The most powerful militaries are listen in ascending order.

10.ISRAEL: A country that constantly evinces its power, Israel has been locked in a series of conflicts along its borders from over five decades. The Israeli military is famous for its sophistication in training and operation. Although comparatively less in number strength, Israel is amongst the most powerful armies in the world. Unparalleled military technology is perhaps the mightiest contributor to this feat. The country spends almost 20 percent of its budget on military expenditure.


9. SOUTH KOREA: With increasing competition and threats from unpredictable neighbours China and North Korea, South Korea has been steadily increasing its expenditure on military. The North and South have been entangled in constant confrontation since the Korean war of the 1950s. With sophisticated missiles being tested every now and then, it remains to be seen what repercussions South Korea's 40 Billion dollar military expenditure holds.


8. JAPAN: A country known for its aggressive propensity during the course of World War 2, Japan comes next on the list of World's most powerful militaries. After the debacle in World War 2, Japan was coerced to trim down the size of its military by a phenomenal extent. Even so, the third largest economy in the world spends a prodigious amount on its military, mostly owing to rising tensions between China and Russia.


7. GERMANY: In the European Union, German economic and military might is beyond comparison. An active member of NATO, Germany boasts of highly impressive technology as far as its military is concerned. The country focuses more on its economy than military, this being the only reason why it negligibly trails the other major powers.


6. FRANCE: Back in 2013, France heavily cut down on military spending, downsizing its expenditure by about 10 percent in order to focus spending on research and purchasing high tech equipment. France spends a little over 40 Billion USD on its military. Moreover, with its military impressively active in Afghanistan and Africa, the French have a lot of experience up their sleeve.


5. INDIA: India is rigorously furthering a modernization drive for its army with its military expenditure rising tremendously. With a staggering 11 million strength, the Indian army is the second largest army in the world. The country spends about 46 Billion USD on defence, a figure that is expected to see a steady rise in the years to come. India is also the largest importer of arms goods in the world.


4. UNITED KINGDOM: United Kingdom's defence budget has dropped almost 20 percent in the last 5 years. The country also plans to bring down the size of its military by almost 20 percent. The UK is mostly focusing on enhancing technology and improving research. The UK comes fourth in the list of most powerful armies in the world.


3. CHINA: The largest army in the world and second largest spender on military and defence, China is increasing its military expenditure almost exponentially. The country has substantially cut down on imports and is now focusing on developing indigenous technology. The country's recent spate of confrontation with its neighbours has prompted a heavily aggressive approach over the past few years. China has a military strength of an unimaginable 2.5 Million personnel.


2. RUSSIA: The Russian military is way more powerful today than USSR of the pre-Russian era. Russia has been increasing its spending over the eyars and mostly focuses on research of supremely effective military technology. The country is also one of the world's largest exporter of arms. It has the strongest tank force- a whopping 15,500 Tanks. The active military strength is about 760,000 personnel.


1. USA: With an unparalleled defence budget of 612 Billion USD, the United States military is unparalleled in strength and sophistication. The country boasts an unimaginable 19 aircraft carriers, much larger than the number of carriers the entire world has combined- rest of the world operates 14 carriers. If you didn't already know this, the US spends more than the next ten defence spenders combined, making it the largest defence spender and the most powerful military in the world.


EXTRA: This list is for the top 10 armies in the world, but believe it or not Nigeria has the strongest army in Africa. b

OP where's Nigerian Army nau, you think it's easy to face Boko Haram head long with crude guns and empty pockets?

No African country made the list..... smh

Chinko dey the list too BTW i thought Israel would be number 2?

Turkish military is the strongest in Europe (if we are to call them Europeans)

Kk

US army try. 9/11 really shook them, and it taught them a big lesson.

purplesummer: OP where's Nigerian Army nau, you think it's easy to face Boko Haram head long with crude guns and empty pockets?

i too dey wonder where Nigeria dey o!

With that huge amount spent on military and the presence of these charms in our individual arsenal;

aluwo(charm to make someone fall after being hit),
agbefuye(lightening charm),
olonde(charm that makes one to lose one's sense after being hit),
gbekude(death ceasing),
afeeri(disappearing charm),
kanako(distance shortening charm)
egbe(air flight charm without using jet, chopper or plane),
amudo(bleeping charm)
tude(loose bondage)
ewon sanpona(small pox handcuff)
okigbe(cutlass proof)
ayeta(bullet proof)

No African country can make the first 20. Ask questions and ppl will clarify things for u

frankben: No African country made the list..... smh

The list looks legit. Historically, these countries have been through a lot to attain this feat so I have no doubt about the authenticity of the list.

i dey suspect u o

Tolexander: i too dey wonder where Nigeria dey o!

With that huge amount spent on military and the presence of these charms in our individual arsenal;

aluwo(charm to make someone fall after being hit),
agbefuye(lightening charm),
olonde(charm that makes one to lose one's sense after being hit),
gbekude(death ceasing),
afeeri(disappearing charm),
kanako(distance shortening charm)
egbe(air flight charm without using jet, chopper or plane),
amudo(bleeping charm)

With terrorists groups like ISIS, BH and Al-Qaeda raising
their ugly heads, every country needs to have a standing and powerful army to be able to defeat them most especially countries like US, Israel, UK, France and Germany which are their main targets.

Epathra: i dey suspect u o

i'm still innocent cos 'a suspect is innocent until proven guilty in the court of law'

K. I'll work on my evidence. Till then enjoy being innocent.

Tolexander: i'm still innocent cos 'a suspect is innocent until proven guilty in the court of law'

Epathra: i dey suspect u o

Lol.. Tolexander is from Ile-Ife.. Better fear him!

I think this list is wrong....lemme ask Ifa and I will be back

Dannylux: The list looks legit. Historically, these countries have been through a lot to attain this feat so I have no doubt about the authenticity of the list.

what historical process has India undergone, meriting the league of those mentioned?

Guy se u be baba alawo ni? I remember during my secondary schools. It was very common among the secondary school touts

Tolexander: i too dey wonder where Nigeria dey o!

With that huge amount spent on military and the presence of these charms in our individual arsenal;

aluwo(charm to make someone fall after being hit),
agbefuye(lightening charm),
olonde(charm that makes one to lose one's sense after being hit),
gbekude(death ceasing),
afeeri(disappearing charm),
kanako(distance shortening charm)
egbe(air flight charm without using jet, chopper or plane),
amudo(bleeping charm)

Epathra: K. I'll work on my evidence. Till then enjoy being innocent.

yes o!

US is highly determined to lead the World and this is an ideology that makes her differ from the rest world power and this earn her victory !!

List is wrong Ifa just confirm

Below is the Legit list

1.USA
2.RUSSIA
3.CHINA
4. INDIA
5. UK
6. FRANCE
7. GERMANY
8. TURKEY
9. SOUTH KOREA
10. JAPAN
11. ISRAEL

Brahms:
Lol.. Tolexander is from Ile-Ife.. Better fear him!

He is a Ijebu man o.
Omo Baba ibeji ni "Modi mosan".

Tolexander: what historical process has India undergone merit the league of those mentioned?

Population can be translated into availability of more brains, more human power, more military power... Taking a quick glance at the list you'd notice most of the countries listed are highly populated. Just like Nigeria has the most powerful armies in Africa, one can likewise say the high population is a factor.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_India

engrjidex:

He is a Ijebu man o.
Omo Baba ibeji ni "Modi mosan".

You sure?? I fear Ijesha and Ijebu people pass anything!

Djicemob: Chinko dey the list too BTW i thought Israel would be number 2?

Number 2? Why? Your Bible told you?

Dannylux:

Population can be translated into availability of more brains, more human power, more military power... Taking a quick glance at the list you'd notice most of the countries listed are highly populated. Just like Nigeria has the most powerful armies in Africa, one can likewise say the high population is a factor.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_India

population isn't historical!

Was expecting you to talk about their activities in historical wars as implied in your post i quoted.

donroxy: US is highly determined to lead the World and this is an ideology that makes her differ from the rest world power and this earn her victory !!

Last time I checked the US threads carefully when it comes to Russia and China. So who are they leading? Libya? Afghanistan,Iraq,somalia,syria,Western Ukraine?

Who compile this list? On what basis? If you need just 100 nukes to completely destroy your enemy and that enemy have a thousand nukes it doesn't make any difference. Both of you have sufficient armoring to completely demobilized each other. That is where the concept of Mutual Assured Destruction comes in.

Missy89: Turkish military is the strongest in Europe (if we are to call them Europeans)

On what basis? Where did you place France and the UK. Or do you mean in Eastern Europe(That is if they are even in Europe)?

Brahms:
Lol.. Tolexander is from Ile-Ife.. Better fear him!

engrjidex:
He is a Ijebu man o.
Omo Baba ibeji ni "Modi mosan".

i'm not from any of the towns o.

Idrismusty97: Who compile this list? On what basis? If you need just 100 nukes to completely destroy your enemy and that enemy have a thousand nukes it doesn't make any difference. Both of you have sufficient armoring to completely demobilized each other. That is where the concept of Mutual Assured Destruction comes in.
On what basis? Where did you place France and the UK. Or do you mean in Eastern Europe(That is if they are even in Europe)?

In terms of capabilities, Turkey has the strongest military in NATO apart from the US. If we are to classify Turkey as Europe, Their military power is far more important in the region. The British military thou sophisticated is small and overly dependent on the US. Their nuclear deterrence is mediocre at best because around 65 percent of the components and maintenance are done by American companies. It begs the question of why they even have nukes in the first place because they don't have nuclear independence like other nuclear powers just like China

The French military might the at par with the Turks thou

FRANCE BETTER THAN GERMANY,YOU MUST BE JOKING