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| August 12, 2019
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Israel drops a spot in 2019 World Military Ranking

Using over 55 factors to determine a country’s military strength ranking, Global Firepower drops the IDF to 17th place.

By ALEX WINSTON

 

Israel’s military is in 17th place in the latest 2019 Military Strength Ranking index by Global Firepower.

Israel comes behind the standard military powerhouses of the United States, Russia, China, India and European powers Germany, the UK and France, but has moved down one place from 2018 when it came in 16th.

Top 20 Military Strength Rankings for 2019. – Screenshot: Global Firepower

However, out of the top 30 countries, including Egypt, Brazil and Japan, Israel is still punching above its weight and has by far the lowest population with only 8,424,904 people. Continue Reading »

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| May 16, 2017
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Website drops Israel to 15th place on list of world’s strongest militaries

 

The military analytic website Global Firepower places Israel’s IDF ahead of Iran, but behind Turkey and Egypt’s armed forces.

By Hillel Fendel

 

Israel still ranks among the top military powers in the world, but has dropped from 11th place a year ago to number 15 at present. So finds the military analytic website Global Firepower.

IAFs new “Adir” F-35i Photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

The website ranks military capabilities based on no fewer than 50 factors, including diversity and amount of weaponry, geographical position, natural resources, and manpower. It also takes into account whether the country is an actual or a suspected nuclear power, though it does not figure in nuclear stockpiles. Continue Reading »

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