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The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by spartan50(m): 8:50am On Mar 28, 2018 |
25. ALGERIA Power Index rating: 0.4366 Total population: 40,263,711 Total military personnel: 792,350 Total aircraft strength: 502 Fighter aircraft: 89 Combat tanks: 2,405 Total naval assets: 85 Defense budget: $10.6 billion 24. SAUDI ARABIA Power Index rating: 0.4302 Total population: 28,160,273 Total military personnel: 256,000 Total aircraft strength: 790 Fighter aircraft: 177 Combat tanks: 1,142 Total naval assets: 55 Defense budget: $56.7 billion 23. NORTH KOREA Power Index rating: 0.4218 Total population: 25,115,311 Total military personnel: 6,445,000 Total aircraft strength: 944 Fighter aircraft: 458 Combat tanks: 5,025 Total naval assets: 967 Defense budget: $7.5 billion 22. AUSTRALIA Power Index rating: 0.4072 Total population: 22,992,654 Total military personnel: 81,000 Total aircraft strength: 465 Fighter aircraft: 78 Combat tanks: 59 Total naval assets: 47 (two aircraft carriers) 21. IRAN Power Index rating: 0.3933 Total population: 82,801,633 Total military personnel: 934,000 Total aircraft strength: 477 Fighter aircraft: 137 Combat tanks: 1,616 Total naval assets: 398 Defense budget: $6.3 billion defense budget: $24.1 billion 20. THAILAND Power Index rating: 0.3892 Total population: 68,200,824 Total military personnel: 627,425 Total aircraft strength: 555 Fighter aircraft: 76 Combat tanks: 737 Total naval assets: 81 (one aircraft carrier) Defense budget: $5.4 billion 19. POLAND Power Index rating: 0.3831 Total population: 38,523,261 Total military personnel: 184,650 Total aircraft strength: 465 Fighter aircraft: 99 Combat tanks: 1,065 Total naval assets: 83 Defense budget: $9.4 billion 18. TAIWAN Power Index rating: 0.3765 Total population: 23,464,787 Total military personnel: 1,932,500 Total aircraft strength: 850 Fighter aircraft: 286 Combat tanks: 2,005 Total naval assets: 87 Defense budget: $10.7 billion 17. BRAZIL Power Index rating: 0.3654 Total population: 205,823,665 Total military personnel: 1,987,000 Total aircraft strength: 697 Fighter aircraft: 43 Combat tanks: 469 Total naval assets: 110 Defense budget: $24.5 billion 16. VIETNAM Power Index rating: 0.3587 Total population: 95,261,021 Total military personnel: 5,488,500 Total aircraft strength: 278 Fighter aircraft: 76 Combat 1,545 Total naval assets: 65 Defense budget: $3.4 billion 15. ISRAEL Power Index rating: 0.3476 Total population: 8,174,527 Total military personnel: 718,250 Total aircraft strength: 652 Fighter aircraft: 243 Combat tanks: 2,620 Total naval assets: 65 Defense budget: $15.5 billion 14. INDONESIA Power Index rating: 0.3347 Total population: 258,316,051 Total military personnel: 975,750 Total aircraft strength: 441 Fighter aircraft: 39 Combat tanks: 418 Total naval assets: 221 Defense budget: $6.9 billion 13. PAKISTAN Power Index rating: 0.3287 Total population: 201,995,540 Total military personnel: 919,000 Total aircraft strength: 951 Fighter aircraft: 301 Combat tanks: 2,924 Total naval assets: 197 Defense budget: $7 billion 12. SOUTH KOREA Power Index rating: 0.2741 Total population: 50,924,172 Total military personnel: 5,829,750 Total aircraft strength: 1,477 Fighter aircraft: 406 Combat tanks: 2,654 Total naval assets: 166 (one aircraft carrier) Defense budget: $43.8 billion 11. ITALY Power Index rating: 0.2694 Total population: 62,007,540 Total military personnel: 267,500 Total aircraft strength: 822 Fighter aircraft: 79 Combat tanks: 200 Total naval assets: 143 (two aircraft carriers) Defense budget: $34 billion 10. EGYPT Power Index rating: 0.2676 Total population: 94,666,993 Total military personnel: 1,329,250 Total aircraft strength: 1,132 Fighter aircraft: 337 Combat tanks: 4,110 Total naval assets: 319 (two aircraft carriers) Defense budget: $4.4 billion 9. GERMANY Power Index rating: 0.2609 Total population: 80,722,792 Total military personnel: 210,000 Total aircraft strength: 698 Fighter aircraft: 92 Combat tanks: 543 Total naval assets: 81 Defense budget: $39.2 billion 8. TURKEY Power Index rating: 0.2491 Total population: 80,274,604 Total military personnel: 743,415 Total aircraft strength: 1,018 Fighter aircraft: 207 Combat tanks: 2,445 Total naval assets: 194 Defense budget: $8.2 billion 7. JAPAN Power Index rating: 0.2137 Total population: 126,702,133 Total military personnel: 311,875 Total aircraft strength: 1,594 Fighter aircraft: 288 Combat tanks: 700 Total naval assets: 131 (four aircraft carriers) Defense budget: $43.8 billion 6. UNITED KINGDOM Power Index rating: 0.2131 Total population: 64,430,428 Total military personnel: 232,675 Total aircraft strength: 856 Fighter aircraft: 88 Combat tanks 249 Total naval assets: 76 (two aircraft carriers) Defense budget: $45.7 billion 5. FRANCE Power Index rating: 0.1914 Total population: 66,836,154 Total military personnel: 387,635 Total aicraft strength: 1,305 Fighter aircraft 296 Combat tanks: 406 Total naval assets: 118 (four aircraft carriers) Defense budget: $35 billion 4. INDIA Power Index rating: 0.1593 Total population: 1,266,883,598 Total military personnel: 4,207,250 Total aircraft strength: 2,102 Fighter aircraft: 676 Combat tanks: 4,426 Total naval assets: 295 (three aircraft carriers) Defense budget: $51 billion 3. CHINA Power Index rating: 0.0945 Total population: 1,373,541,278 Total military personnel: 3,712,500 Total aircraft strength: 2,955 Fighter aircraft: 1,271 Combat tanks: 6,457 Total naval assets: 714 (one aircraft carrier) Defense budget: $161.7 billion 2. RUSSIA Power Index rating: 0.0929 Total population: 142,355,415 Total military personnel: 3,371,027 Total aircraft strength: 3,794 Fighter aircraft: 806 Combat tanks: 20,216 Total naval assets: 352 (one aircraft carrier) Defense budget: $44.6 billion 1. UNITED STATES Power Index rating: 0.0857 Total population: 323,995,528 Total military personnel: 2,363,675 Total aircraft: 13,762 Fighter aircraft: 2,296 Combat tanks: 5,884 Total naval assets: 415 (19 aircraft carriers) Defense budget: $587.8 billion No African Nation on this list? 2 Likes 1 Share
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Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by sukerefakere(m): 8:52am On Mar 28, 2018 |
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by bjayx: 8:53am On Mar 28, 2018 |
Where is my fatherland in the rank |
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by HausaOverlord: 8:56am On Mar 28, 2018 |
This list is incomplete with the impeccable iPOB military |
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by SweetJoystick(m): 8:57am On Mar 28, 2018 |
spartan50:Algeria and Egypt na from Mars? 2 Likes |
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by izzou(m): 8:59am On Mar 28, 2018 |
You put Algeria and Egypt and you're asking if any African country made the list? 2 Likes |
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by Nobody: 9:02am On Mar 28, 2018 |
Please help me ask Op well. Please delete that your question OP |
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by firo08(m): 9:04am On Mar 28, 2018 |
Whereas our nigeria army specialized in rapes and robbery. |
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by CSTR1002: 10:12am On Mar 28, 2018 |
HausaOverlord:Instead of you to cry that your national military with all the billions of dollars is not reckoned with, you are yapping about IPOB . Ojukwu did much better with little. |
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by Khd95(m): 10:33am On Mar 28, 2018 |
those of u waiting to see nigeria on that list,calm down nigerian army is number zero,and zero comes before one sense wee nor kee me 1 Like |
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by joshjc(m): 10:57am On Mar 28, 2018 |
SweetJoystick:help me ask am, |
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by Airoflaw(m): 12:13pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
SweetJoystick:op no know map |
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by osita76(m): 2:30pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
spartan50:incredible |
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by TOSIN116: 2:43pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
HausaOverlord:that fought the world war 2 |
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by nigeriancritic1(m): 2:44pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
osita76:Algeria nko? |
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by TOSIN116: 2:48pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
SweetJoystick:OP didn't read all of his post |
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by Nobody: 3:10pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
No doubt Biafra would have been there. Afonjas, envious things will be foaming at my post. |
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by Ratello: 3:14pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
izzou: The truth is while they could be termed "African Countries" based on their geographical location on the map but in the real sense of it and in reality they see themselves as Middle easterners just like: Morocco, Tunisia, etc |
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by achiever12: 3:35pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
Freaking Russia : 20,000 tanks |
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by achiever12: 3:37pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
Clinton9000: They won't be foaming at your posts; they will only be amazed at your thoughtlessness |
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