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Switzerland vs Italy

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Switzerland is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 41,285 km2 (land boundries: 1,770 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Switzerland is Bern. The number of inhabitants is 8,570,146.

Switzerland has long maintained a policy of military neutrality, but does periodically participate in EU, NATO, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Swiss law excludes participation in combat operations for peace enforcement, and Swiss units will only participate in operations under the mandate of the UN or OSCE. The Swiss Armed Forces inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems. The United States is the leading supplier of military armaments.

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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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6.3 billion $
32.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0.7 %
1.5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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140,000
165,500

Reserve personnel

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80,000
18,300

Available for military

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1,852,580
13,865,688

Land Forces

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Tanks

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224
200
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,808
2,758
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Total artillery

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176
197
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Self-propelled artillery

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176
68
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Rocket artillery

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0
21

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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178
712
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Fighter

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27
92
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Multirole

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25
66
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Attack

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0
45
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Helicopters

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57
423
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
12

Navy

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Total naval

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0
200
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Aircraft carriers

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0
2
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Destroyers

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0
4
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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

Switzerland

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

Switzerland

19-26 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; every Swiss male has to serve at least 260 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by seven 3-week intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years.

Italy

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