BALANCE OF POWER
| Country | Military budget | Active personnel | Key equipment |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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Russia |
$52.7bn* |
956,000 |
3,310 battle tanks 1,439 fighter/ground attack aircraft 65 submarines 292 land-based intercontinental ballistic missile launchers |
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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) |
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*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 |
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