Military · air power · 2023 data

Which Country Has the Most Attack aircraft?

United States leads the world with 843 aircraft, followed by Russia (744) and China (371).

843

#1 United States

3,746

World total (145 countries)

Median country

52%

Share held by the top 3

Top 10

843

744

371

130

114

Top 5%
Top 30%
Lower half
None

Attack aircraft — full ranking

Rank	Country	Attack aircraft	Share of world
1	United States	843	22.5%
2	Russia	744	19.9%
3	China	371	9.9%
4	India	130	3.5%
5	North Korea	114	3.0%
6	South Korea	98	2.6%
7	Pakistan	90	2.4%
8	Egypt	88	2.3%
9	Italy	84	2.2%
10	Saudi Arabia	81	2.2%
11	Brazil	76	2.0%
12	Germany	75	2.0%
13	Belarus	67	1.8%
14	Australia	48	1.3%
15	Kazakhstan	39	1.0%
16	Colombia	38	1.0%
17	Indonesia	37	1.0%
17	Sudan	37	1.0%
19	Iraq	33	0.9%
19	Mexico	33	0.9%
21	Israel	32	0.9%
22	Turkmenistan	31	0.8%
23	Ukraine	28	0.7%
24	Japan	27	0.7%
25	United Kingdom	26	0.7%
26	Philippines	25	0.7%
27	Nigeria	24	0.6%
27	Norway	24	0.6%
29	Iran	23	0.6%
30	Algeria	22	0.6%
30	Peru	22	0.6%
32	Myanmar	21	0.6%
33	United Arab Emirates	20	0.5%
33	Uzbekistan	20	0.5%
35	Angola	18	0.5%
35	Netherlands	18	0.5%
35	Syria	18	0.5%
35	Thailand	18	0.5%
39	Serbia	17	0.5%
40	Czechia	16	0.4%
41	El Salvador	13	0.3%
42	Malaysia	12	0.3%
42	Spain	12	0.3%
44	Azerbaijan	11	0.3%
45	Armenia	10	0.3%
45	Georgia	10	0.3%
45	Oman	10	0.3%
48	Honduras	9	0.2%
48	Lebanon	9	0.2%
50	Argentina	8	0.2%
50	Dominican Republic	8	0.2%
52	Uruguay	7	0.2%
53	Bulgaria	6	0.2%
53	Chad	6	0.2%
53	Mali	6	0.2%
53	Qatar	6	0.2%
57	DR Congo	4	0.1%
57	Denmark	4	0.1%
57	Guatemala	4	0.1%
57	Jordan	4	0.1%
57	Mauritania	4	0.1%
62	Burkina Faso	3	0.1%
63	Libya	2	0.1%
63	Niger	2	0.1%
65	Afghanistan	0	0.0%
65	Albania	0	0.0%
65	Austria	0	0.0%
65	Bahrain	0	0.0%
65	Bangladesh	0	0.0%
65	Belgium	0	0.0%
65	Belize	0	0.0%
65	Benin	0	0.0%
65	Bhutan	0	0.0%
65	Bolivia	0	0.0%
65	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0.0%
65	Botswana	0	0.0%
65	Cambodia	0	0.0%
65	Cameroon	0	0.0%
65	Canada	0	0.0%
65	Central African Republic	0	0.0%
65	Chile	0	0.0%
65	Croatia	0	0.0%
65	Cuba	0	0.0%
65	Côte d'Ivoire	0	0.0%
65	Ecuador	0	0.0%
65	Eritrea	0	0.0%
65	Estonia	0	0.0%
65	Ethiopia	0	0.0%
65	Finland	0	0.0%
65	France	0	0.0%
65	Gabon	0	0.0%
65	Ghana	0	0.0%
65	Greece	0	0.0%
65	Hungary	0	0.0%
65	Iceland	0	0.0%
65	Ireland	0	0.0%
65	Kenya	0	0.0%
65	Kosovo	0	0.0%
65	Kuwait	0	0.0%
65	Kyrgyzstan	0	0.0%
65	Laos	0	0.0%
65	Latvia	0	0.0%
65	Liberia	0	0.0%
65	Lithuania	0	0.0%
65	Luxembourg	0	0.0%
65	Madagascar	0	0.0%
65	Moldova	0	0.0%
65	Mongolia	0	0.0%
65	Montenegro	0	0.0%
65	Morocco	0	0.0%
65	Mozambique	0	0.0%
65	Namibia	0	0.0%
65	Nepal	0	0.0%
65	New Zealand	0	0.0%
65	Nicaragua	0	0.0%
65	North Macedonia	0	0.0%
65	Panama	0	0.0%
65	Paraguay	0	0.0%
65	Poland	0	0.0%
65	Portugal	0	0.0%
65	Republic of the Congo	0	0.0%
65	Romania	0	0.0%
65	Senegal	0	0.0%
65	Sierra Leone	0	0.0%
65	Singapore	0	0.0%
65	Slovakia	0	0.0%
65	Slovenia	0	0.0%
65	Somalia	0	0.0%
65	South Africa	0	0.0%
65	South Sudan	0	0.0%
65	Sri Lanka	0	0.0%
65	Suriname	0	0.0%
65	Sweden	0	0.0%
65	Switzerland	0	0.0%
65	Taiwan	0	0.0%
65	Tajikistan	0	0.0%
65	Tanzania	0	0.0%
65	Tunisia	0	0.0%
65	Türkiye	0	0.0%
65	Uganda	0	0.0%
65	Venezuela	0	0.0%
65	Vietnam	0	0.0%
65	Yemen	0	0.0%
65	Zambia	0	0.0%
65	Zimbabwe	0	0.0%

About this ranking

This ranking counts dedicated ground-attack aircraft. United States leads the world with 843 aircraft, followed by Russia (744) and China (371).

The world total is 3,746 aircraft. The top three — United States, Russia and China — hold 52% of it. The median country has 0.

81 of the 145 countries in the ranking report none — Zimbabwe, Zambia, Yemen, Vietnam, Venezuela and Uganda and others.

Leaders by continent

Americas: United States — 843 (world #1)
Europe: Russia — 744 (world #2)
Asia: China — 371 (world #3)
Africa: Egypt — 88 (world #8)
Oceania: Australia — 48 (world #14)

A note on the data

Figures come from the Global Firepower 2023 military strength ranking. Equipment totals are estimates that include units in reserve or storage; readiness — the share actually available — is often much lower.