Top 5 Countries with Most Powerful Military In The World In 2016

Armies are considered to be an integral part of the country and its security. Every year, a large fortune is allocated out of the budget. Every country take special initiative to strengthen their defence forces.

A research done by Business Intenders on the country's Power Index, Global Firepower Index 2016 list ranks the countries with most powerful armies among  countries and over 50 factors, ranked countries on different factors like Weapons Diversity, Geological Factors, Logistical Flexibility, Natural Resources, Available Manpower.

Here are the list of  Top 5 Countries with most Powerful Military:


5. France:

With an annual military budget of around $63 Billion and over 200,000 active personnel France stands at 5th position. France is also one of the countries to follow Germany's lead because in 2013, it took decision to cut down defence jobs b 10% to save money for technologically Advance Equipments. It has over 1000 aircraft's, along with around 9,000 ground vehicles.

Budget:$63.2 Billion
Active Personnel: 202,761
Tanks: 423
Aircraft's: 1,264
Submarines:10





4. India: 

India is at 4th position with annual  military budget of around  $50 Billion and it has one of the largest military in the world. It has most active manpower of any country aside form China, US. It has also access to nuclear weapons, India has almost 18,000 land vehicles which includes above 3,500 tanks, as well as 1,785 aircraft, alongside nuclear weapon. Its Ballistic missiles are considered as one of the most powerful missiles.

Budget:$50 Billion
Active Personnel: 1,325,000
Tanks: 3,569
Aircraft's: 1,785
Submarines:15

3. China: 
















With Defence budget of around $126 Billion and the highest military personnel China stands at 3rd Position. China's military has grown rapidly in terms of both size and capability in the past few decades. China has the largest army in the world in terms of raw manpower. It ha 25,000 land vehicles along with more than 2,800 aircraft. China is in the possessions of  about 300 nuclear weapon.

Budget:$126 Billion
Active Personnel: 2,333,000
Tanks: 9,150
Aircraft's: 2,860
Submarines: 67

2. Russia:



Russia is at 2nd position with annual defence budget of  $85.5 Billion and above 7 lakh defence personnel. It has the second strongest military power in the world. Russia has second largest tank fleet and aircraft fleet behind US and the third lagest submarine fleet behind China and US. The military spending of Kremlin by about a third since 2008. Russia has also demonstrated its ability to project force abroad with its development to Syria.





Budget:$84.5 Billion
Active Personnel: 766,055
Tanks: 15,385
Aircraft's: 3,429
Submarines: 55

1. United States: 

With no doubt, US military tops the world's most powerful military in the world. It also spends a whooping budget of above $600 Billion, more than any nine countries on Credit Suisse's index combined. America's biggest conventional military advantage is its fleet of 10 aircraft carriers.  America also has the most aircraft by any country. The US implements cutting edge technology like the Navy's New Rail. The country also has 7,500 nuclear warheads as its disposal.

Budget:$601 Billion
Active Personnel: 1,400,000
Tanks: 8,848
Aircraft's: 13,892
Submarines: 72