Army / Ground Forces
- Tanks
- 4,666
- Armored vehicles
- 409,660
- Self-propelled artillery
- 1,521
- Towed artillery
- 1,878
- MLRS
- 1,731
2026 military profile
United States Military Power
North America · Rank #1 of 145
95.0Strength Scoreout of 100 — #1 globally
How this score is calculatedUnited States military overview
In the MilitaryDex 2026 data edition, United States ranks #1 of 145 countries with an MSS score of 95.0/100. The profile reports 1,333,030 active personnel, 13,032 total aircraft, 4,666 tanks and 200 naval assets, supported by an estimated annual defense budget of $831.5B.
Its highest normalized MSS category is Air Force (100/100); its lowest is Manpower (38/100). These are relative inventory scores, not assessments of readiness or combat effectiveness.
Profile scope
- Data edition
- 2026
- Indicators
- 29 fields
- Country set
- 145
- Regional rank
- #1 of 11
- Missing data
- Shown as N/A
KEY MILITARY STATISTICS
Active troops
1,333,030
↑721% vs avg
Reserve troops
799,500
Total aircraft
13,032
↑3530% vs avg
Naval assets
200
↑326% vs avg
Defense budget
$831.5B
Nuclear warheads
5,042
Regional and population context
Rank in North America
#1
of 11 profiles
Population
341,784,857
World Bank 2025
Nominal GDP
$30.8T
World Bank 2025
Land area
9,147,420 km²
World Bank 2023
Budget per resident
$2,432.817
derived from reported budget and population
Active troops per 1,000
3.90
population-normalized
Regional medians
52,225 troops
45 aircraft
Army, air force and navy inventory
Air Force
- Total aircraft
- 13,032
- Fighters
- 1,791
- Attack aircraft
- 926
- Transport aircraft
- 4,402
- Helicopters
- 5,913
- Attack helicopters
- 1,024
Navy
- Total vessels
- 200
- Aircraft carriers
- 11
- Destroyers
- 83
- Submarines
- 66
- Frigates
- 0
- Patrol vessels
- 0
MSS category profile
Normalized against the largest value in the 2026 country set. The listed weight is each category's contribution to the overall score.
Manpower (25% weight)38/100
Air Force (20% weight)100/100
Navy (15% weight)80/100
Army (15% weight)71/100
Financial (15% weight)82/100
Nuclear (10% weight)99/100
Related MilitaryDex records
Selected equipment originating in United States
F-22 Raptor· 5th-Gen Stealth FighterF-35 Lightning II· 5th-Gen Multirole FighterF-16 Fighting Falcon· Multirole FighterB-2 Spirit· Stealth Strategic BomberAH-64 Apache· Attack HelicopterGerald R. Ford Class· Nuclear Aircraft CarrierNimitz Class· Nuclear Aircraft CarrierArleigh Burke Class· Guided-Missile DestroyerVirginia Class· Nuclear Attack SubmarineM1 Abrams· Main Battle TankM2 Bradley· Infantry Fighting VehicleM142 HIMARS· Rocket Artillery SystemMIM-104 Patriot· Air Defense Missile SystemTHAAD· Ballistic Missile DefenseBGM-109 Tomahawk· Cruise MissileFGM-148 Javelin· Anti-Tank Missile
Selected bases operated by United States
Camp Humphreys
Army · Pyeongtaek, South Korea
Ramstein Air Base
Air · Kaiserslautern, Germany
Yokosuka Naval Base
Naval · Yokosuka, Japan
Fort Liberty
Army · North Carolina, USA
Naval Station Norfolk
Naval · Virginia, USA
Al Udeid Air Base
Air · Al Rayyan, Qatar
Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia
Joint · Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean
Incirlik Air Base
Air · Adana, Turkey
Camp Lemonnier
Joint · Djibouti City, Djibouti
Naval Base Guantanamo Bay
Naval · Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
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United States military power FAQ
What is United States's military rank in 2026?
MilitaryDex ranks United States #1 of 145 countries using its inventory-based MSS formula. This is a MilitaryDex calculation, not an official government ranking.
How large are United States's armed forces?
The current profile reports 1,333,030 active personnel, 799,500 reserve personnel and 0 paramilitary personnel.
Does a higher score mean United States would win a war?
No. MSS summarizes selected inventory and spending figures. It does not model readiness, training, geography, alliances, logistics, doctrine, technology quality or political objectives.