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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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3. China

As an overview - China is ranked the 3rd and is seen as a superpower. With a large population China is considered to having the largest manpower. With recent confrontations, China has been modernising their military prowess for possible future campaigns. This has not been ignored.

Current Manpower
- Population - 1,394,015,977
- Active Military Personnel - 2,185,000
- Reserve Personnel - 510,000
- Fit for Service - 617,270,275
- Reaching Military Age Annually - 19,752,649

Army (Land Forces)
- Tanks - 3205
- Armoured Vehicles - 35,000
- Self Propelled Artillery - 1970
- Towed Artillery - 1234
- Rocket Projectors - 2250

Air Force
- Total Aircraft Strength - 3260
- Fighters/Interceptors - 1200
- Dedicated Attack - 371
- Transports - 264
- Trainers - 405
- Special Missions - 115
- Tanker Fleet - 3
- Helicopters - 902
- Attack Helicopters - 327

Navy
- Total Assets - 777
- Aircraft Carrier - 2
- Helicopter Carrier - 0
- Destroyers - 50
- Frigates - 46
- Corvettes - 72
- Submarines - 79
- Patrol vessels - 123
- Mine Warfare - 36

Financial Defence Spending

- Defence Budget - $178,200,000,000 USD
- Foreign Exchange/Gold $3,236,000,000,000 USD
- Purchasing Power Parity - $25,400,000,000,000 USD