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Italy Philippines

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

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Philippines is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 300,000 km² (land boundries: 0 km and costline 36,289 km). The capital of Philippines is Manila. The number of inhabitants is 106,651,394.

The Philippines has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is equipped with a mix of imported weapons systems, particularly second-hand equipment from the USA.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

32.7 billion $

5 billion $

Percent of GDP

1.5 %

1 %

Manpower

Active personnel

165,500

143,100

Reserve personnel

18,300

70,000

Available for military

13,865,688

25,614,135

Land Forces

Tanks

200

18

Armoured fighting vehicles

3,792

567

Total artillery

193

325

Self-propelled artillery

64

0

Rocket artillery

21

0

Air Forces

Total aircraft

675

229

Fighter

93

12

Multirole

83

0

Attack

14

13

Helicopters

406

111

UCAV (combat drone)

5

0

Navy

Total naval

200

196

Aircraft carriers

2

0

Destroyers

3

0

Frigates

15

2

Corvettes

0

3

Submarines

8

0

Nuclear weapons

Italy

Italy participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.

Philippines

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.

Philippines

17-23 years of age (officers 20-24) for voluntary military service; no conscription; applicants must be single male or female Philippine citizens with either 72 college credit hours (enlisted) or a baccalaureate degree (officers).