All of the countries in the world have armies that have different strengths and weaknesses.
In today’s video, we are going to rank the top 10 military powers in the world.
Let us begin.
Number 10
Brazil
Number 9
Pakistan
Next on our list, we have Pakistan on number 9. The Pakistani army has 1,640,000 military personnel in service. 640,000 of these personnel are active and another 500,000 of them are reserved. There are also 500,000 paramilitary personnel in service within the Pakistani army ranks. As Air Forces, there are 357 fighter jets, 90 dedicated attack aircraft, 54 transport aircraft, 551 trainer aircraft, 24 special mission aircraft, 4 tanker fleet, 307 helicopters, and 57 attack helicopters in the Pakistani Army. As Land Forces, Pakistan has 2,824 tanks, 9,950 armored vehicles, 689 self-propelled artilleries, 1,208 towed artilleries, and 560 rocket projectors. As Navy, Pakistan owns 2 destroyers, 6 frigates, 2 corvettes, 9 submarines, 48 patrol vessels, and 3 mine warfare ships.
Number 8
United Kingdom
Coming in number 8 on our list, we have the United Kingdom.United Kingdom has the total number of 231,000 military personnel. There are 194,000 active and 37,000 reserve personnel in service. There are no paramilitary personnel in the ranks. As Air Forces, United Kingdom has 119 fighter jets, 23 dedicated attack aircraft, 40 transport aircraft, 247 trainer aircraft, 20 special-mission aircraft, 9 tanker fleet, 235 helicopters, and 24 attack helicopters. As Land Forces, the British Army owns 227 tanks, 5,015 armored vehicles, 89 self-propelled artilleries, 126 towed artilleries, and 44 rocket projectors. As Navy, the United Kingdom has 2 aircraft carriers, 6 destroyers, 12 frigates, 10 submarines, 26 patrol vessels, and 11 mine warfare ships.
Number 7
France
Number 6
South Korea
Next on our list, we have South Korea on number 6. South Korean army has 1,130,000 military personnel in the army ranks. 555,000 of these personnel are active, and 500,000 of them are reserved. As paramilitary personnel, 75,000 units serve in the army. As Air Forces, South Korean Air Force owns 402 fighter jets, 90 dedicated attack aircraft, 41 transport aircraft, 289 trainer aircraft, 30 special-mission aircraft, 4 tanker fleet, 739 helicopters, and 112 attack helicopters. As Land Forces, South Korea owns 2,624 tanks, 13,990 armored vehicles, 3040 self-propelled artilleries, 3,854 towed artilleries, and 574 rocket projectors. As Navy, South Korean Army owns 2 helicopter carriers, 12 destroyers, 18 frigates, 11 corvettes, 22 submarines, 111 patrol vessels, and 13 mine warfare ships.
Number 5
Japan
Japan is on number 5 on our list.The Japanese Army has 309,000 military personnel in service. 240,000 of these personnel are active and 55,000 of them are reserved. There are also 14,000 paramilitary personnel in Japan. As Air Forces, Japan has 217 fighter jets, 23 dedicated attack aircraft, 59 transport aircraft, 425 trainer aircraft, 164 special-mission aircraft, 7 tanker fleet, 554 helicopters, and 119 attack helicopters. As Land Forces, Japan owns 1,004 tanks, 5,500 armored vehicles, 214 self-propelled artilleries, 480 towed artilleries, and 99 rocket projectors.As Navy, the Japanese Army has 4 helicopter carriers, 36 destroyers, 4 frigates, 6 corvettes, 21 submarines, 6 patrol vessels, and 22 mine warfare ships.
Number 4
India
Number 3
China
Number 2
On the 2nd place on our list, we have Russia. Russian Army has 1,350,000 military personnel in service. 850,000 of these personnel are active, and 250,000 of them are reserved. There are also 250,000 paramilitary personnel in the army. As Air Forces, Russia owns 772 fighter jets, 739 dedicated attack aircraft, 445 transport aircraft, 522 trainer aircraft, 132 special-mission aircraft, 20 tanker fleet, 1,543 helicopters, and 544 attack helicopters. As Land Forces, Russian Army has 12,420 tanks, 30,122 armored vehicles, 6,574 self-propelled artilleries, 7,571 towed artilleries, and 3,391 rocket projectors. As Navy, Russia has 1 aircraft carrier, 15 destroyers, 11 frigates, 86 corvettes, 70 submarines, 59 patrol vessels, and 49 mine warfare ships.
Number 1
United States of America
And finally, on the 1st place on our list, we have the United States. United States has 1,832,000 military personnel in the army ranks. 1,390,000 of these personnel are active, and 442,000 of them are reserved. There are no paramilitary personnel in the U.S. Army. As Air Forces, United States owns 1,957 fighter jets, 783 dedicated attack aircraft, 982 transport aircraft, 2,661 trainer aircraft, 774 special-mission aircraft, 627 tanker fleet, 5,463 helicopters, and 910 attack helicopters. As Land Forces, United States has 6,612 tanks, 45,193 armored vehicles, 1,498 self-propelled artilleries, 1,339 towed artilleries, and 1,366 rocket projectors. As Navy, The U.S. Navy owns 11 aircraft carriers, 9 helicopter carriers, 92 destroyers, 22 corvettes, 68 submarines, 10 patrol vessels, and 8 mine warfare ships. This is the end of our video. If you enjoy this kind of military content, don’t forget to subscribe to VSB Defense.