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Lithuania vs Italy

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Lithuania is a country located in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia, Russia and Belarus, with an area of 65,300 km2 (land boundries: 1,545 km). The capital of Lithuania is Vilnius. The number of inhabitants is 2,897,430.

Republic of Lithuania is a member of NATO since 2004. Contributes about 350-550 troops to the Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine joint military brigade (LITPOLUKRBRIG), which was established in 2014. Since 2017, Lithuania has hosted a German-led multinational NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative. NATO fighter aircraft are hosted at Lithuania’s Šiauliai Air Base. Lithuanian military's inventory is a mix of mostly European and US weapons and equipment.

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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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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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3.8 billion $
32.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.9 %
1.5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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37,150
165,500

Reserve personnel

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104,000
18,300

Available for military

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890,074
13,865,688

Land Forces

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Tanks

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0
200
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,045
3,792
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Total artillery

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75
193
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Self-propelled artillery

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21
64
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Rocket artillery

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0
21

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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10
675
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Fighter

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0
93
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Multirole

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0
83
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Attack

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0
14
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Helicopters

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5
406
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
5

Navy

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Total naval

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13
200
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Aircraft carriers

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0
2
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Destroyers

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0
3
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Frigates

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0
15
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Corvettes

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0
0
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Submarines

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0
8

Nuclear weapons

Lithuania

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Italy

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

Military service

Lithuania

19-26 years of age for conscripted military service for men; 9-month service obligation; 18-38 for voluntary service for men and women; 18-60 for the National Defense Volunteer Services

Italy

18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; women may serve in any military branch; Italian citizenship required; 1-year service obligation.