Thread: The 10 largest Air Forces in the World

The 10 Largest Combat Air Forces in the World

Published by Daniel R Deakin on February 20, 2014 in Rich List

1. United States Air Force: 3,318 combat aircraft



The USAF’s 1,245 F-16 Fighting Falcons alone could occupy fourth place on this list – and that’s just one type of combat aircraft! There are also the hundreds of F-15E Strike Eagles and the dozens of F-22 Raptors and F-35 Lightning IIs. If that wasn’t enough, there are the giant strategic bombers the USAF has at its disposal, such as the famous Boeing B-52 Stratofortress and the futuristic Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, better known as the Stealth Bomber. The USAF has an amazing array of aircraft in its fleet, not forgetting the utterly terrifying Lockheed AC-130 (variant names: AC-130 Spectre/Spooky/ Ghostrider/Stinger II). This beast, with its capability to even operate a 105mm M102 howitzer amongst its multiple armaments, is enough to send many air forces packing on its own. Only the USAF operates them, and they have over 30 of them.

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The 10 largest Air Forces in the World
1. United States Air Force: 3,318 combat aircraft
2. Russian Air Force: 1,900 combat aircraft
3. People’s Liberation Army Air Force (China): 1,500 combat aircraft
4. Indian Air Force: 1,080 combat aircraft
5. Egyptian Air Force: 900 combat aircraft
6. Korean People’s Air Force (North Korea): 661 combat aircraft
7. Pakistan Air Force: 502 combat aircraft
8. Turkish Air Force: 465 combat aircraft
9. Republic of Korea Air Force (South Korea): 458 combat aircraft
10. German Air Force: 423 combat aircraft

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