22 top airforces (based on plane quality and quantity).

[Zabaniyah]

And why is that?

Coz it's old...

 

[GORKHALI]

Need lil correction IAF mirage 2k number is 51 and Su 30mki is 160+ . Also PAF F16 A\B now upgraded to F16 block C.. Thanks for your info and effort .

 

[500]

Here we go

MiG-31 = 1/0.1
MiG-31UB = 1.2/0.1
Su-24 = 0.1/1
Su-34 = 0.8/1.4
Su-27SM = 1.3/0.8
MiG-29SMT = 1/1
Su-25 = 0.2/0.7
Tu-22M3 = 0/1.5
Tu-95 = 0/4
Tu-160 = 0/7
A-10 = 0.2/0.9
AC-130 = 0/0.7
B-1B = 0/8
B-2 = 0/10
B-52H = 0/5
F-22 = 4/0.8

Strategic bombers actually need their own coefficient - strategic strike, but let it be so.

Russia

178 MiG-31
10 MiG-31BM
250 Su-27
50 Su-27SM
9 Su-30
242 MiG-29
34 MiG-29SMT
365 Su-24
15 Su-34
280 Su-25
124 Tu-22M3
64 Tu-95
16 Tu-160
AEW&C: 12 A-50
tanker: 19 Il-78

1032/1575 = 3639

USA

352 A-10
25 AC-130H/U
66 B-1B
19 B-2A
77 B-52H
218 F-15C
221 F-15E
857 F-16C
170 F-22
AEW&C: 31 E-3
tanker: 415 KC-135, 59 KDC-10, 31 MC-130

3426/5838=12690

This is only US air force, without navy, marines, guard

Final score:

1) USA - 12690
2) Russia - 3639
3) China - 2623
4) Israel - 1440
5) S. Arabia - 1425
6) Japan - 1254
7) India - 1148
8) Korea - 1107
9) Turkey - 1091
10) Egypt - 902
11) France - 883
12) UK - 874
13) Greece - 746
14) Germany - 702
15) Pakistan - 667
16) UAE - 559
17) Singapore - 519
18) Sweden - 512
19) Italy - 510
20) Spain - 489
21) Australia - 395
22) Canada - 356

 

[BANGBRO]

I was bored and decided to estimate airforces strength. I wrote down the list of active aircrafts for each air force and then counted score.

Here is method I used. F-16C I used as base: 1 air-air point/1 air to ground point. For other aircrafts my estimates are follow:

F-16C = 1/1
F-16A = 0.8/0.8
F-16 block 52+ aka F-16I = 1.1/1.2
F-16 block 60 = 1.3/1.2
F-15A = 1.2/0.5
F-15C = 1.3/0.5
F-15E = 1.4/1.5
F-15S = 1.3/1.4
F-15SG = 1.5/1.5
F-18A = 1/1.1
F-18F = 1.3/1.3
F-2 = 1.3/1.2
F-16AM = 1/08
Mirage 2000 = 1/1
Typhoon (MESA radar) = 1.3/1.1
Rafale (PESA radar) = 1.2/1.2
Tornado IDS = 0.5/1.2
Tornado ADV = 1/0.6
F-4 = 0.4/0.7
F-4 Terminator = 0.6/1
Su-27 = 1.2/0.4
MiG-29 = 0.9/0.5
Su-30MKI = 1.3/1.2
Su-30MKK = 1.2/1.2
MiG-21 aka J7 = 0.3/0.4
MiG-27 = 0.3/0.7
JF-17 = 0.9/0.8
AMX = 0.3/0.5
Mirage F.1 = 0.7/0.8
Mirage 3/5 = 0.3/0.4
Jaguar = 0.2/0.6
F-5 = 0.3/0.4
J-10 = 1/1
J-8 = 0.6/0.4
JH-7 = 0.5/1.1
Q-5 = 0.1/0.4
H-6 = 0/1

E-3, Phalcon, KJ-2000, Boeing 737 = 8/0
Saab, KJ-200 = 6/0
E-2C, ZDK-03 = 4/0

jet tanker = 2/6
KC-130, H-6 tankers = 1/4

Here the results:

UK

86 Typhoon
136 Tornado GR4
AEW&C: 7 E-3
tanker: 4 Tristar, 12 VC-10

260 air to air points/354 air to ground points

France

59 Rafale
158 Mirage 2000
AEW&C: 4 E-3
tanker: 14 KC-135

285/313

Germany

55 Typhoon
177 Tornado IDS
45 F-4
tanker: 4 A310

187/328

Israel

25 F-15I
30 F-15 C/D
30 F-15 A/B
101 F-16I
135 F-16C/D
100 F-16A/B
AEW&C: 4 G550
tanker: 7 KC-707, 5 KC-130

487/466=1440

India

146 Su-30MKI
45 Mirage 2000
68 MiG-29
88 MiG-27ML
152 MiG-21Bis
120 Jaguar
AEW&C: 3 Phalcon
tanker: 7 IL-78MKI

430/491

Turkey

213 F-16 C/D
52 F-4 Terminator 2020
110 F-4
87 F-5
AEW&C: 1 Boeing 737 AEW&C
tanker: 7 KC-135

336/419

Korea

60 F-15K
169 F-16C/D
84 F-4E
170 F-5E
AEW&C: 2 Boeing 737

354/399

Japan

82 F-2
180 F-15C/D
117 F-4E
AEW&C: 4 E-767, 13 E-2C
tanker: 4 KC-767

480/294

Saudi Arabia

72 Typhoon
109 F-15C/D
72 F-15S
87 Tornado IDS
24 Tornado ADV
120 F-5
AEW&C: 5 E-3
tanker: 8 KE-3

488/449

China

190 J-10
100 Su-30MKK
189 Su-27 and J-11
180 J-8
280 J-7 (MiG-21)
60 JH-7
180 Q-5
110 H-6 (Tu-16)
AEW&C: 5 KJ-2000, 2 KJ-200
tanker: 8 IL-78, 10 H-6

859/905

Italy

55 Typhoon
78 Tornado IDS
14 F-16A ADF
55 AMX
tanker: 2 KC-767, 2 KC-130

148/214=510

Spain

32 Typhoon
86 F-18A
24 Mirage F.1
tanker: 2 KC-707, 5 KC-130

154/181

Greece

126 F-16C/D
30 F-16C block 52+
44 Mirage 2000
57 F-4E
AEW&C: 4 Erieye

250/246

Pakistan

50 JF-17
45 F-16A/B
18 F-16C block 52+
75 Mirage III
83 Mirage V
144 F-7
AEW&C: 4 Erieye, 2 ZDK-03

224/219

Egypt

40 F-16A
178 F-16C
18 Mirage 2000
32 F-4E
115 MiG-21 & J-7
60 Mirage V
AEW&C: 8 E-2C

291/320

UAE

79 F-16E
68 Mirage 2000
AEW&C: 2 Saab 340
tanker: 3 Airbus 330

189/181

Canada

103 F-18A
tanker: 2 A-310, 5 KC-130

112/145

Australia

71 F-18A
21 F-18F
AEW&C: 4 Boeing 737
tanker: 3 A330

136/123=395

Singapore

24 F-15SG
54 F-16C
20 F-16C block 52+
49 F-5
AEW&C: 4 G550
tanker: 4 KC-135, 5 KC-130

171/177

Sweden

158 Gripen
AEW&C: 4 Saab 340
tanker: 1 KC-130

183/146

Final points I calculated air-air points*2 + ground points

The final results:

1) USA
2) Russia
3) China - 2623
4) Israel - 1440
5) S. Arabia - 1425
6) India - 1351
7) Japan - 1254
8) Korea - 1107
9) Turkey - 1091
10) Egypt - 902
11) France - 883
12) UK - 874
13) Greece - 746
14) Germany - 702
15) Pakistan - 667
16) UAE - 559
17) Singapore - 519
18) Sweden - 512
19) Italy - 510
20) Spain - 489
21) Australia - 395
22) Canada - 356

This estimate is still subjective does not include personnel quality and UAVs.

India

160 Su-30MKI
50 Mirage 2000
69 MiG-29
120 MiG-27ML
152 MiG-21Bis
120 Jaguar* (With Two Air to Air station on Top of wings also)
7 Tejas Mk1 (IOC) currently in IAF

 

[Backbencher]

Just goes to show how much hard working people are the israelis . Very innovative 500. BTW is that u in ur avatar

 

[The enlightened]

Dear 500
There are just too many mistakes in this list.
This for example says a lot.

Typhoon (MESA radar) = 1.3/1.1
Rafale (PESA radar) = 1.2/1.2

and one more.

Saudi Arabia

72 Typhoon[

So even future aircraft/capabilities of a few select countries are added.
Not only that, you also compare the countries on the basis of these points, without taking into account[giving points] to so many other factors.
At the risk of sounding a grouch, I would say this list is nothing more than wishful thinking.
Not expected from you.
Well then again.
Was this just a list to pass your time.

 

[500]

Dear 500
There are just too many mistakes in this list.
This for example says a lot.

Whats problem here?

Not only that, you also compare the countries on the basis of these points, without taking into account[giving points] to so many other factors.

I explicitly wrote that its just aircrafts per se.

At the risk of sounding a grouch, I would say this list is nothing more than wishful thinking.
Not expected from you.

No problem mate, I dont insist that this list is absolute truth. On contrary I know that, it's very rough estimate. But I think its still better than other similar lists, based on "wow this air force is so sexy!". Thanks for criticism.

To be honest this is just an amateurish time pass attempt made to kill time.

And it took you 2 weeks for that? tried using MS-Excell?

I did use excel. When I said 2 weeks i did not mean i worked 24/7.

 

[humza_313]

I was bored and decided to estimate airforces strength. I wrote down the list of active aircrafts for each air force and then counted score.

Here is method I used. F-16C I used as base: 1 air-air point/1 air to ground point. For other aircrafts my estimates are follow:

F-16C = 1/1
F-16A = 0.8/0.8
F-16 block 52+ aka F-16I = 1.1/1.2
F-16 block 60 = 1.3/1.2
F-15A = 1.2/0.5
F-15C = 1.3/0.5
F-15E = 1.4/1.5
F-15S = 1.3/1.4
F-15SG = 1.5/1.5
F-18A = 1/1.1
F-18F = 1.3/1.3
F-2 = 1.3/1.2
F-16AM = 1/08
Mirage 2000 = 1/1
Typhoon (MESA radar) = 1.3/1.1
Rafale (PESA radar) = 1.2/1.2
Tornado IDS = 0.5/1.2
Tornado ADV = 1/0.6
F-4 = 0.4/0.7
F-4 Terminator = 0.6/1
Su-27 = 1.2/0.4
MiG-29 = 0.9/0.5
Su-30MKI = 1.3/1.2
Su-30MKK = 1.2/1.2
MiG-21 aka J7 = 0.3/0.4
MiG-27 = 0.3/0.7
JF-17 = 0.9/0.8
AMX = 0.3/0.5
Mirage F.1 = 0.7/0.8
Mirage 3/5 = 0.3/0.4
Jaguar = 0.2/0.6
F-5 = 0.3/0.4
J-10 = 1/1
J-8 = 0.6/0.4
JH-7 = 0.5/1.1
Q-5 = 0.1/0.4
H-6 = 0/1

E-3, Phalcon, KJ-2000, Boeing 737 = 8/0
Saab, KJ-200 = 6/0
E-2C, ZDK-03 = 4/0

jet tanker = 2/6
KC-130, H-6 tankers = 1/4

Here the results:

UK

86 Typhoon
136 Tornado GR4
AEW&C: 7 E-3
tanker: 4 Tristar, 12 VC-10

260 air to air points/354 air to ground points

France

59 Rafale
158 Mirage 2000
AEW&C: 4 E-3
tanker: 14 KC-135

285/313

Germany

55 Typhoon
177 Tornado IDS
45 F-4
tanker: 4 A310

187/328

Israel

25 F-15I
30 F-15 C/D
30 F-15 A/B
101 F-16I
135 F-16C/D
100 F-16A/B
AEW&C: 4 G550
tanker: 7 KC-707, 5 KC-130

487/466=1440

India

146 Su-30MKI
45 Mirage 2000
68 MiG-29
88 MiG-27ML
152 MiG-21Bis
120 Jaguar
AEW&C: 3 Phalcon
tanker: 7 IL-78MKI

430/491

Turkey

213 F-16 C/D
52 F-4 Terminator 2020
110 F-4
87 F-5
AEW&C: 1 Boeing 737 AEW&C
tanker: 7 KC-135

336/419

Korea

60 F-15K
169 F-16C/D
84 F-4E
170 F-5E
AEW&C: 2 Boeing 737

354/399

Japan

82 F-2
180 F-15C/D
117 F-4E
AEW&C: 4 E-767, 13 E-2C
tanker: 4 KC-767

480/294

Saudi Arabia

72 Typhoon
109 F-15C/D
72 F-15S
87 Tornado IDS
24 Tornado ADV
120 F-5
AEW&C: 5 E-3
tanker: 8 KE-3

488/449

China

190 J-10
100 Su-30MKK
189 Su-27 and J-11
180 J-8
280 J-7 (MiG-21)
60 JH-7
180 Q-5
110 H-6 (Tu-16)
AEW&C: 5 KJ-2000, 2 KJ-200
tanker: 8 IL-78, 10 H-6

859/905

Italy

55 Typhoon
78 Tornado IDS
14 F-16A ADF
55 AMX
tanker: 2 KC-767, 2 KC-130

148/214=510

Spain

32 Typhoon
86 F-18A
24 Mirage F.1
tanker: 2 KC-707, 5 KC-130

154/181

Greece

126 F-16C/D
30 F-16C block 52+
44 Mirage 2000
57 F-4E
AEW&C: 4 Erieye

250/246

Pakistan

50 JF-17
45 F-16A/B
18 F-16C block 52+
75 Mirage III
83 Mirage V
144 F-7
AEW&C: 4 Erieye, 2 ZDK-03

224/219

Egypt

40 F-16A
178 F-16C
18 Mirage 2000
32 F-4E
115 MiG-21 & J-7
60 Mirage V
AEW&C: 8 E-2C

291/320

UAE

79 F-16E
68 Mirage 2000
AEW&C: 2 Saab 340
tanker: 3 Airbus 330

189/181

Canada

103 F-18A
tanker: 2 A-310, 5 KC-130

112/145

Australia

71 F-18A
21 F-18F
AEW&C: 4 Boeing 737
tanker: 3 A330

136/123=395

Singapore

24 F-15SG
54 F-16C
20 F-16C block 52+
49 F-5
AEW&C: 4 G550
tanker: 4 KC-135, 5 KC-130

171/177

Sweden

158 Gripen
AEW&C: 4 Saab 340
tanker: 1 KC-130

183/146

Final points I calculated air-air points*2 + ground points

The final results:

1) USA
2) Russia
3) China - 2623
4) Israel - 1440
5) S. Arabia - 1425
6) India - 1351
7) Japan - 1254
8) Korea - 1107
9) Turkey - 1091
10) Egypt - 902
11) France - 883
12) UK - 874
13) Greece - 746
14) Germany - 702
15) Pakistan - 667
16) UAE - 559
17) Singapore - 519
18) Sweden - 512
19) Italy - 510
20) Spain - 489
21) Australia - 395
22) Canada - 356

This estimate is still subjective does not include personnel quality and UAVs.

Well all the scores are correct. But what is RSAAF doing at the fifth spot??

 

[500]

I would like to know the score with the F-15SA rather than the F-15S.

I counted F-15SG which is similar to F-15SA as 1.5/1.5, compare to 1.3/1.4 for F-15S.

with additional 84 F-15SA and upgrade of 72 F-15S to SA, minus F-5 and Tornado ADV Saudi air force will look like this:

72 Typhoon
109 F-15C/D
156 F-15SA
87 Tornado IDS upgraded
AEW&C: 5 E-3
tanker: 8 KE-3

569/528 = 1666

Well all the scores are correct. But what is RSAAF doing at the fifth spot??

Equipment based they are very strong.

 

[500]

India

160 Su-30MKI
50 Mirage 2000
69 MiG-29
120 MiG-27ML
152 MiG-21Bis
120 Jaguar* (With Two Air to Air station on Top of wings also)
7 Tejas Mk1 (IOC) currently in IAF

Well numbers are changing all the time. Currently China, India and Turkey are very rapidly growing.

 

[Zulkarneyn]

So far this is the best comparison for countries' air force. I am really surprised that KSA has such a strong air force capability, Greece's is also pretty impressive.

Will you do the same with Navy and Army?

After doing that we could see a good top ten or twenty list for overall armed forces.

 

[Mosamania]

I counted F-15SG which is similar to F-15SA as 1.5/1.5, compare to 1.3/1.4 for F-15S.

with additional 84 F-15SA and upgrade of 72 F-15S to SA, minus F-5 and Tornado ADV Saudi air force will look like this:

72 Typhoon
109 F-15C/D
156 F-15SA
87 Tornado IDS upgraded
AEW&C: 5 E-3
tanker: 8 KE-3

569/528 = 1666


Equipment based they are very strong.

So we will be the fourth in the world??? I....Find this....Quite surprising.
And our soldiers and population in general are getting more educated and more professional so.... Wait we will be the fourth in the world after USA Russia and China??....

 

[silko]

So we will be the fourth in the world??? I....Find this....Quite surprising.
And our soldiers and population in general are getting more educated and more professional so.... Wait we will be the fourth in the world after USA Russia and China??....

equipment based...

some of the countries listed beneath are still superior when it comes to experience and tactics...

 

[TOPGUN]

Good stuff but you forgot to add PAF tankers to PAF list.

 

[Imran Khan]

lolz fantasy of fans