23,619,215
11,870,201

Land Forces

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Tanks

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2,842
1,767
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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3,555
16,249
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Total artillery

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4,873
3,040
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Self-propelled artillery

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1,030
739
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Rocket artillery

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1,755
407

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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973
2,122
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Fighter

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112
141
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Multirole

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75
255
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Attack

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23
157
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Helicopters

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519
793
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UCAV (combat drone)

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83
6

Navy

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Total naval

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272
205
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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0
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Frigates

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6
11
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Corvettes

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3
21
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Submarines

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19
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Nuclear weapons

Iran

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Peninsula Shield Force

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.

Peninsula Shield Force

Data not available