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Philippines vs Italy

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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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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

Military budget

5 billion $

32.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

1 %

1.5 %

Manpower

Active personnel

143,100

165,500

Reserve personnel

70,000

18,300

Available for military

25,614,135

13,865,688

Land Forces

Tanks

18

200

Armoured fighting vehicles

607

3,792

Total artillery

296

193

Self-propelled artillery

12

64

Rocket artillery

0

21

Air Forces

Total aircraft

239

675

Fighter

0

93

Multirole

11

83

Attack

13

14

Helicopters

126

406

UCAV (combat drone)

0

5

Navy

Total naval

199

200

Aircraft carriers

0

2

Destroyers

0

3

Frigates

3

15

Corvettes

5

0

Submarines

0

8

Nuclear weapons

Philippines

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

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).

Italy

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