9. Italy
Points – 4
The Italian army comes in next, especially since the country spends over $34 billion for its defense. As far as advanced technology comes, Italy has a type of robots at its disposal, as well as two unmanned combat aerial vehicles under development, namely the Alenia Aermacchi Sky-X, which took its first flight in 2005, and the European project Dassault nEUROn, which first took to the air in 2012. They’re both a bit away from becoming something the army can use, however.
The Italian army has over 320,000 members while an extra 42,000 people are in reserve. They have close to 600 tanks and over 760 aircraft, as well as a navy that’s 174 ships strong.
