List of countries by level of military equipment

This is a list of countries by level of military equipment, including naval ships, fighter aircraft and nuclear weapons. This list is indicative only, as strict comparisons cannot accurately be made.

List

Countries^[a]	Military budget (US$ bn)^[b]		Main battle tanks	Aircraft carriers	AWSTooltip Amphibious warfare ships	Cruisers	Destroyers	Frigates	Corvettes	Nuclear submarines	Non-nuclear submarines	Combat aircraft^[c]^[2]	Attack helicopters^[d]^[2]	Nuclear weapons^[3]	Military satellites	Sources
Afghanistan	2	.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Albania	0	.425	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Algeria	24	.00	1632	0	3	0	0	8	16	0	6	102	75	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Angola	1	.04	310	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	89	56	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Antigua and Barbuda	0	.00759	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Argentina	2	.91	348	0	0	0	1	4	7	0	1	32	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Armenia^[e]	0	.621	221	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	7	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Australia	32	.3	59	0	3	0	3	8	0	0	6	84	45	TC	1	^[4]
Austria	3	.47	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	TC	0	^{[citation needed]}
Azerbaijan^[f]	2	.27	920	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	31	26	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Bahamas	0	.0923	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Bahrain	1	.41	180	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	17	28	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Bangladesh	4	.06	320	0	1	0	0	7	6	0	2	58	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Barbados	0	.0424	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Belarus	0	.650	517	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	105	21	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Belgium	4	.83	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	44	14	^[g]	0	^{[citation needed]}
Belize	0	.0233	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Benin	0	.0683	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Bolivia	0	.4794	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	.167	91	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Botswana	0	.537	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	6	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Brazil	22	.9	469	0	4	0	0	8	1	0	5	128	12	TC	1	^[5]
Brunei	0	.437	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Bulgaria	2	.07	215	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	19	13	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Burkina Faso	0	.361	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Burundi	0	.0617	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Cambodia	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Cameroon	0	.424	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	14	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Canada	27	.2	74	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	4	86	0	0	4	^{[citation needed]}
Cape Verde	0	.0115	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Central African Republic	0	.0389	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	>1	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Chad	0	.206	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	13	0	0	^[6]
Chile	4		270	0	4	0	0	8	0	0	4	57	0	0	1	^{[citation needed]}
People's Republic of China	474	.0 (PPP)$	5000	3	57	8	42	48	72	12	47	1570	278	410	132	^[7]^[8]
Colombia	10	.4	0	0	0	0	0	10	4	0	4	55	28	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Costa Rica	0	.433	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Croatia	1	.12	78		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Cuba	N/a		225	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	38	12	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Cyprus	0	.406	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Czech Republic	6	.8	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	17	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Ivory Coast	0	.898	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Democratic Republic of the Congo	0	.329	174	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	7	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Denmark	9	.94	44	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	34	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Djibouti	N/a		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Dominican Republic	0	.621	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Ecuador	1	.55	55	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	2	9	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Egypt	11	.1	5340	2	4	0	0	13	7	0	8	426	152	0	1	^{[citation needed]}
El Salvador	0	.172	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Equatorial Guinea	N/a		0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	5	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Eritrea	N/a		1756	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	8	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Estonia	0	.691	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Ethiopia	0	.472	680	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	18	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Fiji	0	.0485	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Finland	7	.0	200	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
France	61	.3	222	1	3	0	2	13	6	8	0	282	67	290	7	^[7]
Gabon	0	.269	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Gambia	N/a		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Georgia	0	.288	235	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	6	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Germany	88	.5	295	0	0	0	3	7	5	0	6	209	51	^[g]	7	^{[citation needed]}
Ghana	0	.233	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	10	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Greece	4	.98	1365	0	5	0	0	13	0	0	11	232	28	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Guatemala	0	.337	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Guinea	0	.191	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Guinea-Bissau	N/a		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Guyana	0	.0678	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Haiti	0	.0139	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Honduras	0	.340	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	7	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Hungary	2	.04	208	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	8	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Iceland	0	.0551	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
India	132	.0 PPP	4614	2	9	0	13	17	20	2	17	726	127	172	21	^[7]
Indonesia	8	.37	313	0	29	0	0	7	24	0	4	97	15	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Iran	14	.1	1996	0	10	0	0	0	7	0	19	240	50	0	3	^{[citation needed]}
Iraq	10	.3	848	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	68	35	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Ireland	1	.19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Israel	27	.5	1370	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	5	340	43	90^[h]^[7]	10	^{[citation needed]}
Italy	35	.5	200	2	3	0	4	12	0	0	8	221	36	^[g]	9	^{[citation needed]}
Jamaica	0	.262	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Japan	130	.0 PPP	518	2	3	2	34	8	0	0	24	313	101	TC	11	^[9]
Jordan	1	.72	1365	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	29	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Kazakhstan	1	.44	300	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	126	32	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Kenya	1	.11	188	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	3	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	N/a		5845	0	10	0	0	2	5	0	71	572	0	30	0	^[7]
Republic of Korea	64	.2	2501	0	10	3	6	14	12	0	20	580	96	TC	0	^{[citation needed]}
Kuwait	7	.76	368	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	16	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Kyrgyzstan	N/a		215	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Laos	N/a		130	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	^{[citation needed]}
Latvia	0	.712	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Lebanon	1	.92	204	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Lesotho	0	.0432	?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Liberia	0	.0187	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Libya	N/a		300	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	20	1	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Lithuania	2	.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Luxembourg	0	.344	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
North Macedonia	0	.188	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Madagascar	0	.0772	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Malawi	0	.0675	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Malaysia	3	.72	48	0	0	0	0	2	8	0	2	38	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Maldives	0	.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Mali	0	.727	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	4	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Malta	0	.0839	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Mauritania	0	.16	35	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Mauritius	0	.22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Mexico	5	.27	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	68	0	TC	2	^{[citation needed]}
Moldova	0	.0421	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Mongolia	0	.096	420	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Montenegro	0	.0743	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Morocco	5	.96	916	0	3	0	0	3	4	0	0	117	0	0	2	^{[citation needed]}
Mozambique	0	.127	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Myanmar	2	.11	186	0	1	0	0	5	3	0	1	92	12	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Namibia	0	.422	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	7	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Nepal	0	.387	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Netherlands	22	.00	0	0	3	0	4	2	0	0	4	58	28	^[g]	1	^{[citation needed]}
New Zealand	2	.72	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	8	TC	0	^{[citation needed]}
Nicaragua	0	.0784	147	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Niger	0	.176	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Nigeria	2	.57	317	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	38	16	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Norway	8	.252	52	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	6	40	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Oman	7	.48	117	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	56	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Pakistan	13	.3	2537	0	8	0	0	10	6	0	8	583	65	170	0	^[10]^[7]
Panama	0	.805	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Papua New Guinea	0	.0942	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Paraguay	0	.288	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Peru	2	.13	240	0	3	0	0	7	7	0	6	48	18	0	1	^{[citation needed]}
Philippines	9	.93	0	0	17	0	0	4	1	0	0	39	38	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Poland	48	.7	808	0	5	0	0	2	1	0	3	109	28	TC	0	^{[citation needed]}
Portugal	2	.86	37	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	2	25	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Qatar	15	.4	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	74	24	0	1	^{[citation needed]}
Republic of the Congo	0	.301	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Romania	5	.21	377	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	49	0	TC	0	^[11]
Russia	461	.6 (PPP)	5750	1	20	4	7	12	81	28	21	1517	404	5889	109	^[7]^[12]^[13]
Rwanda	0	.127	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Saudi Arabia	75	.8	960	0	0	0	0	6	4	0	0	364	47	TC	0	^{[citation needed]}
Senegal	0	.343	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Serbia	2	.1	265	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	26	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Seychelles	N/a		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Sierra Leone	0	.0257	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Singapore	10	.9	97	0	4	0	0	6	8	0	4	100	19	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Slovakia	2	.12	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Slovenia	0	.630	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Somalia	N/a		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
South Africa	3	.24	157	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	26	11	TC	1	^{[citation needed]}
South Sudan	0	.0701	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Spain	23	.7	327	1	2	0	5	6	0	0	2	152	24	0	3	^{[citation needed]}
Sri Lanka	1	.59	62	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	11	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Sudan	N/a		465	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	83	40	0	1	^{[citation needed]}
Suriname	N/a		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Sweden	13	.4	120	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	94	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Switzerland	5	.74	134	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	0	TC	0	^{[citation needed]}
Syria	N/a		11	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	226	20	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Republic of China (Taiwan)	36	.1 PPP	1110^[14]	0	9	0	4	22	7	0	4	346	96	0	1	^[i]^{[citation needed]}
Tajikistan	0	.187	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Tanzania	0	.827	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Thailand	6	.99	420	1	3	0	0	7	7	0	0	113	7	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Timor-Leste	0	.0443	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Togo	0	.107	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	4	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Trinidad and Tobago	0	.904	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Tunisia	1	.14	84	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Turkey	22	.7	4378	0	5	0	0	16	10	0	12	291	95	^[g]	2	^{[citation needed]}
Turkmenistan	N/a		654	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55	10	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Uganda	0	.547	240	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	9	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Ukraine	64	.8	1121	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	111	35	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
United Arab Emirates	26	.9	353	0	2	0	0	0	7	0	0	155	28	0	3	^{[citation needed]}
United Kingdom	81	.8	227	2	5	0	6	7	0	10	0	145	40	225	8	^[7]^[15]
United States	997	^[j]	4650	11	42	7	76	27	0	68	0	3368	867	5244	141	^[7]^[17]^[18]^[19]
Uruguay	0	.442	15	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	4	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Uzbekistan	N/a		340	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	83	33	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Venezuela	N/a		173	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	71	9	0	1	^{[citation needed]}
Vietnam	5	.68	1379	0	7	0	0	0	12	0	8	80	0	0	1	^{[citation needed]}
Yemen	N/a		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	78	0	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Zambia	0	.387	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	5	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Zimbabwe	0	.0389	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	6	0	0	^{[citation needed]}
Total

States marked 'TC' are widely considered technologically capable of wielding, operating or developing nuclear weapons, however are signatories of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and are not known to possess any at the current moment. Japan, South Korea and Poland ^{[citation needed]} are generally considered de facto nuclear states due to their believed ability to wield nuclear weapons within 1 to 3 years.^[20]^[21]^[22] South Africa produced six nuclear weapons in the 1980s, but dismantled them in the early 1990s. South Africa signed the NPT in 1991.^[23]^[24]

Combat aircraft by country

Figures sourced from the Center for Strategic and International Studies^[25]^[26] and Flightglobal.com,^[27] unless otherwise noted.

Rank	Country	Fighters	Bombers	Attack	Total	Sources
1	United States (USAF, US Navy)	5,209	162	343	5,714
2	Russia (Russian Air Force, Russian Naval Aviation)	862	181	548	1,591
3	China (PLAAF, PLANAF)	922	160	276	1,358
4	India (Indian Air Force, Indian Naval Air Arm)	646		227	873
5	North Korea	484	40	154	678
6	Pakistan	447		136	583	^[28]
7	Egypt	338		26	496	^[28]
8	South Korea	468			488
9	Israel	426			426
10	Japan	380			380

Figures sourced from the Lowy Institute^[29]

Rank	Country	Navy VLS Cells
1	United States (US Navy)	9,620
2	People's Republic of China (PRC Navy)	4,328
3	Russia (Russian Navy)	1,672
4	Japan (Japanese Navy)	1,448
5	South Korea (South Korean Navy)	896
6	India (Indian Navy)	696
7	United Kingdom (Royal Navy)	544
8	Singapore (Singapore Navy)	384
9	Italy (Italian Navy)	304
10	France (French Navy)	304
11	Spain (Spanish Navy)	240
12	Australia (Australian Navy)	208
13	Canada (Canadian Navy)	192

Notes

^ All data apart from the number of nuclear weapons is taken from The Military Balance (2020).^[1]
^ Budget is annual
^ Fixed-wing aircraft with combat capability
^ Includes helicopters that have some attacking capabilities i.e. 'multi-role helicopters'
^ Pre-war figures
^ Pre-war figures
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e See: NATO nuclear sharing
^ Israel neither confirms nor denies possession of nuclear weapons
^ Taiwan's political status is disputed.
^ Includes United States Coast Guard Budget.^[16]

References

^ The Military Balance. Routledge. February 14, 2020. ISBN 9780367466398.
^ ^a ^b "World Air Forces directory 2023". Flight Global. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
^ "Nuclear Weapons: Who Has What at a Glance". Arms Control Association. July 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
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[2] All data apart from the number of nuclear weapons is taken from The Military Balance (2020).^[1]

[3] Budget is annual

[4] Fixed-wing aircraft with combat capability

[6] Includes helicopters that have some attacking capabilities i.e. 'multi-role helicopters'

[8] Pre-war figures

[10] Pre-war figures

[Nuclear_sharing#NATO-11] See: NATO nuclear sharing

[16] Israel neither confirms nor denies possession of nuclear weapons

[23] Taiwan's political status is disputed.

[26] Includes United States Coast Guard Budget.^[16]

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[WorldAirForces2023-5] "World Air Forces directory 2023". Flight Global. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

[nuclearweapons-7] "Nuclear Weapons: Who Has What at a Glance". Arms Control Association. July 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

[AustraliaF35-9] "Lockheed will complete Australian F-35 deliveries by year-end". Flight Global. March 2, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

[BrazilJAFGripen-12] "New FAB Gripen fighters are already on their way to Brazil". Aeroflap. November 24, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

[13] "Çad'da HÜRKUŞ ve ANKA teslimatı töreni | SavunmaSanayiST" (in Turkish). August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.

[:0-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Nuclear Weapons: Who Has What at a Glance | Arms Control Association". armscontrol.org. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

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[17] "Aircraft Carriers by Country 2023". Wisevoter. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

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[RomaniaRetiresMiG21-19] "Romanian Air Force Retires Its MiG-21 LanceR Jets". The Aviationist. May 14, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.

[20] "How Powerful Is Russia's Military?". Defense One. November 14, 2014.

[21] "Russia overtakes all of Europe on defense spending in key metric: IISS military balance". February 12, 2025.

[22] "Just how strong is China's military compared to Taiwan?". August 5, 2022.

[24] "Chapter Four: Europe: Regional trends in 2022 50; Regional defence policy and economics 52; Poland: defence policy 66; Arms procurements and deliveries 69; Armed forces data section 72". The Military Balance. 123 (1): 50–149. December 31, 2023. doi:10.1080/04597222.2023.2162716. ISSN 0459-7222. S2CID 256848925.

[25] "Budget". Coast Guard Budget in Brief. 2018. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018.

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– "Aircraft Carriers – CVN". United States Navy.
– "The Gator Navy". United States Navy.
– "Littoral Combat Ship Class – LCS". United States Navy.
– "The Submarines". United States Navy.

[28] "Chapter Three: North America: Regional trends in 2022 16; United States: defence policy and economics 18; Canada: defence policy 28; Arms procurements and deliveries 29; Armed forces data section 32". The Military Balance. 123 (1): 16–49. December 31, 2023. doi:10.1080/04597222.2023.2162715. ISSN 0459-7222. S2CID 256848739.

[29] "How Many Tanks Does the U.S. Army Have?". April 14, 2025.

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[31] Karam, Souhail (March 5, 2007). "Saudi defends Gulf Arab atom plans, criticizes Iran". Reuters.

[32] Shuster, Mike (April 13, 2010). "Nuclear Capabilities And Potential Around The World". NPR.

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