Military power of Italy & China and Russia
Italy vs China and Russia
Italy 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
More about Italy militaryA hypothetical military alliance between China and Russia. The two countries share a land border and they signed the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001. A twenty-year strategic treaty extended or another 5 years after its expiration in February 2022. China is the world's most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion people, on the other hand Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17,098,246 square kilometres.
Currently, China focuses on domestic weapon designs and manufacturing, while still importing certain military products from Russia, such as jet engines. In September 2018, Russia hosted the militaries of China and Mongolia as a part of the Vostok 2018 military exercise. Russia and China flew joint bomber patrols over the Pacific. China refused to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Following the implementation of international sanctions during the war, China provided economic relief to Russia.
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Military expenditures
IT | CHRU | |
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Military budget: | 32.7 billion $ | 494.4 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 1.5% | 0% |
Manpower
IT | CHRU | |
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Active personnel: | 165,500 | 3,035,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 18,300 | 4,000,000 |
Available for military: | 13,865,688 | 420,586,837 |
Land Forces
IT | CHRU | ||
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Tanks: | 200 | 18,017 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 2,758 | 38,302 | |
Total artillery: | 197 | 25,360 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 68 | 9,163 | |
Rocket artillery: | 21 | 7,471 |
Air Forces
IT | CHRU | ||
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Total aircraft: | 712 | 9,048 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 92 | 1,389 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 66 | 1,512 | |
Attack aircraft: | 45 | 809 | |
Helicopters: | 423 | 3,020 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 12 | 251 |
Navy
IT | CHRU | ||
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Total naval: | 200 | 1,395 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 2 | 5 | |
Destroyers: | 4 | 52 | |
Frigates: | 15 | 65 | |
Corvettes: | 0 | 153 | |
Submarines: | 8 | 140 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Italy
Italy participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.
China and Russia
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Military service
Italy
18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; women may serve in any military branch; Italian citizenship required; 1-year service obligation.
China and Russia
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