22 top airforces (based on plane quality and quantity).

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[Artificial.Neural.N/Ws]

I was bored and decided to estimate airforces strength. I wrote down the list of active aircrafts for each air force and then counted score.

Here is method I used. F-16C I used as base: 1 air-air point/1 air to ground point. For other aircrafts my estimates are follow:

F-16C = 1/1
F-16A = 0.8/0.8
F-16 block 52+ aka F-16I = 1.1/1.2
F-16 block 60 = 1.3/1.2
F-15A = 1.2/0.5
F-15C = 1.3/0.5
F-15E = 1.4/1.5
F-15S = 1.3/1.4
F-15SG = 1.5/1.5
F-18A = 1/1.1
F-18F = 1.3/1.3
F-2 = 1.3/1.2
F-16AM = 1/08
Mirage 2000 = 1/1
Typhoon (MESA radar) = 1.3/1.1
Rafale (PESA radar) = 1.2/1.2
Tornado IDS = 0.5/1.2
Tornado ADV = 1/0.6
F-4 = 0.4/0.7
F-4 Terminator = 0.6/1
Su-27 = 1.2/0.4
MiG-29 = 0.9/0.5
Su-30MKI = 1.3/1.2
Su-30MKK = 1.2/1.2
MiG-21 aka J7 = 0.3/0.4
MiG-27 = 0.3/0.7
JF-17 = 0.9/0.8
AMX = 0.3/0.5
Mirage F.1 = 0.7/0.8
Mirage 3/5 = 0.3/0.4
Jaguar = 0.2/0.6
F-5 = 0.3/0.4
J-10 = 1/1
J-8 = 0.6/0.4
JH-7 = 0.5/1.1
Q-5 = 0.1/0.4
H-6 = 0/1

E-3, Phalcon, KJ-2000, Boeing 737 = 8/0
Saab, KJ-200 = 6/0
E-2C, ZDK-03 = 4/0

jet tanker = 2/6
KC-130, H-6 tankers = 1/4

Here the results:

UK

86 Typhoon
136 Tornado GR4
AEW&C: 7 E-3
tanker: 4 Tristar, 12 VC-10

260 air to air points/354 air to ground points

France

59 Rafale
158 Mirage 2000
AEW&C: 4 E-3
tanker: 14 KC-135

285/313

Germany

55 Typhoon
177 Tornado IDS
45 F-4
tanker: 4 A310

187/328

Israel

25 F-15I
30 F-15 C/D
30 F-15 A/B
101 F-16I
135 F-16C/D
100 F-16A/B
AEW&C: 4 G550
tanker: 7 KC-707, 5 KC-130

487/466=1440

India

146 Su-30MKI
45 Mirage 2000
68 MiG-29
88 MiG-27ML
152 MiG-21Bis
120 Jaguar
AEW&C: 3 Phalcon
tanker: 7 IL-78MKI

430/491

Turkey

213 F-16 C/D
52 F-4 Terminator 2020
110 F-4
87 F-5
AEW&C: 1 Boeing 737 AEW&C
tanker: 7 KC-135

336/419

Korea

60 F-15K
169 F-16C/D
84 F-4E
170 F-5E
AEW&C: 2 Boeing 737

354/399

Japan

82 F-2
180 F-15C/D
117 F-4E
AEW&C: 4 E-767, 13 E-2C
tanker: 4 KC-767

480/294

Saudi Arabia

72 Typhoon
109 F-15C/D
72 F-15S
87 Tornado IDS
24 Tornado ADV
120 F-5
AEW&C: 5 E-3
tanker: 8 KE-3

488/449

China

190 J-10
100 Su-30MKK
189 Su-27 and J-11
180 J-8
280 J-7 (MiG-21)
60 JH-7
180 Q-5
110 H-6 (Tu-16)
AEW&C: 5 KJ-2000, 2 KJ-200
tanker: 8 IL-78, 10 H-6

859/905

Italy

55 Typhoon
78 Tornado IDS
14 F-16A ADF
55 AMX
tanker: 2 KC-767, 2 KC-130

148/214=510

Spain

32 Typhoon
86 F-18A
24 Mirage F.1
tanker: 2 KC-707, 5 KC-130

154/181

Greece

126 F-16C/D
30 F-16C block 52+
44 Mirage 2000
57 F-4E
AEW&C: 4 Erieye

250/246

Pakistan

50 JF-17
45 F-16A/B
18 F-16C block 52+
75 Mirage III
83 Mirage V
144 F-7
AEW&C: 4 Erieye, 2 ZDK-03

224/219

Egypt

40 F-16A
178 F-16C
18 Mirage 2000
32 F-4E
115 MiG-21 & J-7
60 Mirage V
AEW&C: 8 E-2C

291/320

UAE

79 F-16E
68 Mirage 2000
AEW&C: 2 Saab 340
tanker: 3 Airbus 330

189/181

Canada

103 F-18A
tanker: 2 A-310, 5 KC-130

112/145

Australia

71 F-18A
21 F-18F
AEW&C: 4 Boeing 737
tanker: 3 A330

136/123=395

Singapore

24 F-15SG
54 F-16C
20 F-16C block 52+
49 F-5
AEW&C: 4 G550
tanker: 4 KC-135, 5 KC-130

171/177

Sweden

158 Gripen
AEW&C: 4 Saab 340
tanker: 1 KC-130

183/146

Final points I calculated air-air points*2 + ground points

The final results:

1) USA
2) Russia
3) China - 2623
4) Israel - 1440
5) S. Arabia - 1425
6) India - 1351
7) Japan - 1254
8) Korea - 1107
9) Turkey - 1091
10) Egypt - 902
11) France - 883
12) UK - 874
13) Greece - 746
14) Germany - 702
15) Pakistan - 667
16) UAE - 559
17) Singapore - 519
18) Sweden - 512
19) Italy - 510
20) Spain - 489
21) Australia - 395
22) Canada - 356

This estimate is still subjective does not include personnel quality and UAVs.

AIR POWER

Total Aircraft: 2,462 [2011]
Helicopters: 848 [2011]
Serviceable Airports: 352 [2011]

Military Strength of India

 

[indiafriendly]

So we will be the fourth in the world??? I....Find this....Quite surprising.
And our soldiers and population in general are getting more educated and more professional so.... Wait we will be the fourth in the world after USA Russia and China??....

In a race if you drive ferrari it doesnt matter tat you will win the race..Persons skill is wat matters...Hope you got my point..

 

[Artificial.Neural.N/Ws]

 

[twilight]

well , I really don't care about this article that wrote by a Zionist but IMO those countries who producing their air-craft or their air-craft avionic by themselves are stronger ... for some simple reason ...

a little story :

in Iran-Iraq war , USA gave Iranian F-14 radar's codes to France and France used those codes to equip Iraq's mirage's electronic warfare and in the end , Iranian F-14 couldn't targets those mirages ....

for example :
if a war begin between Saudi Arabia and Israel ( or Greece and Turkiye ), I'm sure Saudi's air craft couldn't take down even one of Israel air craft ...
it is not because their air crafts or their pilots are weak , this is because USA would give Saudi's air-craft radar's codes to Israel ( IMO USA already gave it to Israel )...

that why I believe a simple weapon that you produce in your country is more reliable and more useful compare a modern weapon that you buying from foreign countries ....

 

[RayKalm]

IMO, the list you have is almost correct. But you made the same mistake that GlobalFirePower made. There's much more to anything than just pure numbers.

What if we were to include nuclear powered airforces into this?

 

[Edevelop]

well , I really don't care about this article that wrote by a Zionist but IMO those countries who producing their air-craft or their air-craft avionic by themselves are stronger ... for some simple reason ...

a little story :

in Iran-Iraq war , USA gave Iranian F-14 radar's codes to France and France used those codes to equip Iraq's mirage's electronic warfare and in the end , Iranian F-14 couldn't targets those mirages ....

for example :
if a war begin between Saudi Arabia and Israel ( or Greece and Turkiye ), I'm sure Saudi's air craft couldn't take down even one of Israel air craft ...
it is not because their air crafts or their pilots are weak , this is because USA would give Saudi's air-craft radar's codes to Israel ( IMO USA already gave it to Israel )...

that why I believe a simple weapon that you produce in your country is more reliable and more useful compare a modern weapon that you buying from foreign countries ....

Crap thats freaky. I hope our F-16 codes don't end up in India...
I really hope PAF stops buying F-16s. Rather, J-10s and JF-17s should be produced in masses.

 

[Mosamania]

equipment based...

some of the countries listed beneath are still superior when it comes to experience and tactics...

True what we lack is experience but we are making up for that with constant joint training exercises to give tactic and experience boosts.

 

[Akasa]

You can't just rank air forces, because each has their own purposes, roles, and emphases. There are so many factors that aren't considered here.

Some major factors:
- EW aircraft: for example, the IAI Phalcon and the KJ-2000 might outperform the E-3C simply due to their AESA radar.
- Long range support: in this case US and Italy would have an advantage due to their use of KC-135
- Air to air weaponry: the European Meteor, Chinese PL-21, AIM-120D needs to be mentioned here
- Aircraft technology vs numbers: just because one is larger doesn't mean one is more effective. Egypt should not be ahead of France.

Finally, there are a few notes to keep in mind:
- Of China's 450 Flankers, at least 50 of those are the highly advanced indigenous J-11B which uses powerful engines, radar absorbent material, composites, AESA, MAW, IRST, glass cockpit
- India's Su-30MKI are receiving AESA upgrades as well as more powerful engines
- We are on a point where many air forces are inducting more advanced fighters, such as with China inducing the J-10B, J-15, and India inducting MiG-29K, Russia inducting Su-35S, etc.

 

[BLACKEAGLE]

Fantastic work.

 

[silko]

True what we lack is experience but we are making up for that with constant joint training exercises to give tactic and experience boosts.

the advantage of having a paranoid neighbour!

dogfight every time we go for training!

 

[amalakas]

the advantage of having a paranoid neighbour!

dogfight every time we go for training!

Even if I am paranoid, it doesn't mean my neighbour isn't aggressive .... ..

they are not mutually exclusive you know...

 

[Mech]

Its a fine list as far as numbers are concerned. Kudos to you.

 

[500]

So we will be the fourth in the world??? I....Find this....Quite surprising.
And our soldiers and population in general are getting more educated and more professional so.... Wait we will be the fourth in the world after USA Russia and China??....

Right now based on equipment RSAF, InAF and IsAF are very close to each other, competing for 4th place. But India is going to open gap:

MMRCA.
Continues procurement of Su-30MKI.
Modernization of Su-30MKI with AESA radars.
LCA.

5th place maybe taken by Turkey: block 52+, Boeing-737 AEW&C, F-35.

This is my forecast for 2020:

1) USA
2) Russia
3) China
4) India
5) Turkey-Israel-KSA

Later on:

1) USA
2) China
3) Russia
4) India
5) Turkey
6) Israel-KSA

 

[Akasa]

My top seven air forces

Note: only frontline and modern aircraft are included in this assessment

1. USAF
- 187 F-22 Raptor
- 500 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
- 334 F-15E Strike Eagle to be equipped with AESA
- 178 F-15C Eagle to be equipped with AESA

2. Russian Federation Air Force
- 11 Su-35S
- 25 Su-30
- 17 Su-34
- 40 MiG-29M

3. People's Liberation Air Force
- 6+ J-10B
- 6 J-15
- 100 J-11B
- 210 J-10A
- 73 Su-30MKK
- 24 Su-30MK2

4. L'armee de l'air
- 93 Dassault Rafale
- 37 Dassault Mirage-200C-2F

5. Royal Air Force
- 86 Eurofighter Typhoon

6. Royal Saudi Air Force
- 72 Eurofighter Typhoon
- 72 F-15E Strike Eagle
- 109 F-15C Eagle

7. Indian Air Force
- 146 Su-30MKI
- 48 MiG-29UPG
- 9 MiG-29K