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Italy vs United Arab Emirates

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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

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United 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.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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32.7 billion $
24.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.5 %
5.6 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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165,500
150,000

Reserve personnel

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18,300
180,000

Available for military

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13,865,688
3,240,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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200
354
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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3,792
8,980
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Total artillery

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193
398
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Self-propelled artillery

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64
183
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Rocket artillery

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21
139

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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675
510
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Fighter

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93
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Multirole

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83
137
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Attack

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14
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Helicopters

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406
215
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UCAV (combat drone)

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5
0

Navy

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Total naval

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200
79
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Aircraft carriers

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2
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Destroyers

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3
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Frigates

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15
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Corvettes

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0
9
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Submarines

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8
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Nuclear weapons

Italy

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

United Arab Emirates

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.

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.