America · Northern America. Figures are educated estimates from open reporting or, where marked, formula-modeled. Blank fields are not estimated, not assumed zero.
United States is located in America (Northern America). It has an estimated population of 335,000,000, with a nominal GDP of roughly $29,200 billion (about $87,164 per capita). Its armed forces field an estimated 1,390,000 active-duty personnel, backed by roughly 442,000 reservists, ranking #3 of 174 countries in this dataset by active personnel. Estimated annual defense spending is around $877B, roughly 3.0% of GDP. Its inventory includes an estimated 13,250 military aircraft, 4,650 tanks, 440 naval vessels. United States's air fleet is assessed as advanced and its armored fleet as advanced in this dataset's modernity model. United States has a leading-tier documented drone/UAV program. United States is a declared or estimated nuclear weapons state, with an estimated 5,177 warheads. United States is currently involved in 2 active conflicts tracked on this site: 2026 Iran War, Venezuela Crisis / US Intervention. Over the past three decades, United States has also been involved in 5 other documented conflicts, including Gulf War, Afghanistan War (2001-2021), Iraq War (2003-2011), among others. Overall, United States ranks #1 of 145 in the military strength index referenced by this dataset.
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Modernity score 4.5/5.0.
Named Aircraft Fleet (2,565 of 13,250 total)
ESTIMATED
F-35A/B/C GEN 5 · STEALTH
630
F-22 Raptor GEN 5 · STEALTH
185
F-16 Fighting Falcon GEN 4 · MAINSTAY
800
F-15C/D/E/EX GEN 4.5 · ADVANCED
450
F/A-18 Super Hornet GEN 4.5 · ADVANCED
500
Fleet Modernity Score
4.5 / 5.0
Count-weighted average generation of the named fleet above, NOT raw aircraft count. This is exactly the fix for "600 obsolete jets vs. 300 modern ones": North Korea has more aircraft than most of its neighbors but a modernity score near 2.0 (nearly all Gen 2-3), while the US and Israel score near 4.5-5.0 despite smaller headline totals in some matchups.
Named Tank Fleet (2,500 of 4,650 total)
ESTIMATED
M1A2 Abrams ADVANCED
2,500
Era reflects armor generation, not raw count — e.g. North Korea's tank fleet is numerically large but almost entirely Cold War-era T-55/T-62 derivatives, while a much smaller modern Advanced-era fleet (M1A2 Abrams, Leopard 2A7, K2 Black Panther class) typically outmatches it on paper.