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Military power of Spain & Italy

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Spain is a country located in Southwestern Europe with an area of 505,990 km² (land boundries: 1,952.7 km and costline 4,964 km). The capital of Spain is Madrid. The number of inhabitants is 47,450,795.

Spain joined NATO in 1982. The inventory of the Spanish military is comprised of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems. Spain's defense industry manufactures land, air, and sea weapons systems and is integrated within the European defense-industrial sector.

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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

23.7 billion $

32.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

1.5 %

Manpower

Active personnel

133,282

165,500

Reserve personnel

15,150

18,300

Available for military

11,759,557

13,865,688

Land Forces

Tanks

317

200

Armoured fighting vehicles

1,644

3,792

Total artillery

382

193

Self-propelled artillery

95

64

Rocket artillery

0

21

Air Forces

Total aircraft

516

675

Fighter

68

93

Multirole

82

83

Attack

13

14

Helicopters

129

406

UCAV (combat drone)

4

5

Navy

Total naval

60

200

Aircraft carriers

1

2

Destroyers

0

3

Frigates

11

15

Corvettes

0

Submarines

2

8

Nuclear weapons

Spain

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

Spain

18-26 years of age for voluntary military service by a Spanish citizen or legal immigrant, 2-3 year obligation; women allowed to serve in all SAF branches, including combat units; no conscription, but Spanish Government retains right to mobilize citizens 19-25 years of age in a national emergency; mandatory retirement of non-NCO enlisted personnel at age 45 or 58, depending on service length.

Italy

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