Sunday, July 13, 2014

Thailand rated world’s 24th powerful military



THAILAND : - Thailand's military is ranked the 24th among 35 heavy weight militaries  in the world.
Some other countries in ASEAN like, Indonesia and Vietnam are also among the world’s top 35 heavy weight militaries.

An Editor said for a simpler evaluation of military power, it has turned to the Global Firepower Index, a ranking of 106 nations based on more than 50 factors including overall military budget, available manpower and the amount of equipment each country has in its respective  as well as access to resources.

Thailand’s military strength comprises 750 tanks and 543 aircraft and military spending totalled $5.39 billion, while Vietnam spent $3.36 billion and has 3,200 tanks   and 413 aircraft.

And Indonesia’s military spending amounted to $6.9 billion and has 374 tanks and 381 aircraft.

The U.S. clearly leads the world in military spending at more than $600 billion, has 13,683 aircraft and 8,325 tank.
Russia is the second in military  with 15,000 tanks, 3,083 aircraft, and military spending of $76 billion.
China is  closest  nation  to  follow  the  US  at  nearly  $130  billion   still less than America’s spending.

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