10 Countries with the Strongest Armies in the World

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3. Russia

Manpower: 1,320,000

Tanks: 14,777

Armored Fighting Vehicles: 161,382

Rocket Projectors: 3,065

Attack Helicopters: 559

Nuclear Weapons: 6,255

GDP (2023): $1.86 trillion

Defense Spending (2022): $86.37 billion

Technological Capabilities: 51/132

Weighted Ranking: 6.55

Despite facing setbacks in Ukraine, Russia remains one of the strongest armies in the world. It has the highest number of nuclear weapons, and also boasts the largest fleet of battle tanks in the world. Russia’s arsenal of rocket projectors and self-propelled artillery is also the largest in the world. That being said, much of Russia’s weapons are aging and outdated, and require urgent modernization.

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