THE 10 LARGEST MILITARY AIRFORCE

10. German Air Force: 423 combat aircraft -Eurofighter Typhoon and the popular Panavia Tornado

9. Republic of Korea Air Force (South Korea): 458 combat aircraft - American F-16 Fighting Falcon and the Northrop F-5. ROKAF also has a number of fighter-bombers in its ranks, such as the McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle and the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

8. Turkish Air Force: 465 combat aircraft - Turkish Air Force also operates a large number of F-16 Fighting Falcons

7. Pakistan Air Force: 502 combat aircraft - Chinese Chengdu J-7 is the fighter aircraft of choice for Pakistan, with the ever popular F-16 Fighting Falcon also being part of the makeup. The Pakistan Air Force also has French fighter aircraft, with the Dassault Mirage 5 and Mirage IIISoviet Union relics still in operation (like the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21). The KPAF has a large amount of Chinese Shenyang J-5 fighters

6. Korean People’s Air Force (North Korea): 661 combat aircraft - Soviet Union relics still in operation (like the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21). The KPAF has a large amount of Chinese Shenyang J-5 fighters

5. Egyptian Air Force: 900 combat aircraft -combat aircraft is a huge number of F-16 Fighting Falcons

4. Indian Air Force: 1,080 combat aircraft - Sukhoi Su-30MKI air superiority fighters under license from Russia. The Indian Air Force also uses a fighter that was used to fly many successful sorties during the Gulf War, the SEPECAT Jaguar (France/UK)

3. People’s Liberation Army Air Force (China): 1,500 combat aircraft - 330,000 active personnel operating over 2,500 aircraft. The Chinese also build their own fighters and bombers, such as the Mach 2.35-capable Shenyang J-11 and the Xian H-6 that can carry over 20,000 lbs of free-fall bombs.

2. Russian Air Force: 1,900 combat aircraft -The Mikoyan MiG-31 “Foxhound” can fly at speeds of Mach 2.83 (1,860 mph) and has a service ceiling of 67,600 ft. The huge Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bomber can carry 88,185 lbs of weapons and fly at an impressive 1,380 mph.

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

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