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Strongest Militaries in the World 2022

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The most powerful militaries in the world,  updated July, 2022:

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19. Australia

As an overview - Australia has recently seen hostilities from China and therefore joined QUAD (a group of USA, India, Japan and Australia), bringing like-minded countries together, adding further security. Australia's military is also a capable fighting force and will be expanding it's capabilities in the future.


Current Manpower
- Population - 25,466,459
- Active Military Personnel - 60,000
- Reserve Personnel - 20,000
- Fit for Service - 8,770,648
- Reaching Military Age Annually - 280,661

Army (Land Forces)
- Tanks - 59
- Armoured Vehicles - 3050
- Self Propelled Artillery - 0
- Towed Artillery - 54
- Rocket Projectors - 0

Air Force
- Total Aircraft Strength - 425
- Fighters/Interceptors - 75
- Dedicated Attack - 19
- Transports - 38
- Trainers - 123
- Special Missions - 31
- Tanker Fleet - 6
- Helicopters - 133
- Attack Helicopters - 22

Navy
- Total Assets - 48
- Aircraft Carrier - 0
- Helicopter Carrier - 2
- Destroyers - 3
- Frigates - 8
- Corvettes - 0
- Submarines - 6
- Patrol vessels - 13
- Mine Warfare - 6

Financial Defence Spending

- Defence Budget - $42,700,000,000 USD
- Foreign Exchange/Gold $66,580,000,000 USD
- Purchasing Power Parity - $1,278,000,000,000 USD