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Vietnam vs Italy

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Vietnam is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 332,698 km2 (land boundries: 4,616 km and costline 3,444 km (excludes islands)). The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi. The number of inhabitants is 96,208,984.

The PAVN is armed largely with weapons and equipment from Russia and the former Soviet Union. Russia has remained the main supplier of newer PAVN military equipment, although in recent years Vietnam has purchased arms from more than a dozen other countries. Vietnam has a limited defense industry

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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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8 billion $
32.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.6 %
1.5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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482,000
165,500

Reserve personnel

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3,000,000
18,300

Available for military

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30,000,000
13,865,688

Land Forces

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Tanks

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1,829
200
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,820
3,792
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Total artillery

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2,000
193
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Self-propelled artillery

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180
64
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Rocket artillery

+
450
21

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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271
675
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Fighter

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11
93
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Multirole

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35
83
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Attack

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34
14
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Helicopters

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99
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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96
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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9
15
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Corvettes

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14
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Submarines

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6
8

Nuclear weapons

Vietnam

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

Vietnam

18-25 years of age for male compulsory and voluntary military service; females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscription typically takes place twice annually and service obligation is 18 months (Army, Air Defense), 2 years (Navy and Air Force); 18-45 years of age (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or Self Defense Force service; males may enroll in military schools at age 17.

Italy

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