1). UNITED STATES
Budget: $601 billion
Active frontline personnel : 1,400,000
Tanks: 8,848
Total aircraft: 13,892
Submarines: 72
- Despite sequestration and other spending cuts, the United States spends more money — $601 billion — on defense than the next nine countries on Credit Suisse's index combined.
- America's biggest conventional military advantage is its fleet of 10 aircraft carriers. In comparison, India, which is constructing its third carrier, has the
2)RUSSIA
Budget: $84.5 billion
Active frontline personnel: 766,055
Tanks: 15,398
Total aircraft: 3,429
Submarines: 55
- Russia has the world's largest tank fleet, the second largest aircraft fleet behind the US, and the third-largest submarine fleet behind the US and China.
- The Kremlin's military spending has increased by almost a third since 2008 and is expected to grow 44% more in the next three years. Russia has also demonstrated its ability to project force abroad with its deployment of soldiers to Syria.
3). China
Budget: $216 billion
Active frontline personnel: 2,333,000
Tanks: 9,150
Total aircraft: 2,860
Submarines: 67
- In terms of raw workforce, it's the largest military in the world. It also has the second-largest tank fleet behind Russia and the second-largest submarine fleet behind the US.
4). JAPAN
Budget: $41.6 billion
Active frontline personnel: 247,173
Tanks: 678
Total aircraft: 1,613
Submarines: 16
- In absolute terms, the Japanese military is relatively small. Nonetheless, the country is extremely well equipped.
- Japan also has the fourth-largest attack helicopter fleet behind China, Russia, and the US.
5). INDIA
Budget: $50 billion
Active frontline personnel : 1,325,000
Tanks: 6,464
Total aircraft: 1,905
Submarines: 15
- India is one of the largest military powers on the planet. It has the most active workforce of any country aside from China and the US and the most tanks and aircraft besides the US, China, or Russia.
6). FRANCE
Budget: $62.3 billion
Active frontline personnel: 202,761
Tanks: 423
Total aircraft: 1,264
Submarines: 10
- The French military is relatively small but highly trained, professional, and capable of force projection.
7). SOUTH KOREA
Budget: $62.3 billion
Active frontline personnel: 624,465
Tanks: 2,381
Total aircraft: 1,412
Submarines: 13
- South Korea has been left with little choice but to have a large and capable military in the face of potential North Korean aggression. With those realities in mind, South Korea has several submarines, attack helicopters, and active personnel.
8). ITALY
Budget: $34 billion
Active frontline personnel: 320,000
Tanks: 586
Total aircraft: 760
Submarines: 6
- In addition to the country's relatively large submarine and attack helicopter fleets, these carriers drastically boosted Italy's rank.
9). THE UNITED KINGDOM
Budget: $60.5 billion
Active frontline personnel: 146,980
Tanks: 407
Total aircraft: 936
Submarines: 10
- Although the UK is planning to reduce the size of its armed forces by 20% between 2010 and 2018, it can count on projecting its power around the world.
- The Royal Navy plans to put the HMS Queen Elizabeth, an aircraft carrier that has a flight deck measuring 4.5 acres, into service in 2020, carrying 40 F-35B joint strike fighters across the globe.
10) TURKEY
Budget: $18.2 billion
Active frontline personnel : 410,500
Tanks: 3,778
Total aircraft: 1,020
Submarines: 13
- Turkey's armed forces are one of the largest in the eastern Mediterranean. Although lacking an aircraft carrier, only five countries on Credit Suisse's list have more submarines than Turkey.
- In addition, the country can lay claim to an impressively large tank fleet and numerous aircraft and attack helicopters.
NOTES :
- Although there are still many countries with military power..these 10 countries are not on par.
- The next stop Country's
11.pakitan 12.egypt 13.taiwan
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