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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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8. United Kingdom

As an overview - As a member of NATO, The United Kingdom is considered a highly trained professional British Armed Force. A major defence technology developer, exporter and importer rated 8th most powerful military in the world.


Current Manpower
- Population - 65,761,117
- Active Military Personnel - 275,000
- Reserve Personnel - 195,000
- Fit for Service - 24,200,091
- Reaching Military Age Annually - 750,203

Army (Land Forces)
- Tanks - 109
- Armoured Vehicles - 5500
- Self Propelled Artillery - 89
- Towed Artillery - 126
- Rocket Projectors - 35

Air Force
- Total Aircraft Strength - 738
- Fighters/Interceptors - 119
- Dedicated Attack - 15
- Transports - 45
- Trainers - 244
- Special Missions - 30
- Tanker Fleet - 9
- Helicopters - 269
- Attack Helicopters - 38

Navy
- Total Assets - 88
- Aircraft Carrier - 2
- Helicopter Carrier - 0
- Destroyers - 6
- Frigates - 13
- Corvettes - 0
- Submarines - 11
- Patrol vessels - 25
- Mine Warfare - 13

Financial Defence Spending

- Defence Budget - $56,042,000,000 USD
- Foreign Exchange/Gold $150,800,000,000 USD
- Purchasing Power Parity - $2,974,000,000,000 USD