"National Interest" gave the Russian army fourth place in the world ranking
Defining the five most powerful armies in the world, National Interest analysts admitted that this is not an easy task, and it depends on many factors, reports RIA News.
As for security, each country is in its own unique situation. The size and power of the army are interrelated with many circumstances: political, geographic, financial and diplomatic. When compiling the rating, the experts of the publication tried to take into account the following aspects: “Does a country exist in a troubled region, such as, for example, India, Afghanistan or Jordan, or in a traditionally prosperous country like the USA, Luxembourg or Canada? Are its forces concentrated only inside the country or are they operating outside its borders? How much military spending can the government afford? ”
“The end of the Cold War was marked by the beginning of a shift in the vector of military power to the east. The British army, which had 1990 thousand troops in 120 year, would reduce their number to 2020 thousand by the year 82. The French army from 236 thousand to 1996 was reduced to 119 thousand. The most large-scale reduction occurred in Germany, where from 360 thousands of military in 1990, today there are almost six times less - 62 thousands, ”the newspaper writes.
At the same time, the magazine notes, “several Asian armies today have more than half a million armies - these are India, Pakistan, North and South Korea, and also China. And each of, for example, countries such as Myanmar, Iran and Vietnam, has armed forces at least five times the size of the German army. ”
But the quantitative indicator decides not everything. This applies, for example, to the DPRK army, which, although it has almost a million people (about 950 thousand), but outdated weapons, not provided with modern technology, do not allow it to occupy the top lines of the rating.
"Can 62 thousands of soldiers of the Bundeswehr smash 1,1 million Indian soldiers? The very posing of such a question is incorrect, ”the magazine considers and offers its own list of the most powerful armies that hit the top five taking into account many parameters.
First place in the US Army. “535 has thousands of troops, many of whom are combat veterans.” Modern equipment and equipment, reliable logistics systems. Americans are capable of conducting multi-profile military operations far beyond the limits of their hemispheres, ”the National Interest justifies its decision.
On the second - the army (NOA) of China. Only ground forces of the PLA have 1,6 million active combat units. The Chinese army "protects the borders of the PRC and is capable of conducting military operations on a global scale," the publication said.
The third place in the ranking is given to the Indian Army, which has 2,12 million, and is the second largest in Asia. “India, geographically sandwiched between traditional rivals, Pakistan and China, needs an army capable of protecting its territorial borders. Frequent internal rebellions and turbulent situation in the country are pushing her to possess powerful ground forces. In the last decade, the equipment of the Indian army has undergone significant modernization on the Western model, and therefore its mobility has increased, ”the magazine notes.
Russian Army "National Interest" placed in fourth place. Based on the data he has, the publication writes: “The ground forces of the Russian Federation comprise 285 thousands - this is about half the size of the US Army. They are quite well equipped and fully mechanized. However, Russia is a country with a huge territory, and for every soldier it has 23 square miles (approximately 60 square kilometers). At the same time, many Russian military personnel have significant combat experience gained at the beginning of the 1990s in Chechnya. ”
Top-5 closes the British army with 102 thousand troops. “Quite small by world standards, it is today the most combat-ready in Europe and is ready to conduct the widest range of military operations both on land, in the air and at sea,” say analysts of the National Interest.
As for security, each country is in its own unique situation. The size and power of the army are interrelated with many circumstances: political, geographic, financial and diplomatic. When compiling the rating, the experts of the publication tried to take into account the following aspects: “Does a country exist in a troubled region, such as, for example, India, Afghanistan or Jordan, or in a traditionally prosperous country like the USA, Luxembourg or Canada? Are its forces concentrated only inside the country or are they operating outside its borders? How much military spending can the government afford? ”
“The end of the Cold War was marked by the beginning of a shift in the vector of military power to the east. The British army, which had 1990 thousand troops in 120 year, would reduce their number to 2020 thousand by the year 82. The French army from 236 thousand to 1996 was reduced to 119 thousand. The most large-scale reduction occurred in Germany, where from 360 thousands of military in 1990, today there are almost six times less - 62 thousands, ”the newspaper writes.
At the same time, the magazine notes, “several Asian armies today have more than half a million armies - these are India, Pakistan, North and South Korea, and also China. And each of, for example, countries such as Myanmar, Iran and Vietnam, has armed forces at least five times the size of the German army. ”
But the quantitative indicator decides not everything. This applies, for example, to the DPRK army, which, although it has almost a million people (about 950 thousand), but outdated weapons, not provided with modern technology, do not allow it to occupy the top lines of the rating.
"Can 62 thousands of soldiers of the Bundeswehr smash 1,1 million Indian soldiers? The very posing of such a question is incorrect, ”the magazine considers and offers its own list of the most powerful armies that hit the top five taking into account many parameters.
First place in the US Army. “535 has thousands of troops, many of whom are combat veterans.” Modern equipment and equipment, reliable logistics systems. Americans are capable of conducting multi-profile military operations far beyond the limits of their hemispheres, ”the National Interest justifies its decision.
On the second - the army (NOA) of China. Only ground forces of the PLA have 1,6 million active combat units. The Chinese army "protects the borders of the PRC and is capable of conducting military operations on a global scale," the publication said.
The third place in the ranking is given to the Indian Army, which has 2,12 million, and is the second largest in Asia. “India, geographically sandwiched between traditional rivals, Pakistan and China, needs an army capable of protecting its territorial borders. Frequent internal rebellions and turbulent situation in the country are pushing her to possess powerful ground forces. In the last decade, the equipment of the Indian army has undergone significant modernization on the Western model, and therefore its mobility has increased, ”the magazine notes.
Russian Army "National Interest" placed in fourth place. Based on the data he has, the publication writes: “The ground forces of the Russian Federation comprise 285 thousands - this is about half the size of the US Army. They are quite well equipped and fully mechanized. However, Russia is a country with a huge territory, and for every soldier it has 23 square miles (approximately 60 square kilometers). At the same time, many Russian military personnel have significant combat experience gained at the beginning of the 1990s in Chechnya. ”
Top-5 closes the British army with 102 thousand troops. “Quite small by world standards, it is today the most combat-ready in Europe and is ready to conduct the widest range of military operations both on land, in the air and at sea,” say analysts of the National Interest.
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