5 Most Powerful Militaries in Asia

In this article, we look at the 15 most powerful militaries in Asia. You can read about nuclear flashpoints in Asia that have triggered an arms race in the continent by heading over to our article, 15 Most Powerful Militaries in Asia.

5. Turkey

GDP (2022): $905 billion

Defense spending (2022): $14.5 billion

Manpower: 425,000

Tanks: 2,229

Armored Fighting Vehicles: 112,476

Nuclear warheads: 0

Aircrafts including fighter jets: 1,057

Naval assets: 154

Technological Advancement: 37/132

Turkey has one of the most powerful militaries in Asia. Ankara has been successful with its efforts in recent decades to reduce external dependency for arms and military equipment. It has to a great deal attained self-sufficiency in terms of defense procurement. There were more than 700 defense-related projects ongoing in the country’s defense industry worth over $70 billion, as of October 2022.