Indonesia Dethrones Israel, Iran in 13th Nation with Strongest Military
- Thales Group.
Jakarta – Indonesia's military is ranked 13th as the strongest in the world beating several other countries such as Iran, Israel and Germany and even Ukraine.
As reported by Global Fire Power, in the first rank with the strongest military power is the United States followed by Russia, China, India, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and in 13th place is Indonesia.
As known, Indonesia already has some sophisticated combat equipment. Together with the Minister of Defense, Prabowo Subianto has brought in advanced defense equipment for the Indonesian military.
In the list of the world's strongest militaries released by Global Fire Power, Indonesia managed to get rid of several major countries such as Germany, Iran, Israel, Ukraine, Spain to Saudi Arabia.
In addition, Indonesia also has a number of combat aircraft, submarines, steel tanks, and several other military devices.
The Indonesian Ministry of Defense also has several other military units such as Special Forces Command (Kopassus), Indonesian National Armed Forces of the Air, Indonesian National Armed Forces of the Land, Indonesian National Armed Forces of the Sea.
Then, as reported from various sources, the Indonesian military has 1,430 armored vehicles, 42 fighter jets, 331 steel tanks, 336 towed artillery to 63 rocket launchers. In addition, Indonesia has approximately 400,000 active military personnel.