Military power of Japan & Iran
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Country: | Japan (JP) | Iran (IR) |
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Capital: | Tokyo | Tehran |
Population: | 125,360,000 | 83,183,741 |
Area: | 377,944 km2 | 1,648,195 km2 |
More: | Japan military forces description | Iran military forces description |
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Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 50.3 billion $ | 17.4 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 1% | 3.8% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 247,150 | 610,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 56,100 | 350,000 |
Available for military: | 27,301,443 | 23,619,215 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 1,004 | 2,842 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 3,072 | 3,555 | |
Total artillery: | 623 | 4,873 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 214 | 1,030 | |
Rocket artillery: | 99 | 1,755 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 1,444 | 973 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 155 | 112 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 79 | 75 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 23 | |
Helicopters: | 698 | 519 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 83 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 140 | 272 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 4 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 36 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 2 | 6 | |
Corvettes: | 6 | 3 | |
Submarines: | 22 | 19 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Japan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Iran
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Japan
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; mandatory retirement at age 53 for senior enlisted personnel and at 62 years for senior service officers.
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.