Military power of Italy & Iran
Italy vs Iran
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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 militaryIran 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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Military expenditures
 IT |  IR | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 28.9 billion $ | 17.4 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 1.6% | 3.8% |
Manpower
| IT | IR | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 165,500 | 610,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 18,300 | 350,000 |
| Available for military: | 13,865,688 | 23,619,215 |
Land Forces
| IT | IR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 200 | 2,842 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 2,758 | 3,555 | |
| Total artillery: | 197 | 4,873 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 68 | 1,030 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 21 | 1,755 |
Air Forces
| IT | IR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 712 | 973 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 92 | 112 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 66 | 75 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 45 | 23 | |
| Helicopters: | 423 | 519 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 12 | 83 |
Navy
| IT | IR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 200 | 272 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 2 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 4 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 15 | 6 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 3 | |
| Submarines: | 8 | 19 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Italy
Italy participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.
Iran
Does not have nuclear weapons.
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.
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.