World Military Power
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France

Europe & Central Asia · Paris

Rank #8 of 173

77.2Strength score

Photos

French Army Leader Talks To Dogface Soldiers (7761195)
French Army Leader Talks To Dogface Soldiers (7761195)U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Dre Stout · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Cardiff , French Navy Ship - Thetis A785 - geograph.org.uk - 3914870
Cardiff , French Navy Ship - Thetis A785 - geograph.org.uk - 3914870Lewis Clarke  · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Finnish Air Force Hawker Hurricane warbird and US Navy T-6 Texan warbird in flight over Finland
Finnish Air Force Hawker Hurricane warbird and US Navy T-6 Texan warbird in flight over FinlandPeng Chen · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance90
  • Air power70
  • Manpower83
  • Land forces66
  • Naval power75
  • Nuclear69

Finance

Defence budget
$68.0B #9
Budget as % of GDP
2.03% #71
Spending per person
$990 #25
GDP
$3.37T #7
Population
68,720,337 #23

Manpower

Active personnel
203,900 #25
Reserve personnel
38,100 #27
Paramilitary
126,600 #17
Total personnel
368,600 #26

Land forces

Tanks
427 #22
Armoured vehicles
—
Self-propelled artillery
74 #29
Towed artillery
0
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
9 #37

Air power

Total aircraft
974 #10
Fighter jets
223 #12
Attack aircraft & bombers
0
Transport aircraft
118 #6
Helicopters
452 #8
Attack helicopters
67 #8

Naval power

Total naval vessels
51 #28
Aircraft carriers
1 #6
Helicopter carriers
3 #5
Submarines
9 #11
Destroyers
11 #7
Frigates
5 #28
Corvettes
0
Patrol vessels
22 #31

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
370 #4

Weapons France uses (397)

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Dassault RafaleDassault RafaleFighter aircraft Dassault Mirage 2000Dassault Mirage 2000Fighter aircraft Hawker HurricaneHawker HurricaneFighter aircraft MQ-9 ReaperMQ-9 ReaperReconnaissance aircraft Vought F4U CorsairVought F4U CorsairFighter aircraft Grumman F6F HellcatGrumman F6F HellcatFighter aircraft Charles de GaulleCharles de GaulleAircraft carriers LeclercLeclercMain battle tanks Dassault Mirage IIIDassault Mirage IIIFighter aircraft FGM-148 JavelinFGM-148 JavelinAnti-tank guided missiles Dassault Mirage F1Dassault Mirage F1Fighter aircraft Handley Page HalifaxHandley Page HalifaxBombers

Weapons made in France (338)

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Dassault RafaleDassault RafaleFighter aircraft TigerTigerAttack helicopters Charles de GaulleCharles de GaulleAircraft carriers LeclercLeclercMain battle tanks Renault FTRenault FTLight tanks Dassault Mirage IIIDassault Mirage IIIFighter aircraft FAMASFAMASAssault rifles SEPECAT JaguarSEPECAT JaguarFighter aircraft AMX-30AMX-30Main battle tanks Mirage IVMirage IVBombers ExocetExocetAnti-ship missiles Storm ShadowStorm ShadowCruise missiles

Others in the region

  1. 2Russian Federation95.0 VS
  2. 10United Kingdom74.7 VS
  3. 12Turkiye73.3 VS
  4. 18Greece68.9 VS
  5. 19Germany68.2 VS
  6. 20Italy67.8 VS
  7. 24Spain67.0 VS
  8. 27Ukraine65.8 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)

IISS Military Balance via Wikipedia (personnel); Global Firepower 2026 inventory lists (equipment); FAS Status of World Nuclear Forces 2026 (warheads) · Year 2026 · ↗