Military power of Iran & United Arab Emirates
Iran vs United Arab Emirates
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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 militaryUnited Arab Emirates is a country located in Middle East with an area of 83,600 km2 (land boundries: 1,066 km and costline 1,318 km). The capital of United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi. The number of inhabitants is 9,890,400.
the UAE hosts a multi-service French military base. The UAE has a defense cooperation agreement with the United States and hosted about 3,500 US troops. UAE invaded Yemen as part of the Saudi-led coalition and withdrew its main military force in 2019. the UAE Armed Forces inventory is comprised of wide variety of mostly modern imported equipment. The Emirates has acquired military equipment from more than 20 countries. USA is the leading supplier.
More about United Arab Emirates militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 IR |  AE | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 25 billion $ | 22.8 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2.5% | 5.6% |
Manpower
| IR | AE | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 610,000 | 65,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 350,000 | 130,000 |
| Available for military: | 23,619,215 | 3,240,000 |
Land Forces
| IR | AE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 2,842 | 354 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 3,555 | 8,980 | |
| Total artillery: | 4,873 | 398 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 1,030 | 183 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 1,755 | 139 |
Air Forces
| IR | AE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 973 | 510 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 112 | 0 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 75 | 137 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 23 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 519 | 215 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 83 | 0 |
Navy
| IR | AE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 272 | 79 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 6 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 3 | 9 | |
| Submarines: | 19 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Iran
Does not have nuclear weapons.
United Arab Emirates
Does not have nuclear weapons.
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.
United Arab Emirates
18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men, optional service for women; 17 years of age for male volunteers with parental approval; 2-year general obligation, 9 months for secondary school graduates; women may train for 9 months regardless of education.