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Armed forces
540,000 active (estimated); 350,000 reserves. Paramilitary: 40,000 active; Revolutionary Guard Corps: 120,000 (estimated)
Army
350,000 (perhaps 220,000 conscripts); 1,565 tanks and 50 attack helicopters
Navy
18,000 with three submarines, three frigates, 56 patrol and coastal combat vessels
Air force
Estimated 52,000 with 306 combat aircraft (perhaps about 60 percent of U.S. types serviceable), no armed helicoptersFrom Reuters.