Last Updated on January 1, 2020
#3 – The Chinese army
The Chinses military is a force to be reckoned with. China has a total of 2,955 aircraft including 1,271 fighter jets, 6,457 tanks, 714 war ships, and an army of 2.285 million frontline personnel and 2.3 million members of reserve forces.
China, which has the world’s largest population of 1.43 billion, currently spends a total of $161.7 billion on its military development each year.
Furthermore, China has 300 nuclear weapons with 180 methods to deploy these weapons, making it, undeniably, one of the top three military forces.
#2 – Russian army
Russia has the second strongest military force in the world, with a total of 3,794 aircraft, 806 fighter jets, 352 war ships, and 20,216 tanks, in addition to a large army of 766,000 active personnel and 2.5 million reservists.
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia’s economic and military growth has been increasing significantly. Now the country has 8,500 active nuclear warheads and allocates $44.6 billion of its annual budget to further advance its military power.
Russia’s military budget is anticipated to grow larger by next year.
#1 – The US army
The United States ranks 1st in the world and on this list as the country with the most powerful army force.
The US population has grown to 329.45 million people as of 2019, and so did its military power in recent years. The US army is estimated at 800,000 backups and 1.4 million soldiers, whereas the total of its aircraft forces is 13,762 including 2,296 fighter jets and in addition to 5,884 tanks, and 415 war ships.
The United States spends an amount as large as $587.8 billion on its military defense each year, which helps it use some of the most advanced technologies for its army and navy.
The US also has over 7,500 nuclear warheads. It is no surprise that its military power takes first place in the world.
The countries with the strongest armies in the world are ought to have all of the aforementioned characteristics: man power, air force, navy power, a good defense budget, and the foresight to counter every terrorist threat.
