U.S. VERSUS MAJOR ARMED FORCES

BALANCE OF POWER

Country	Military budget	Active personnel	Key equipment

US

$739.3bn

1,569,000

6,302 battle tanks 3,252 fighter/ground attack aircraft 71 submarines 450 land-based intercontinental ballistic missile launchers

China

$89.8bn*

2,285,000

7,400 battle tanks 1,669 fighter/ground attack aircraft 71 submarines 66 land-based intercontinental ballistic missile launchers

UK

$63.7bn

174,000

227 battle tanks 220 fighter/ground attack aircraft 11 submarines 0 land-based intercontinental ballistic missile launchers (can launch from submarines)

Russia

$52.7bn*

956,000

3,310 battle tanks 1,439 fighter/ground attack aircraft 65 submarines 292 land-based intercontinental ballistic missile launchers

India

$31.9bn

1,325,000

3,233 battle tanks 784 fighter/ground attack aircraft 15 submarines 0 land-based intercontinental ballistic missile launchers (can launch from submarines)

*Official budget at market exchange rates. Many analysts say China's actual spending on defence is far higher than the government reports.                                                                                                                                                                        SOURCE: :IISS, 2011