Military power of Vietnam & Italy
Country: | Vietnam (VN) | Italy (IT) |
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Capital: | Hanoi | Rome |
Population: | 96,208,984 | 60,317,116 |
Area: | 332,698 km2 | 301,338 km2 |
More: | Vietnam military forces description | Italy military forces description |
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Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 6.2 billion $ | 28.9 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 2.3% | 1.6% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 482,000 | 165,500 |
Reserve personnel: | 3,000,000 | 18,300 |
Available for military: | 30,000,000 | 13,865,688 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 1,509 | 200 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 2,380 | 2,795 | |
Total artillery: | 2,524 | 275 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 280 | 164 | |
Rocket artillery: | 1,094 | 21 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 274 | 828 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 37 | 80 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 24 | 93 | |
Attack aircraft: | 36 | 48 | |
Helicopters: | 145 | 365 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 12 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 173 | 142 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 2 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 4 | |
Frigates: | 7 | 12 | |
Corvettes: | 23 | 1 | |
Submarines: | 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.