10 Countries with the Strongest Armies in the World

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7. Turkiye

Manpower: 355,200

Tanks: 2,231

Armored Fighting Vehicles: 55,104

Rocket Projectors: 286

Attack Helicopters: 111

Nuclear Weapons: None

GDP (2023): $1.15 trillion

Defense Spending (2022): $10.64 billion

Technological Capabilities: 39/132

Weighted Ranking: 13.00

Next on our list is Turkiye, which has a sizable force of active troops, and large fleets of battle tanks, armored fighting vehicles, and attack helicopters. Despite economic challenges, Ankara spent over $10 billion on defense expenditure in 2022. The country is also fast becoming self-sufficient in the defense sector, with about 700 projects worth over $70 billion currently under development in Turkiye.

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