The Global Firepower Index is a ranking of 106 nations' militaries based on over 50 factors. Using data from the index, We broke down the most powerful militaries in the world based on factors ...

Examining military strength rankings reveals that the top 10 formidable nations wield remarkably impressive military ...

Before the civil war, Syria had one of the most powerful conventional militaries in the entire region, along with an integrated air defense system that was thought to be one of the more ...