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Italy

Europe & Central Asia · Rome

Rank #20 of 173

67.8Strength score

Photos

Wet silk training - US Army paratrooper - Lake Garda, Italy - March 2025
Wet silk training - US Army paratrooper - Lake Garda, Italy - March 2025Credit: Paolo Bovo, Army · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Navy Ball, Naples, Italy (6892593)
Navy Ball, Naples, Italy (6892593)U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Erika Kugler · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Royal Air Force Panavia Tornado GR4 ZA607 EB-X Corris Corner 2018 01
Royal Air Force Panavia Tornado GR4 ZA607 EB-X Corris Corner 2018 01Julian Herzog (Website) · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance89
  • Air power65
  • Manpower82
  • Land forces61
  • Naval power73
  • Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget
$48.1B #12
Budget as % of GDP
1.89% #80
Spending per person
$817 #31
GDP
$2.55T #9
Population
58,915,656 #25

Manpower

Active personnel
160,400 #36
Reserve personnel
14,500 #36
Paramilitary
179,250 #12
Total personnel
354,150 #28

Land forces

Tanks
203 #33
Armoured vehicles
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Self-propelled artillery
64 #31
Towed artillery
108 #36
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
21 #35

Air power

Total aircraft
714 #15
Fighter jets
88 #27
Attack aircraft & bombers
65 #8
Transport aircraft
31 #28
Helicopters
352 #10
Attack helicopters
37 #14

Naval power

Total naval vessels
42 #36
Aircraft carriers
2 #5
Helicopter carriers
0
Submarines
8 #14
Destroyers
3 #12
Frigates
14 #6
Corvettes
0
Patrol vessels
15 #36

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
0

Weapons Italy uses (95)

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconGeneral Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconFighter aircraft Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IILockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIFighter aircraft Eurofighter TyphoonEurofighter TyphoonFighter aircraft North American P-51 MustangNorth American P-51 MustangFighter aircraft MQ-9 ReaperMQ-9 ReaperReconnaissance aircraft Panavia TornadoPanavia TornadoFighter aircraft Lockheed F-104 StarfighterLockheed F-104 StarfighterFighter aircraft A129 MangustaA129 MangustaAttack helicopters Storm ShadowStorm ShadowCruise missiles AGM-88 HARMAGM-88 HARMAir-to-surface missiles Fiat CR.42 FalcoFiat CR.42 FalcoFighter aircraft Fiat G.50 FrecciaFiat G.50 FrecciaFighter aircraft

Weapons made in Italy (169)

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Beretta 92Beretta 92Pistols ArieteArieteMain battle tanks A129 MangustaA129 MangustaAttack helicopters Fiat CR.42 FalcoFiat CR.42 FalcoFighter aircraft CavourCavourAircraft carriers Fiat 3000Fiat 3000Light tanks Fiat G.91Fiat G.91Fighter aircraft SPAS-12SPAS-12Shotguns Benelli M4Benelli M4Shotguns Beretta Model 38Beretta Model 38Submachine guns Giuseppe GaribaldiGiuseppe GaribaldiAircraft carriers Reggiane Re.2000 Falco IReggiane Re.2000 Falco IFighter aircraft

Others in the region

  1. 2Russian Federation95.0 VS
  2. 8France77.2 VS
  3. 10United Kingdom74.7 VS
  4. 12Turkiye73.3 VS
  5. 18Greece68.9 VS
  6. 19Germany68.2 VS
  7. 24Spain67.0 VS
  8. 27Ukraine65.8 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)

IISS Military Balance via Wikipedia (personnel); Global Firepower 2026 inventory lists (equipment) · Year 2026 · ↗