20:
217:
government spent on as little as 1% Gross
Domestic Product (GDP). This changed following World War II as the United States government were experiencing an immense fear of the expansion of communism and therefore heightened security on all fronts. This was supported by Americans as it brought upon them a sense of security and the 3.6% GDP they were contributing to was a large decrease from the whopping amounts of capital being spent during WWII that exceeded 41%, before decreasing to 10% during the Cold War and for about two more decades after, including the Vietnam War, before beginning to decrease in the 1970s down to 6%, then 5.5% in 1979 before beginning to steadily incline once again. After 2001, though, and the September 11 terrorist attacks, defense spending spiked again, peaking at 5.7% in 2010.
174:
166:
3003:
3014:
59:
Military budgets often reflect how strongly a country perceives the likelihood of threats against it, or the amount of aggression it wishes to conjure. It also gives an idea of how much financing should be provided for the upcoming fiscal year. The size of a budget also reflects the country's ability
216:
The United States has fluctuated for decades, depending on the conflict of the time. The first spike in defense spending, and in turn taxes, came during the very beginning of the 19th century. During World War I, the United States spent 22% of gross domestic product, while during peacetime, the
60:
to fund military activities. Factors include the size of that country's economy, other financial demands on that entity, and the willingness of that entity's government or people to fund such military activity. Generally excluded from military expenditures is spending on
578:
Chantrill, Christopher. "What Is the Total US Defense
Spending?" US Government Defense Spending History with Charts - a Www.usgovernmentspending.com Briefing, American Thinkers, 17 July 2011, www.usgovernmentspending.com/defense_spending
555:
Borch, Casey, and
Michael Wallace. "Military Spending and Economic Well-Being in the American States: The Post-Vietnam War Era". Social Forces, vol. 88, no. 4, 2010, pp. 1727–1752. Oxford University Press,
64:
and disabled veteran rehabilitation. The effects of military expenditure on a nation's economy and society, and what determines military expenditure, are notable issues in
2809:
639:
293:
268:
72:. Generally, some suggest military expenditure is a boost to local economies. Still, others maintain military expenditure is a drag on development.
972:
522:
479:
436:
288:
150:
1162:
19:
1876:
1407:
2881:
673:
258:
153:, in 2023, total world military expenditure amounted to US$ 2.443 trillion. It increased 6.8 percent over the previous year. With the
1167:
2818:
2496:
1852:
804:
263:
211:
182:
2956:
1451:
1402:
2768:
1382:
1377:
1126:
782:
391:
313:
2978:
326:
Hicks, Louis; Curt Raney (2003). "The Social Impact of
Military Growth in St. Mary's County, Maryland, 1940-1995".
494:
451:
408:
1898:
794:
283:
1817:
1262:
715:
666:
278:
1446:
1245:
173:
2990:
2700:
1956:
1557:
1508:
930:
799:
3043:
3038:
2800:
2705:
2478:
2380:
1847:
1697:
1267:
1136:
984:
2911:
2886:
1339:
1250:
1221:
3048:
2551:
2059:
1936:
1397:
1387:
1365:
1233:
1179:
1037:
994:
659:
620:
328:
2834:
2725:
2680:
2440:
2323:
1714:
1687:
1667:
1549:
1441:
1429:
1424:
537:
189:
2971:
2657:
1141:
910:
816:
2946:
2328:
2181:
1864:
1812:
1799:
1682:
1633:
1606:
1414:
1209:
1054:
900:
755:
2852:
2463:
2430:
2338:
2171:
1966:
1719:
1594:
1157:
920:
603:
592:
492:
449:
406:
226:
2843:
2561:
2288:
2224:
2176:
2116:
2044:
1574:
1299:
1079:
725:
384:
Great Power Peace and
American Primacy: The Origins and Future of a New International Order
165:
8:
3018:
2453:
2410:
2305:
2091:
2081:
2029:
1931:
1921:
1871:
1842:
1216:
837:
832:
720:
193:
magazine in
February 1898 outlined the levels of military expenditure as a percentage of
154:
2720:
2536:
2448:
2415:
2281:
2256:
2156:
2141:
2126:
2086:
2054:
1926:
1777:
1736:
1525:
967:
760:
591:
Barnum, Miriam; Fariss, Christopher J.; Markowitz, Jonathan N.; Morales, Gaea (2024). "
365:
345:
2951:
2861:
2541:
2516:
2511:
2506:
2501:
2488:
2420:
2390:
2370:
2019:
1961:
1784:
1645:
1537:
1513:
1503:
1458:
1174:
1131:
1074:
999:
765:
516:
473:
430:
387:
349:
65:
2670:
2791:
2759:
2695:
2675:
2521:
2473:
2375:
2360:
2315:
2271:
2266:
2239:
2101:
2071:
2039:
2009:
1999:
1757:
1692:
1544:
1486:
1360:
1314:
1304:
1184:
1116:
1096:
789:
710:
705:
615:
557:
337:
169:
Military expenditure of the world from 1950 to 2022 in constant 2021 US$ billions
2966:
2961:
2632:
2546:
2526:
2355:
2276:
2261:
2207:
2166:
2034:
1772:
1704:
1498:
1014:
952:
942:
915:
880:
244:
61:
44:
616:"The Social Impact of Military Growth in St. Mary's County, Maryland, 1940-1995"
2941:
2916:
2782:
2710:
2607:
2566:
2556:
2531:
2468:
2425:
2293:
2234:
2229:
2202:
2131:
2106:
2049:
1905:
1805:
1564:
1372:
1106:
925:
875:
341:
232:
220:
127:
100:
634:
75:
Among the countries maintaining some of the world's largest military budgets,
3032:
2921:
2690:
2400:
2365:
2251:
2244:
2212:
2161:
2136:
2111:
1893:
1859:
1765:
1628:
1601:
1582:
1294:
1101:
937:
777:
750:
273:
238:
205:
104:
3007:
2750:
2622:
2597:
2300:
2219:
1794:
1662:
1652:
1613:
1589:
1334:
1059:
957:
198:
48:
2926:
2602:
2385:
2191:
2121:
1822:
1569:
1289:
1084:
1027:
962:
947:
870:
139:
108:
16:
Financial resources dedicated by a state for purposes of national defense
114:
In 2023, the United States spent 3.4% of its GDP on its military, while
2642:
2458:
1883:
1324:
1199:
1194:
561:
2936:
602:
Becker, Jordan; Benson, Seth; Dunne, J Paul; Malesky, Edmund (2024). "
2612:
2585:
2076:
2014:
1731:
1520:
1434:
1419:
1257:
1091:
1049:
860:
69:
493:
Nan Tian, Diego Lopes da Silva, Xiao Liang and
Lorenzo Scarazzato.
450:
Nan Tian, Diego Lopes da Silva, Xiao Liang and
Lorenzo Scarazzato.
407:
Nan Tian, Diego Lopes da Silva, Xiao Liang and
Lorenzo Scarazzato.
314:
Statistics on
Defense Expenditures in the U.S. per Capita, 1990-2011
2931:
2592:
2146:
1994:
1532:
1309:
1240:
1032:
885:
843:
700:
682:
651:
40:
2343:
2333:
2151:
2096:
1789:
1752:
1675:
1657:
1640:
1623:
1274:
1228:
1069:
1042:
895:
890:
865:
735:
143:
88:
593:
Measuring Arms: Introducing the Global Military Spending Dataset
2647:
2576:
2395:
2350:
2004:
1989:
1481:
1121:
1004:
745:
740:
135:
123:
119:
96:
84:
2906:
2405:
1946:
1941:
1279:
1204:
131:
115:
92:
80:
76:
1392:
855:
850:
1984:
1976:
686:
635:"African Countries' Military expenditure since 1960"
604:
Disaggregated defense spending: Introduction to data
294:
List of countries in Europe by military expenditures
269:
List of countries by military expenditure per capita
364:
51:or other methods essential for defense purposes.
3030:
289:List of countries by Global Militarization Index
151:Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
325:
667:
521:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
478:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
435:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
157:, European expenditures rose by 16 percent.
495:"Trends in world military expenditure 2023"
452:"Trends in world military expenditure 2023"
409:"Trends in world military expenditure 2023"
375:
674:
660:
259:List of countries by military expenditures
2497:List of military strategies and concepts
172:
164:
18:
160:
54:
3031:
632:
613:
535:
371:. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
655:
574:
572:
570:
386:. United States: Palgrave Macmillan.
381:
3013:
681:
551:
549:
536:Harris, Frank, ed. (February 1898).
264:Past military expenditure by country
212:Military budget of the United States
183:Past military expenditure by country
177:Defense spending in the UK over time
2957:Idealism in international relations
362:
23:Global military expenditure in 2022
13:
567:
146:spent 1.5% of its GDP on defense.
14:
3060:
585:
546:
382:Baron, Joshua (22 January 2014).
3012:
3002:
3001:
107:are frequently recognized to be
597:Journal of Conflict Resolution
529:
486:
443:
400:
356:
319:
307:
279:History of military technology
47:to raising and maintaining an
1:
300:
7:
2479:Operational manoeuvre group
633:Hicks, Louis; Raney, Curt.
614:Hicks, Louis; Raney, Curt.
564:. Accessed 15 October 2017.
284:Military–industrial complex
251:
209:
10:
3065:
2912:Peace and conflict studies
2801:Infantry fighting vehicles
1340:Front; Russian land forces
621:Armed Forces & Society
342:10.1177/0095327x0302900303
329:Armed Forces & Society
180:
2999:
2967:International cooperation
2899:
2874:
2741:
2734:
2656:
2575:
2487:
2439:
2314:
2190:
1975:
1937:Combat information center
1914:
1835:
1745:
1474:
1467:
1398:Infantry fighting vehicle
1348:
1180:Unified combatant command
1150:
1013:
825:
693:
608:Journal of Peace Research
2882:Lists of wars by country
2324:List of military tactics
1442:Self-propelled artillery
1330:Special units by nation:
773:Protocols and structure:
539:Saturday Review Magazine
62:internal law enforcement
2979:International relations
2972:Crimes against humanity
1619:Other infantry weapons:
1335:Battle Fleet; U.S. Navy
906:Functional specialties:
2947:Conscientious objector
1055:Special reconnaissance
795:Awards and decorations
367:War and Human Progress
178:
170:
24:
1967:Torpedo Data Computer
1957:Ship gun fire-control
227:French Third Republic
176:
168:
22:
2828:Specific modern wars
2776:Vehicles and weapons
2701:Military occupations
1300:Carrier strike group
640:The African Onlooker
161:Historic expenditure
55:Financing militaries
33:military expenditure
2991:Peace organizations
2454:Operations research
1932:Director (military)
1922:Fire-control system
833:Command and control
316:, NATO, April 2012.
201:for the year 1897:
155:Russo-Ukrainian War
41:financial resources
39:, is the amount of
35:), also known as a
3044:Military economics
3039:Government budgets
2449:Military operation
2416:Tactical objective
1927:Fire-control radar
1843:Military equipment
1785:Anti-ship missiles
1137:Electronic-warfare
1000:Military maneuvers
985:Combat occupations
761:Commanding officer
721:Occupational roles
562:10.1353/sof.0.0268
363:Nef, J.U. (1950).
197:spent by the then
179:
171:
25:
3026:
3025:
2952:Anti-war movement
2895:
2894:
2887:Conflicts by time
2512:Counter-offensive
2502:Military campaign
2421:Target saturation
2371:Counterinsurgency
2020:International law
1962:Gun data computer
1831:
1830:
1168:Armies by country
1132:Close air support
1097:Aircraft carriers
766:Executive officer
149:According to the
66:political science
3056:
3049:Military budgets
3016:
3015:
3005:
3004:
2982:
2865:
2856:
2847:
2838:
2822:
2813:
2804:
2795:
2786:
2772:
2763:
2754:
2739:
2738:
2681:Military tactics
2522:Defence in depth
2376:Defeat in detail
2072:Armoured warfare
2010:Military science
1800:Close-in weapons
1472:
1471:
1383:Wheeled vehicles
1378:Tracked vehicles
1175:Chain of command
838:Defense ministry
676:
669:
662:
653:
652:
648:
629:
579:
576:
565:
553:
544:
543:
533:
527:
526:
520:
512:
510:
509:
499:
490:
484:
483:
477:
469:
467:
466:
456:
447:
441:
440:
434:
426:
424:
423:
413:
404:
398:
397:
379:
373:
372:
370:
360:
354:
353:
323:
317:
311:
215:
3064:
3063:
3059:
3058:
3057:
3055:
3054:
3053:
3029:
3028:
3027:
3022:
2995:
2976:
2962:Humanitarianism
2891:
2870:
2859:
2850:
2841:
2835:Napoleonic Wars
2832:
2816:
2810:Modern warships
2807:
2798:
2789:
2780:
2766:
2757:
2748:
2735:Other namespace
2730:
2652:
2571:
2483:
2435:
2401:Rapid dominance
2310:
2186:
1971:
1910:
1827:
1773:Naval artillery
1753:Guided missiles
1741:
1463:
1344:
1146:
1009:
1005:Combat training
953:Security forces
943:Military police
881:Airborne forces
821:
689:
680:
588:
583:
582:
577:
568:
554:
547:
534:
530:
514:
513:
507:
505:
497:
491:
487:
471:
470:
464:
462:
454:
448:
444:
428:
427:
421:
419:
411:
405:
401:
394:
380:
376:
361:
357:
324:
320:
312:
308:
303:
298:
254:
245:Empire of Japan
190:Saturday Review
185:
163:
57:
43:dedicated by a
29:military budget
17:
12:
11:
5:
3062:
3052:
3051:
3046:
3041:
3024:
3023:
3000:
2997:
2996:
2994:
2993:
2988:
2983:
2974:
2969:
2964:
2959:
2954:
2949:
2944:
2942:Global studies
2939:
2934:
2929:
2924:
2919:
2917:Peace movement
2914:
2909:
2903:
2901:
2897:
2896:
2893:
2892:
2890:
2889:
2884:
2878:
2876:
2872:
2871:
2869:
2868:
2867:
2866:
2857:
2848:
2839:
2825:
2824:
2823:
2814:
2805:
2796:
2787:
2773:
2764:
2755:
2745:
2743:
2736:
2732:
2731:
2729:
2728:
2723:
2718:
2716:Related lists:
2713:
2708:
2703:
2698:
2693:
2688:
2686:History lists:
2683:
2678:
2673:
2668:
2666:Military lists
2662:
2660:
2654:
2653:
2651:
2650:
2645:
2640:
2635:
2633:Defense policy
2630:
2628:Defense budget
2625:
2620:
2618:Public policy:
2615:
2610:
2608:United Nations
2605:
2600:
2595:
2590:
2581:
2579:
2573:
2572:
2570:
2569:
2567:Scorched earth
2564:
2559:
2554:
2549:
2544:
2539:
2534:
2529:
2524:
2519:
2514:
2509:
2504:
2499:
2493:
2491:
2485:
2484:
2482:
2481:
2476:
2471:
2469:Deep operation
2466:
2461:
2456:
2451:
2445:
2443:
2437:
2436:
2434:
2433:
2428:
2423:
2418:
2413:
2408:
2403:
2398:
2393:
2388:
2383:
2378:
2373:
2368:
2363:
2358:
2353:
2348:
2347:
2346:
2341:
2331:
2326:
2320:
2318:
2312:
2311:
2309:
2308:
2303:
2298:
2297:
2296:
2286:
2285:
2284:
2279:
2274:
2269:
2264:
2259:
2249:
2248:
2247:
2242:
2237:
2232:
2227:
2217:
2216:
2215:
2210:
2205:
2196:
2194:
2188:
2187:
2185:
2184:
2182:Unconventional
2179:
2174:
2169:
2164:
2159:
2154:
2149:
2144:
2139:
2134:
2132:Disinformation
2129:
2124:
2119:
2114:
2109:
2104:
2099:
2094:
2089:
2084:
2079:
2074:
2069:
2064:
2063:
2062:
2057:
2047:
2042:
2040:Post-classical
2037:
2032:
2027:
2022:
2017:
2012:
2007:
2002:
1997:
1992:
1987:
1981:
1979:
1973:
1972:
1970:
1969:
1964:
1959:
1954:
1949:
1944:
1939:
1934:
1929:
1924:
1918:
1916:
1915:Combat systems
1912:
1911:
1909:
1908:
1906:Field hospital
1903:
1902:
1901:
1891:
1886:
1881:
1880:
1879:
1869:
1868:
1867:
1857:
1856:
1855:
1850:
1839:
1837:
1833:
1832:
1829:
1828:
1826:
1825:
1820:
1815:
1810:
1802:
1797:
1792:
1787:
1782:
1781:
1780:
1770:
1762:
1761:
1760:
1749:
1747:
1743:
1742:
1740:
1739:
1734:
1729:
1724:
1723:
1722:
1717:
1712:
1702:
1701:
1700:
1695:
1690:
1685:
1683:Shoulder-fired
1672:
1671:
1670:
1660:
1655:
1650:
1649:
1648:
1638:
1637:
1636:
1626:
1621:
1616:
1611:
1610:
1609:
1599:
1598:
1597:
1587:
1583:Service rifles
1579:
1578:
1577:
1567:
1562:
1554:
1553:
1552:
1542:
1541:
1540:
1530:
1529:
1528:
1518:
1517:
1516:
1511:
1506:
1496:
1491:
1490:
1489:
1478:
1476:
1469:
1465:
1464:
1462:
1461:
1456:
1455:
1454:
1449:
1439:
1438:
1437:
1432:
1422:
1417:
1412:
1411:
1410:
1405:
1400:
1395:
1385:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1369:
1368:
1358:
1352:
1350:
1346:
1345:
1343:
1342:
1337:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1292:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1271:
1270:
1265:
1255:
1254:
1253:
1248:
1238:
1237:
1236:
1226:
1225:
1224:
1214:
1213:
1212:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1171:
1170:
1165:
1154:
1152:
1148:
1147:
1145:
1144:
1142:Reconnaissance
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1107:Auxiliary ship
1104:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1088:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1046:
1045:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1019:
1017:
1011:
1010:
1008:
1007:
1002:
997:
995:Basic training
992:
987:
982:
977:
976:
975:
965:
960:
955:
950:
945:
940:
935:
934:
933:
926:Reconnaissance
923:
918:
913:
911:Communications
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
876:Special forces
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
848:
840:
835:
829:
827:
823:
822:
820:
819:
814:
809:
808:
807:
802:
792:
787:
786:
785:
775:
769:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
708:
703:
697:
695:
691:
690:
679:
678:
671:
664:
656:
650:
649:
630:
611:
600:
587:
586:External links
584:
581:
580:
566:
545:
528:
485:
442:
399:
393:978-1137299482
392:
374:
355:
336:(3): 353–371.
318:
305:
304:
302:
299:
297:
296:
291:
286:
281:
276:
271:
266:
261:
255:
253:
250:
249:
248:
242:
236:
233:British Empire
230:
224:
221:Russian Empire
218:
181:Main article:
162:
159:
128:United Kingdom
101:United Kingdom
56:
53:
37:defense budget
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3061:
3050:
3047:
3045:
3042:
3040:
3037:
3036:
3034:
3021:
3020:
3010:
3009:
2998:
2992:
2989:
2987:
2984:
2980:
2975:
2973:
2970:
2968:
2965:
2963:
2960:
2958:
2955:
2953:
2950:
2948:
2945:
2943:
2940:
2938:
2935:
2933:
2930:
2928:
2925:
2923:
2922:Peace process
2920:
2918:
2915:
2913:
2910:
2908:
2905:
2904:
2902:
2898:
2888:
2885:
2883:
2880:
2879:
2877:
2873:
2863:
2858:
2854:
2849:
2845:
2840:
2836:
2831:
2830:
2829:
2826:
2820:
2815:
2811:
2806:
2802:
2797:
2793:
2788:
2784:
2779:
2778:
2777:
2774:
2770:
2765:
2761:
2756:
2752:
2747:
2746:
2744:
2740:
2737:
2733:
2727:
2724:
2722:
2719:
2717:
2714:
2712:
2709:
2707:
2704:
2702:
2699:
2697:
2694:
2692:
2689:
2687:
2684:
2682:
2679:
2677:
2674:
2672:
2669:
2667:
2664:
2663:
2661:
2659:
2655:
2649:
2646:
2644:
2641:
2639:
2636:
2634:
2631:
2629:
2626:
2624:
2621:
2619:
2616:
2614:
2611:
2609:
2606:
2604:
2601:
2599:
2596:
2594:
2591:
2589:
2587:
2583:
2582:
2580:
2578:
2574:
2568:
2565:
2563:
2560:
2558:
2555:
2553:
2550:
2548:
2545:
2543:
2540:
2538:
2535:
2533:
2530:
2528:
2525:
2523:
2520:
2518:
2515:
2513:
2510:
2508:
2505:
2503:
2500:
2498:
2495:
2494:
2492:
2490:
2486:
2480:
2477:
2475:
2472:
2470:
2467:
2465:
2464:Expeditionary
2462:
2460:
2457:
2455:
2452:
2450:
2447:
2446:
2444:
2442:
2438:
2432:
2429:
2427:
2424:
2422:
2419:
2417:
2414:
2412:
2409:
2407:
2404:
2402:
2399:
2397:
2394:
2392:
2389:
2387:
2384:
2382:
2379:
2377:
2374:
2372:
2369:
2367:
2366:Counterattack
2364:
2362:
2359:
2357:
2354:
2352:
2349:
2345:
2342:
2340:
2337:
2336:
2335:
2332:
2330:
2327:
2325:
2322:
2321:
2319:
2317:
2313:
2307:
2304:
2302:
2299:
2295:
2292:
2291:
2290:
2287:
2283:
2280:
2278:
2275:
2273:
2270:
2268:
2265:
2263:
2260:
2258:
2255:
2254:
2253:
2250:
2246:
2243:
2241:
2238:
2236:
2233:
2231:
2228:
2226:
2223:
2222:
2221:
2218:
2214:
2211:
2209:
2206:
2204:
2201:
2200:
2198:
2197:
2195:
2193:
2189:
2183:
2180:
2178:
2175:
2173:
2172:Psychological
2170:
2168:
2165:
2163:
2160:
2158:
2155:
2153:
2150:
2148:
2145:
2143:
2140:
2138:
2135:
2133:
2130:
2128:
2125:
2123:
2120:
2118:
2115:
2113:
2112:Combined arms
2110:
2108:
2105:
2103:
2100:
2098:
2095:
2093:
2090:
2088:
2085:
2083:
2080:
2078:
2075:
2073:
2070:
2068:
2065:
2061:
2058:
2056:
2053:
2052:
2051:
2048:
2046:
2043:
2041:
2038:
2036:
2033:
2031:
2028:
2026:
2023:
2021:
2018:
2016:
2013:
2011:
2008:
2006:
2003:
2001:
1998:
1996:
1993:
1991:
1988:
1986:
1983:
1982:
1980:
1978:
1974:
1968:
1965:
1963:
1960:
1958:
1955:
1953:
1950:
1948:
1945:
1943:
1940:
1938:
1935:
1933:
1930:
1928:
1925:
1923:
1920:
1919:
1917:
1913:
1907:
1904:
1900:
1897:
1896:
1895:
1894:Military base
1892:
1890:
1887:
1885:
1882:
1878:
1875:
1874:
1873:
1870:
1866:
1863:
1862:
1861:
1858:
1854:
1851:
1849:
1846:
1845:
1844:
1841:
1840:
1838:
1834:
1824:
1821:
1819:
1816:
1814:
1811:
1809:
1807:
1803:
1801:
1798:
1796:
1795:Depth charges
1793:
1791:
1788:
1786:
1783:
1779:
1776:
1775:
1774:
1771:
1769:
1767:
1763:
1759:
1756:
1755:
1754:
1751:
1750:
1748:
1744:
1738:
1735:
1733:
1730:
1728:
1725:
1721:
1718:
1716:
1713:
1711:
1708:
1707:
1706:
1703:
1699:
1696:
1694:
1691:
1689:
1686:
1684:
1681:
1680:
1679:
1677:
1673:
1669:
1666:
1665:
1664:
1661:
1659:
1656:
1654:
1651:
1647:
1644:
1643:
1642:
1639:
1635:
1632:
1631:
1630:
1629:Anti-tank gun
1627:
1625:
1622:
1620:
1617:
1615:
1612:
1608:
1605:
1604:
1603:
1602:Assault rifle
1600:
1596:
1593:
1592:
1591:
1590:Battle rifles
1588:
1586:
1584:
1580:
1576:
1573:
1572:
1571:
1568:
1566:
1563:
1561:
1559:
1558:Infantry guns
1555:
1551:
1548:
1547:
1546:
1543:
1539:
1536:
1535:
1534:
1531:
1527:
1524:
1523:
1522:
1519:
1515:
1512:
1510:
1507:
1505:
1502:
1501:
1500:
1497:
1495:
1492:
1488:
1485:
1484:
1483:
1480:
1479:
1477:
1473:
1470:
1466:
1460:
1457:
1453:
1452:Anti-aircraft
1450:
1448:
1445:
1444:
1443:
1440:
1436:
1433:
1431:
1428:
1427:
1426:
1423:
1421:
1418:
1416:
1413:
1409:
1406:
1404:
1401:
1399:
1396:
1394:
1391:
1390:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1367:
1364:
1363:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1353:
1351:
1347:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1260:
1259:
1256:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1243:
1242:
1239:
1235:
1232:
1231:
1230:
1227:
1223:
1220:
1219:
1218:
1215:
1211:
1208:
1207:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1185:General staff
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1160:
1159:
1156:
1155:
1153:
1149:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1102:Landing craft
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1072:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1044:
1041:
1040:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1020:
1018:
1016:
1012:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
974:
971:
970:
969:
966:
964:
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
949:
946:
944:
941:
939:
936:
932:
929:
928:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
845:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
830:
828:
824:
818:
815:
813:
810:
806:
803:
801:
798:
797:
796:
793:
791:
788:
784:
781:
780:
779:
776:
774:
771:
770:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
751:Enlisted rank
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
698:
696:
692:
688:
684:
677:
672:
670:
665:
663:
658:
657:
654:
646:
642:
641:
636:
631:
627:
623:
622:
617:
612:
609:
605:
601:
598:
594:
590:
589:
575:
573:
571:
563:
559:
552:
550:
541:
540:
532:
524:
518:
503:
496:
489:
481:
475:
460:
453:
446:
438:
432:
417:
410:
403:
395:
389:
385:
378:
369:
368:
359:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
331:
330:
322:
315:
310:
306:
295:
292:
290:
287:
285:
282:
280:
277:
275:
274:Arms industry
272:
270:
267:
265:
262:
260:
257:
256:
246:
243:
240:
239:German Empire
237:
234:
231:
228:
225:
222:
219:
213:
207:
206:United States
204:
203:
202:
200:
196:
192:
191:
184:
175:
167:
158:
156:
152:
147:
145:
141:
137:
133:
129:
125:
121:
117:
112:
110:
106:
105:United States
102:
98:
94:
90:
86:
82:
78:
73:
71:
67:
63:
52:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
21:
3017:
3006:
2985:
2981:}}
2977:{{
2864:}}
2860:{{
2855:}}
2853:World War II
2851:{{
2846:}}
2842:{{
2837:}}
2833:{{
2827:
2821:}}
2817:{{
2812:}}
2808:{{
2803:}}
2799:{{
2794:}}
2790:{{
2785:}}
2781:{{
2775:
2771:}}
2767:{{
2762:}}
2758:{{
2753:}}
2749:{{
2715:
2685:
2665:
2637:
2627:
2623:Conscription
2617:
2598:Peace treaty
2584:
2289:Subterranean
2177:Radiological
2117:Conventional
2066:
2045:Early modern
2024:
1951:
1888:
1804:
1764:
1726:
1709:
1674:
1663:Combat knife
1653:Flamethrower
1618:
1614:Sniper rifle
1581:
1570:Machine guns
1556:
1493:
1355:
1329:
1319:
1284:
1189:
1158:Organization
1111:
1065:Naval units:
1064:
1060:Signal corps
1022:
990:Development:
989:
979:
958:Border guard
921:Intelligence
905:
844:Armed Forces
842:
811:
772:
730:
644:
638:
625:
619:
607:
596:
538:
531:
506:. Retrieved
501:
488:
463:. Retrieved
458:
445:
420:. Retrieved
415:
402:
383:
377:
366:
358:
333:
327:
321:
309:
199:great powers
194:
188:
186:
148:
113:
109:great powers
74:
58:
49:armed forces
36:
32:
28:
26:
2986:Categories:
2927:Disarmament
2844:World War I
2603:Cooperation
2517:Culminating
2441:Operational
2386:Envelopment
2306:Information
2225:Cold-region
2192:Battlespace
2050:Late modern
2030:Prehistoric
1952:Historical:
1889:Facilities:
1415:Armored car
1290:Naval fleet
1028:Combat arms
1023:Land units:
980:Categories:
963:Coast guard
948:Gendarmerie
871:Space force
812:Categories:
726:Recruitment
504:. p. 6
461:. p. 1
418:. p. 2
195:tax revenue
140:South Korea
3033:Categories
2875:Categories
2721:War crimes
2706:Operations
2643:Government
2459:Blitzkrieg
2431:Withdrawal
2282:Underwater
2257:Amphibious
2199:Aerospace
2142:Electronic
2092:Camouflage
2087:Biological
2060:fourth-gen
2055:industrial
1884:Body armor
1872:Camouflage
1853:By country
1698:By country
1509:By country
1494:Artillery:
1408:By country
1325:Combat box
1295:Task force
1263:By country
1246:By country
1200:Field army
1195:Army group
1163:By country
1112:Air units:
1092:Submarines
973:By country
800:By country
716:Technology
508:2024-08-01
465:2024-08-01
422:2024-08-01
301:References
2742:Templates
2613:Mediation
2593:Alliances
2586:Diplomacy
2562:Offensive
2542:Defensive
2537:Deception
2507:Attrition
2391:Guerrilla
2339:Airbridge
2157:Loitering
2077:Artillery
2015:Diplomacy
1836:Equipment
1790:Torpedoes
1732:Land mine
1688:Anti-tank
1521:Field gun
1499:Artillery
1435:Gun truck
1420:Scout car
1258:Battalion
1151:Structure
1050:Artillery
968:Logistics
916:Engineers
861:Air force
502:Sipri.org
459:Sipri.org
416:Sipri.org
350:145097214
142:2.8% and
70:economics
3008:Category
2932:Pacifism
2862:Cold War
2819:Aircraft
2638:Related:
2489:Strategy
2474:Maneuver
2411:Swarming
2240:Mountain
2208:Airborne
2147:Infantry
2102:Chemical
2067:By type:
1995:Strategy
1818:Missiles
1746:Sea/Air:
1715:Infantry
1676:Missiles
1533:Howitzer
1349:Vehicles
1315:Squadron
1310:Flotilla
1305:Division
1241:Regiment
1217:Division
1117:Fighters
1080:Littoral
1070:Warships
1033:Infantry
1015:Branches
901:Reserves
886:Commando
790:Uniforms
701:Military
694:Concepts
683:Military
517:cite web
474:cite web
431:cite web
252:See also
103:and the
3019:Commons
2937:DĂ©tente
2900:Related
2792:Weapons
2760:Weapons
2726:Writers
2696:Battles
2676:Weapons
2381:Foxhole
2356:Cavalry
2344:Airdrop
2334:Airlift
2316:Tactics
2277:Surface
2167:Nuclear
2152:Lawfare
2097:Cavalry
2082:Barrage
2035:Ancient
2025:By era:
2000:Tactics
1977:Warfare
1658:Bayonet
1641:Grenade
1624:Bazooka
1565:Pistols
1514:Battery
1482:Weapons
1468:Weapons
1356:Ground:
1275:Platoon
1268:By type
1251:By type
1234:By type
1229:Brigade
1127:Command
1122:Bombers
1075:Surface
1043:Cavalry
938:Medical
896:Militia
891:Frogman
866:Marines
805:Highest
756:Officer
736:Soldier
711:History
706:Service
208:: 17%.
144:Germany
89:Germany
3011:
2711:Sieges
2648:Nation
2577:Policy
2532:Mosaic
2527:Fabian
2426:Trench
2396:Morale
2361:Charge
2351:Battle
2329:Aerial
2294:Tunnel
2235:Jungle
2230:Desert
2127:Denial
2005:Combat
1990:Battle
1860:Helmet
1806:Aerial
1737:Shells
1727:Other:
1710:Lists:
1705:Mortar
1545:Rocket
1373:Combat
1361:Ground
1285:Naval:
1085:Patrol
826:Forces
746:Airman
741:Sailor
731:Roles:
390:
348:
138:5.3%,
136:Israel
134:2.4%,
130:2.3%,
126:2.1%,
124:France
122:5,9%,
120:Russia
118:1.7%,
99:, the
97:Russia
85:France
2907:Peace
2783:Tanks
2769:Ranks
2658:Lists
2557:Naval
2547:Depth
2406:Siege
2301:Cyber
2272:Green
2267:Brown
2245:Urban
2213:Space
2162:Music
2137:Drone
2122:Cyber
2107:Class
1947:Radar
1942:Sonar
1899:Lists
1848:Lists
1823:Bombs
1766:Naval
1720:Heavy
1425:Truck
1403:Lists
1388:Armor
1280:Squad
1205:Corps
1190:Land:
1038:Armor
817:Ranks
778:Ranks
498:(PDF)
455:(PDF)
412:(PDF)
346:S2CID
247:: 55%
241:: 43%
235:: 39%
229:: 27%
223:: 21%
210:(See
132:India
116:China
93:Japan
81:India
77:China
45:state
2691:Wars
2671:Wars
2552:Goal
2262:Blue
2220:Land
1877:List
1865:List
1813:Guns
1778:List
1758:List
1693:List
1668:List
1646:List
1634:List
1607:List
1595:List
1575:List
1550:List
1538:List
1526:List
1504:List
1487:List
1475:Land
1459:Rail
1447:List
1430:List
1393:Tank
1366:List
1320:Air:
1222:List
1210:List
931:List
856:Navy
851:Army
783:List
685:and
647:: 3.
628:: 3.
523:link
480:link
437:link
388:ISBN
187:The
68:and
31:(or
2751:War
2252:Sea
2203:Air
1985:War
687:war
606:".
595:".
558:doi
338:doi
3035::
645:29
643:.
637:.
626:29
624:.
618:.
569:^
548:^
519:}}
515:{{
500:.
476:}}
472:{{
457:.
433:}}
429:{{
414:.
344:.
334:29
332:.
214:.)
111:.
95:,
91:,
87:,
83:,
79:,
27:A
2588::
1808::
1768::
1678::
1585::
1560::
846::
675:e
668:t
661:v
610:.
599:.
560::
542:.
525:)
511:.
482:)
468:.
439:)
425:.
396:.
352:.
340::
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
