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Top 10 Most powerful armies in the world in 2015
There is only one way to know for sure which state has the strongest army in the world, but it is, fortunately, unacceptable. Today, the military forces of the largest states do not participate in full-scale military conflicts. How to evaluate the power of the armies of different countries? To do this, there is a global index of firepower. It includes more than 50 factors, according to which the assessment of military strength is made. This is the amount of equipment, manpower, the size of the defense budget, the availability natural resources And so on. It should be noted that these data are constantly changing and need to be updated. In addition, many indicators, reflecting the quantity, say nothing about the quality. For example, a country may have many submarines, but they will be outdated and significantly inferior in terms of combat capability. modern models. In addition, not all countries have access to the sea, so they do not have a navy. The firepower index takes this factor into account and does not exclude such states from the rating. So, the most powerful armies in the world in 2015 - which of the neighbors on the globe should be afraid of?
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Opens the ranking of the most powerful armies in the world in 2015. Despite the fact that according to the country's constitution, it does not have the right to have an offensive army, Japan's military forces are very powerful. The country's arsenal includes all types of weapons, and the technical equipment of the army is one of the best in the world. Due to territorial disputes with the DPRK, the country intends to further increase defense spending. Now Japan spends about 49 billion dollars on military needs.
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Ranked ninth among the most powerful world– . After the Second World War, the country was limited only by the defense forces, but in last years Germany is actively building up its military strength. Army spending is $45 billion. The number of troops is about 185 thousand people. Despite this not a large number of armies, German ground forces are in no way inferior to Russian ones.
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Takes 8th place in the ranking of the most powerful armies in the world. The country annually spends $34 billion on military spending. The number of the army is about 640 thousand people, in the reserve there are about 3 million inhabitants. Due to the constant threat from its closest neighbor, North Korea, the country is constantly building up its military potential.
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In seventh place in the list of the strongest armies in the world is. The country spends about $18 billion on military needs, but this spending is expected to increase due to the difficult situation in Syria. The Turkish army is considered the best in the Middle East. It is actively involved in many NATO operations.
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It occupies the sixth position in the ranking of the most powerful armies in the world in 2015. The key to the success of this country, whose army is 230 thousand people, is the availability of the entire spectrum of weapons of its own production. And do not forget that France is one of the nuclear powers.
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It is located on the 5th place in the list of the most powerful and combat-ready armies of the planet. Gone are the days when England freely dominated the seas. But, although the status of the strongest maritime power has long been lost, the country continues to be on the list of the most serious military forces in the world. England has all types of weapons in its arsenal, and the military budget of 53 billion dollars allows you to improve and modernize the army.
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In fourth place in the ranking of the strongest armies in the world is. Paradox, but this one is far from the best rich country bypassed many economically developed countries in terms of military power. The secret lies in the number of troops. The army of the country has about 1 million 300 thousand people. In addition, India owns nuclear weapons and a navy, which increases its combat capability. The country's military spending is $46 billion a year.
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The third line in the ranking of the most powerful armed forces on the planet is occupied by a country that causes fear and respect at the same time -. Millennia ago, numerous discoveries were made here, which allowed human civilization take a big step forward. And today, China continues to amaze the world with its perseverance and ability to make amazing successes both in the economy and in the development of military technologies in a short time. China came to the third place in the ranking of the most powerful armies in the world not only due to the number of its troops - and they number more than two million people. In the event of a military conflict, the Celestial Empire can call on another 5% of the population and the size of the Chinese army will increase to 60 million. The numbers are simply stunning. In addition, the country has nuclear potential and a large amount of military equipment. China has long been suspected of using industrial espionage to copy the best weapons from other countries, in particular Russia and the United States. Spending on the military budget is the second in the world ($126 billion). It is possible that, unofficially, China spends much more on equipping its army.
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It is in second place in the list of the most powerful armies in the world in 2015. She has advanced military technology, and her army is considered the most powerful land force in the world. The country's arsenal includes a strong and large navy, including more than 60 modern nuclear submarines. The power of the Russian Air Force is comparable to that of the United States Air Force. Russia surpasses the United States in terms of the number of heavy military equipment, in particular, tanks. country is the largest in the world. The composition of the army is about a million people. Russia annually spends about 80 billion dollars to support the combat capability of the army. All this together gives the country the right to consider its army one of the strongest in the world in 2015.
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1st place - at. Like it or not, the United States has by far the most powerful military force. No country in the world has such a military budget as here. Nearly $613 billion is how much the United States spends on building up its power every year. And this despite the fact that the country reduced the cost of the army by 7% in connection with the withdrawal of its troops from Iran and Afghanistan. The size of the army is almost one and a half million people and about 700 thousand are in reserve.
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When compiling the rating, such parameters as the budget, the size of the army, the number of tanks, aircraft, combat helicopters, aircraft carriers and submarines, and partly the presence of nuclear weapons were taken into account. The technical level of weapons affected the position in the list to a lesser extent, and the real combat capability of a particular army was practically not assessed.
Thus, the assessment of the position of some countries may raise questions. Let's say the Israeli army concedes two positions to Egypt, mainly because of the number of employees and tanks. However, in all clashes, the first won an unconditional victory over the second, despite the numerical superiority.
It is interesting to note that none of the countries was included in the list. Latin America. So, for example, despite the size of the population and economy, Brazil's military doctrine does not involve serious external or internal threats, so the cost of the army in this country is only about 1% of GDP.
It is also somewhat strange that Iran with its half a million soldiers, one and a half thousand tanks and 300 combat aircraft was not included in the list.
20. Canada
Budget: $15.7 billion
Active Army: 22,000
Tanks: 181
Aviation: 420
Subs: 4
The Canadian Army closes the list: it does not have such a large number and not so much military equipment. Be that as it may, the Canadian military is actively involved in all US operations. In addition, Canada is a member of the F-35 program.
19. Indonesia
Budget: $6.9 billion
Active army strength: 476,000
Tanks: 468
Aviation: 405
Subs: 2
Indonesia was on the list due to the large number of military personnel and the noticeable size of the tank group, but for an island country it lacks naval forces: in particular, there are no aircraft carriers, and only two diesel submarines are in service.
18. Germany
Budget: $40.2 billion
The number of active army: 179 thousand people
Tanks: 408
Aviation: 663
Subs: 4
After the Second World War, Germany did not have its own army for 10 years. During the confrontation between the West and the USSR, the Bundeswehr numbered up to half a million people, but after the unification, the country's authorities abandoned the doctrine of confrontation and sharply reduced investments in defense. Apparently, therefore, in the Credit Suisse rating, the German Armed Forces were even behind Poland. At the same time, Berlin is actively sponsoring the eastern allies in NATO.
17. Poland
Budget: $9.4 billion
Active Army: 120,000
Tanks: 1,009
Aviation: 467
Subs: 5
Poland is ahead of its western neighbor in military power due to a larger number of tanks and submarines, although for the last 300 years the Polish Army has been losing in most military conflicts. Be that as it may, Warsaw increased spending on the army after the annexation of Crimea to Russia and the outbreak of conflict in eastern Ukraine.
16. Thailand
Budget: $5.4 billion
Active army strength: 306,000
Tanks: 722
Aviation: 573
Subs: 0
The Thai army has been keeping the situation inside the country under control since May 2014, the armed forces are the main guarantee of political stability. A significant number of people serve in it, there are a large number of modern tanks and aircraft.
15. Australia
Budget: $26.1 billion
Active Army: 58,000
Tanks: 59
Aviation: 408
Subs: 6
Members of the Australian Armed Forces are consistently involved in all NATO operations. In accordance with national doctrine, Australia should be able to stand alone against an invasion from outside. The defense forces are formed on a professional basis, the army is well equipped technically, there is a modern fleet and a large number of combat helicopters.
14. Israel
Budget: $17 billion
Active Army: 160,000
Tanks: 4,170
Aviation: 684
Subs: 5
Israel is the most underestimated participant in the rating. The IDF won all the conflicts in which it participated, and sometimes the Israelis had to fight on several fronts against an enemy many times superior in number. In addition to a huge amount of the latest offensive and defensive weapons of its own design, Credit Suisse's analysis does not take into account the fact that there are several hundred thousand reservists in the country with combat experience and high motivation. The visiting card of the IDF is female military personnel who have proven that the weaker sex with a machine gun is no less effective than the strong one. Not to mention the fact that, according to unverified data, Israel has about 80 nuclear warheads in service.
13. Taiwan
Budget: $10.7 billion
Active army strength: 290,000
Tanks: 2005
Aviation: 804
Subs: 4
The authorities of the Republic of China believe that they are the legitimate government of the Celestial Empire and sooner or later they must return to Beijing, and until this happens, the army is always ready for the invasion of usurpers from the mainland. And although in reality the armed forces of the island will hardly be able to withstand the Chinese army, two thousand modern tanks and 800 aircraft and helicopters make it a serious force.
12. Egypt
Budget: $4.4 billion
Active army strength: 468,000
Tanks: 4,624
Aviation: 1,107
Subs: 4
The army of Egypt was in the ranking due to the number and amount of equipment, although as the war showed doomsday, even a threefold superiority in tanks is offset by high combat skills and the technical level of weapons. At the same time, it is known that about a thousand "Abrams" of the Egyptian Armed Forces are simply mothballed in warehouses. Nevertheless, Cairo will acquire two Mistral-type helicopter carriers not supplied by France to the Russian Federation, and about 50 Ka-52 combat helicopters for them, which will make Egypt a truly serious military force in the region.
11. Pakistan
Budget: $7 billion
The number of active army: 617 thousand people
Tanks: 2,924
Aviation: 914
Subs: 8
Pakistan's army is one of the largest in the world, it has a lot of tanks and aircraft, the US supports Islamabad with equipment. The main threat is internal, in remote areas of the country ruled by local leaders and the Taliban. In addition, Pakistan has not reached an agreement on the borders with India: the territories of the states of Jammu and Kashmir remain disputed, formally the countries are in a state of conflict, within which they are conducting an arms race. Pakistan has medium-range ballistic missiles and about a hundred nuclear warheads
10. Turkey
Budget: $18.2 billion
Active Army: 410,000
Tanks: 3,778
Aviation: 1,020
Subs: 13
Turkey claims to be a regional leader, therefore it is constantly building up and updating its armed forces. Great amount tanks, aviation and a large modern fleet (though without aircraft carriers) allows the Turkish army to be considered the strongest among the Muslim countries of the Middle East.
9. UK
Budget: $60.5 billion
Active Army: 147,000
Tanks: 407
Aviation: 936
Subs: 10
After the end of World War II, Great Britain abandoned the idea of military dominance around the world in favor of the United States, but the Royal Armed Forces still have significant power and take part in all NATO operations. Her Majesty's fleet includes several nuclear submarines with strategic nuclear weapons: a total of about 200 warheads. By 2020, the aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth is expected to be commissioned, which will be able to carry 40 F-35B fighters.
8. Italy
Budget: $34 billion
Active Army: 320,000
Tanks: 586
Aviation: 760
Subs: 6
7. South Korea
Budget: $62.3 billion
The number of active army: 624 thousand people
Tanks: 2,381
Aviation: 1,412
Subs: 13
South Korea retains numerous armed forces, although in terms of quantitative indicators in everything except aviation, it continues to lose to its main potential adversary - the DPRK. The difference, of course, is in the technological level. Seoul has its latest and Western developments, Pyongyang has Soviet technology 50 years ago.
6. France
Budget: $62.3 billion
The number of active army: 202 thousand people
Tanks: 423
Aviation: 1,264
Subs: 10
The French army is still the main military force in Africa and continues to actively intervene in local conflicts. Recently, the attack nuclear aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" was put into operation. Currently, France has approximately 300 strategic nuclear warheads, which are deployed on nuclear submarines. There are also 60 tactical warheads.
5. India
Budget: $50 billion
Active Army: 1.325 million
Tanks: 6,464
Aviation: 1,905
Subs: 15
The third largest army in terms of the number of military personnel and the fourth largest army in terms of the number of equipment in the world. The fact that India has about a hundred nuclear warheads, three aircraft carriers and two nuclear submarines in service makes it the fifth most powerful.
4. Japan
Budget: $41.6 billion
Active Army: 247,000
Tanks: 678
Aviation: 1,613
Subs: 16
The most unexpected thing in the ranking is Japan's 4th place, despite the fact that formally the country cannot have an army, but only self-defense forces. Business Insider attributes this to the high level of equipment of the Japanese aircraft. In addition, they include 4 helicopter carriers, 9 destroyers. At the same time, Japan does not have nuclear weapons, and this, together with a small number of tanks, makes one think that the position of this army is greatly overestimated.
3. China
Budget: $216 billion
Active Army: 2.33 million
Tanks: 9,150
Aviation: 2,860
Subs: 67
The second economy in the world has the largest active army, however, in terms of the number of tanks, planes and helicopters, it is still noticeably inferior not only to the United States, but also to Russia. But the defense budget exceeds the Russian one by 2.5 times. As far as we know, China keeps several hundred nuclear warheads on combat duty. However, some believe that in reality the PRC may have several thousand warheads, but this information is carefully classified.
2. Russia
Budget: $84.5 billion
Active Army: 1 million
Tanks: 15,398
Aviation: 3,429
Subs: 55
Syria has demonstrated once again that Russia rightly continues to hold a solid 2nd place among the strongest, according to Business Insider. The RF Armed Forces are inferior to China only in the number of submarines. And if the rumors about China's secret nuclear stockpile are not true, far ahead of it in this area. It is believed that as part of the strategic nuclear forces Russia has about 350 carriers and about 2,000 nuclear warheads. The number of tactical nuclear charges is unknown and may be several thousand.
1. USA
Budget: $601 billion
Active Army: 1.4 million
Tanks: 8,848
Aviation: 13,892
Subs: 72
The US military budget is comparable to the previous 19th. The Navy includes 10 aircraft carriers. It is characteristic that, unlike Moscow, which made back in Soviet times relying on tanks, Washington is developing combat aircraft. In addition, the American authorities, despite the end cold war, continue to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in the development of the latest military technologies, thanks to which the United States remains a leader not only in everything related to killing people, but also in areas such as robotics and prosthetics.
What is the strongest army in the world? Usually accepted to answer - American. It is understandable: the largest military budget, the high number of military personnel, the abundance of equipment.
And the second strongest army? This is where they start to think. Russian? Perhaps, it is perfectly armed, the soldier is decent, the combat experience is huge. But after all, China has an immense mobilization potential, a huge number of troops, and equipment is also at the level.
This is the question that the curious web resource WONDERLIST tried to answer. He just amuses himself by comparing all sorts of quantities - from military strength to the most impressive Lego models or the most difficult languages to learn.
Let's get acquainted with the rating of the most powerful armies in the world built on this resource. According to the authors, 68 countries were studied according to many criteria - labor resources, territory to be defended, logistics, resources, including human resources, finance and geography. From these indicators, a power index is compiled, which is the inverse of the firepower indicator. In general, the smaller it is, the more powerful the power from a military point of view. It is not very clear how it is, but, as they say, it inspires.
Well, let's see. Perhaps this review will provide food for thought.
10. Brazil
Battle of Monte Castello Remembered in Brazi. Photo: Tereza Sobreira/Zuma\TASS
Power Index: 0.6912
Defense budget: $31,576,000,000
Active military personnel: 371,199
Labor force: 104,700,000
Total Aviation: 822
Total fleet: 106
9. Italy
Power index: 0.6838
Defense budget: $31,946,000,000
Active military personnel: 293,202
Labor force: 25,080,000
Total aviation: 770
Total fleet: 179
8. South Korea
Power index: 0.6547
Defense budget: $28,280,000,000
Active military personnel: 653,000
Labor force: 25,100,000
Total aviation: 871
Total fleet: 190
7. Germany
Power index: 0.6491
Defense Budget: $43,478,000,000
Active military personnel: 148,996
Labor force: 43,620,000
Total Aviation: 925
Total fleet: 67
6 . France
Power index: 0.6163
Defense budget: $58,244,000,000
Active military personnel: 362,485
Labor force: 29,610,000
Total aviation: 544
Total fleet: 180
5. UK
Power index: 0.5185
Defense budget: $57,875,170,000
Active military personnel: 224,500
Labor force: 31,720,000
Total aviation: 1,412
Total fleet: 77
4. India
Power index: 0.4346
Defense budget: $44,282,000,000
Active military personnel: 1,325,000
Labor force: 487,600,000
Total Aviation: 1,962
Total fleet: 170
3. China
Power index: 0.3351
Defense budget: $129,272,000,000
Active military personnel: 2,285,000
Labor force: 795,500,000
Total Aviation: 5,048
Total fleet: 972
2. Russia
Power index: 0.2618
Defense budget: $64,000,000,000
Active military personnel: 1,200,000
Labor force: 75,330,000
Total Aviation: 4,498
Total fleet: 224
1. USA
Photo: Rachel Larue/Zuma/TASS
Power index: 0.2475
Defense Budget: $689,591,000,000
Active military personnel: 1,477,896
Labor force: 153,600,000
Total Aviation: 15,293
Total fleet: 290.
Nuclear potential is not included in this calculation. As the authors of the rating explained, "the inclusion of such weapons would be contrary to the purpose of such a comparison."
Which is understandable: one Russian "Sarmat" - and all the power american army turns to rubble...
Moreover, according to the integral "index of power", that is, the "index of firepower", Russia has practically caught up with the United States.
The United States has provided unique analytical displays of data on modern world and military powers. More than 100 world military states are included in the rating, which allows everyone to compare the ratio of military power. The combat effectiveness rating of the armies of the world is based on a formula using more than fifty different factors. Below are the top 10 countries that topped the ranking of the armies of the world in 2016.
No. 1 United States of America
Even with budget cuts, America has managed to maintain its position as the world's most powerful military nation. The US spends more money on defense than the next nine countries on the list ($601 billion). The main advantage of America is 10 aircraft carriers.
№2 Russia
The Russian Federation is by far the second strongest military power in the world. The Russian Armed Forces have the world's largest tank fleet, the second largest aircraft fleet after the United States, and the third largest submarine fleet after the United States and China.
#3 China
China has made rapid progress in its massive military modernization program and is now developing military technology, including ballistic missiles and fifth-generation aircraft. China owns the second largest tank fleet after Russia and the second largest submarine fleet after the United States.
#4 India
The country's army is responsible for ensuring national security, unity and protecting the nation from external violence and threats, maintaining peace and security within its borders. The country also has access to nuclear weapons.
#5 UK
Until 2018, the UK plans to reduce the size of its armed forces by 20%. And by 2020, the size of the army should be about 82,000 soldiers. Troops special purpose Britain is considered the best in the world.
№6 France
The French army is relatively small, but consists of well-trained military men. The country regularly engages in hostilities across Africa to help stabilize the fight against extremism.
#7 South Korea
South Korean forces are involved in a conflict with their neighbors - North Korea. The army responsible for maintaining the independence and territorial integrity of the Republic is also involved in the event natural Disasters and humanitarian action in the country.
№8 Germany
№9 Japan
According to the constitution, Japan cannot have an advancing army - its military forces are very powerful. The Japanese army is relatively small, but, nevertheless, the country's arsenal has all types of weapons, and the technical equipment of the army is one of the best in the world. It also has the fourth largest submarine fleet on the list.
The troops are considered an important part of the country and its security. Every year, large funds are allocated from the budgets to maintain and modernize weapons, train and maintain soldiers, and much more. Countries are also taking special initiatives to strengthen themselves militarily.
Hypothetically, comparing the armies of different countries of the world and finding out which one is the strongest is impossible. However, without leading to a bloodbath, we will try to get an idea of the military power of countries, taking into account: the arsenal at the disposal; implementation of advanced technologies; military combat skills of soldiers; power and number of allies; army size; allocated budget for maintaining troops, etc.
Let's look at the top 10 countries with the strongest armies in the world.
The most powerful armies in the world
10. Japan
Japan is the land of the samurai and was the leading force during World War II. Interestingly, according to the peace treaty, which was signed after the end of World War II, Japan is prohibited from having an offensive army. In response to the growing controversy over China's military expansion, Japan has launched a military expansion for the first time in 40 years and is placing new military bases on its outer islands. "Land of the Rising Sun", for the first time in the last 11 years, increased military spending to $ 49,100 million and ranks 6th in the world in this indicator. The Japanese Army has over 247,000 active personnel and almost 60,000 in reserve. The Air Force Squadron consists of 1595 aircraft (5th in the world). The fleet has about 131 warships. In addition, through his recent defense initiatives, he maintains a strong military presence in Asia.
9. South Korea
South Korea is bordered by North Korea, which has an extremely powerful military at its disposal, and therefore poses a constant threat to South Korea. But a possible attack by neighbors is not the only problem for South Korea. To meet the growing armament of China and Japan, South Korea is ramping up defense spending, which currently stands at about $34 billion. It has more than 640,000 active troops and 2,900,000 additional reserve personnel. air force represented by 1,393 aircraft (6th largest). Fleet - 166 ships. also in South Korea there are about 15,000 ground weapons, including missile systems, as well as 2,346 tanks. South Korean troops regularly take part in military exercises with the United States.
8. Turkey
In 2015, the Turkish government decided to increase its defense spending by 10%. This may be due to the fact that a war is being fought between IS and Syrian troops near Turkey, and possibly because of the likelihood of a collision with a Kurdish separatist organization. Turkey's defense budget is about $18180000000. The size of the army (both regular and reserve) is just over 660000. The Turkish Air Force has 1000 aircraft. Also in service are 16,000 ground weapons. Turkey has strong diplomatic relations with the United States (although these ties are weakening every year), and also participates in initiatives around the world.
7. Germany
Germany is one of the strongest economic powers in the world, but despite spending about $45 million each year, the state of the army seems to have worsened over the past few years. One of the reasons for this may be that the generation born and raised in the 1950s and 60s was against the war and was afraid of attacks from other countries with stronger armies. This still discourages people from joining the ranks of the troops. In 2011, mandatory military service was eliminated to prevent the country from being a militarized country. The troops include only 183,000 active personnel and 145,000 reservists. Aviation is armed with 710 aircraft. The total number of weapons of various types is almost units.
6. France
France is another country that followed Germany and in 2013 the French government decided to “effectively” freeze military spending and jobs in the defense sector by 10% to save money on technologically advanced equipment. Currently, France's military budget is about $43 billion a year, which is 1.9% of the country's GDP (well below the spending target set by NATO). The French armed forces have about 220 thousand active personnel and the same number of people are in reserve. Aviation is represented by more than 1000 aircraft. Also in service are about 9,000 ground vehicles. Even if it doesn't make France formidable army, it has several trump cards: position in the EU and the UN, as well as the presence of about 290 nuclear weapons.
5. UK
The UK is another EU member, also implementing a plan to reduce the size of the armed forces by 20% in 2010-2018. The reduction of the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force is also underway. The UK military budget currently stands at $54 billion. Britain's regular army has about 205,000 men. The Air Force is represented by 908 aircraft. Navy- 66 ships. However, the UK army is still considered powerful and superior to many others due to the training of soldiers. Also, Britain has 160 nuclear weapons, which is the strongest argument. The Royal Navy plans to commission HMS Queen Elizabeth in 2020.
4. India
The government of India decided to take advantage of the fact that the population of the country is very large. The Indian Army has a sizable 3.5 million men, including 1.325 million active troops. The sheer size of the Indian force is one of the reasons why India ranks so high in our rankings and in the rankings. best armies peace. The strength of the army is supplemented by a practical 16,000 ground vehicles, which include 3,500 tanks as well as 1,785 aircraft, along with nuclear weapons. Indian ballistic missiles could hit all of Pakistan or most of China. The current military budget is $46 billion, but the government plans to increase this amount by 2020, as well as modernize some weapons.
3. China
It has another 2,800 aircraft in its Air Force. China has about 300 nuclear weapons at its disposal, along with 180 different methods of deploying them. China recently acquired classified information about the new F-35, and is known to successfully steal sensitive military equipment. China is rightfully one of the top 3 armed forces.
According to official figures, China's defense budget is $126 billion, and this amount may increase by another 12.2% in the near future. Chinese army is impressive in size, with 2.285 million active front-line personnel and another 2.3 million reservists - this is the world's largest ground force, which, at the same time, operates with 25,000 ground vehicles. Chinese aviation consists of 2,800 aircraft. China also has about 300 nuclear weapons at its disposal. Given all this, we can say that China rightfully ranks third in our ranking of the most strong countries peace.
2. Russia
Russia's military budget is $76,600 million, but it will increase by 44% in the next three years. In fact, Kremlin spending has increased by about a third since 2008, especially when Vladimir Putin became president in 2000. The Russian army has shown significant growth since the collapse Soviet Union two decades ago. About 766,000 active personnel are involved in the Russian army, including about 2.5 million people in the reserve forces. In addition, 15,500 tanks are in service, making Russia the largest tank force in the world, although they are becoming obsolete like any other equipment. Russia is also the leader among nuclear states, having at its disposal 8500 active nuclear warheads.
1. United States of America
The United States annually spends a whopping $612500000000 to maintain the army. This is the budget is equal to the sum budgets of nine other countries combined. The United States supports amazingly big army, consisting of more than 1.4 million soldiers, and another 800,000 reservists. In addition to active ground teams, the reserve includes trained men and women ready to assist the troops at any given time. The advantage of the USA is that the country is the world leader in the production of aviation equipment. Also in service with the States are 19 aircraft carriers, while all other states have a total of only 12 pieces. The 7,500 nuclear warheads also help maintain the United States of America as the world's most powerful country and military.
