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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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4. India

As an overview - As manpower goes, India's population will overtake the most populous world countries and is now rated 4th top military country. With bordering threats, India has increased defence budgets recently and is increasing it's stockpile of equipment and development.

Current Manpower
- Population - 1,326,093,247
- Active Military Personnel - 1,445,000
- Reserve Personnel - 1,155,000
- Fit for Service - 492,378,423
- Reaching Military Age Annually - 23,141,786

Army (Land Forces)
- Tanks - 4730
- Armoured Vehicles - 10,000
- Self Propelled Artillery - 100
- Towed Artillery - 4040
- Rocket Projectors - 374

Air Force
- Total Aircraft Strength - 2119
- Fighters/Interceptors - 542
- Dedicated Attack - 130
- Transports - 251
- Trainers - 345
- Special Missions - 70
- Tanker Fleet - 6
- Helicopters - 775
- Attack Helicopters - 37

Navy
- Total Assets - 285
- Aircraft Carrier - 1
- Helicopter Carrier - 0
- Destroyers - 10
- Frigates - 13
- Corvettes - 23
- Submarines - 17
- Patrol vessels - 139
- Mine Warfare - 0

Financial Defence Spending

- Defence Budget - $73,650,000,000 USD
- Foreign Exchange/Gold $409,800,000,000 USD
- Purchasing Power Parity - $9,500,000,000,000 USD