11 minutes ago10 The World's strongest armies of 2018
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(7 years ago)With the National Defence Strategy released earlier this year, the US has changed its strategy from small-scale operations to the major ones for any possible war with rivals like Russia and China. And even many countries from around the world have made the same move, focusing [...]
With the National Defence Strategy released earlier this year, the US has changed its strategy from small-scale operations to the major ones for any possible war with rivals like Russia and China.
And even many countries from around the world have made the same moves, focusing on major conflicts, broadcasting time.net.
Ranglista “Global Firepower Military” for 2018 watched the armies of 136 countries in the world, where he selected the 10 most powerful of them.
Their nuclear power and alliances like NATO are not calculated on this ranking.
The following are the 10 most powerful armies in the world:
10. Germany
- Total population: 80,594,017
- Total military personnel: 208,641
- Total Air Force: 714
- Fight aircraft: 94
- Tanks: 432
- Total sea assets: 81
- Defence Budget: $4.2 billion
9. Turkey
- Total population: 80,845,215
- Total military personnel: 710,565
- Total Air Force: 1,056
- Fight aircraft: 207
- Tanks: 2,446
- Total maritime assets: 194
- Defence budget: $10.2 billion
8. Japan
- Total population: 126,451,398
- Total military personnel: 310,457
- Total Air Force: 1,508
- Fight aircraft: 290
- Tanks: 679
- Total sea assets: 131 + Four aircraft carriers
- Defence Budget: $44 billion
7. South Korea
- Total population: 51,181,299
- Total military personnel: 5,827,250
- Total Air Force: 1,560
- Warplanes: 406
- Tanks: 2,654
- Total maritime assets: 166 + an aircraft carrier
- Defence Budget: $40 billion
6. United Kingdom
- Total population: 64,769,452
- Total military personnel: 279,230
- Total Air Force: 832
- Fight aircraft: 103
- Tanks: 227
- Total sea assets: 76 + two aircraft carriers
- Defence Budget: $50 billion
5. France
- Total population: 67,106,161
- Total military personnel: 388,635
- Total Air Force: 1,262
- Fight aircraft: 299
- Tanks: 406
- Total sea assets: 118 + Four Aircraft
- Defence Budget: $40 billion
4. India
- Total population: 1,281,935,911
- Total military personnel: 4,207, 250
- Total Air Force: 2,185
- Warplanes: 590
- Tanks: 4,426
- Total maritime assets: 295 + an aircraft carrier
- Defence Budget: $47 billion
3. China
- Total population: 1,379,302,771
- Total military personnel: 2,693000
- Total Air Force: 3,035
- Fight planes: 1,125
- Tanks: 7,716
- Total sea assets: 714 + an aircraft carrier
- Defence Budget: $151 billion
2. Russia
- Total population: 142,257,519
- Total military personnel: 3,586,128
- Total Air Force: 3,914
- Warplanes: 818
- Tanks: 20,300
- Total maritime assets: 352 + an aircraft carrier, currently out of place
- Defence Budget: $47 billion
1. United States
- Total population: 326,625,791
- Total military personnel: 2,083,100
- Total Air Force: 13,362
- Fight aircraft: 1,962
- Tanks: 5,884
- Total maritime assets: 415 + 20 aircraft carrier
- Defence Budget: $647 billion
