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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