According to globalfirepower.com, these are the most powerful Air Forces of 2023:
1.United States
2.Russia.
3.China
4.India
6.Japan
7.Pakistan
8.Egypt
9.Turkey
10.France
11.North Korea
12.Saudi Arabia
13.Italy
14.Taiwan
15.Brazil
16.United Kingdom
17.Greece
18.Germany
19.Israel
20.United Arab Emirates
So according to the table, the US is in first place, followed by Russia, China and India. Greece is in 17th place and Turkey in 9th place. As for Israel, which is at war with Hamas, it is in 19th place in the ranking. The data presented in this list is up to 2023.
Inventory of forces
Global Firepower tracks and records the total air power for every nation on the planet and even presents a ranking list of the most powerful countries.
Note that helicopters are also counted, as well as the arsenal from the Air Force, Army Air Force, Navy and Marines. Also, as specified, the types of aircraft considered include fighters, trainers, transports and bombers.
Air Force: The numbers
Of particular interest are other figures published by Global Firepower, regarding the total number of aircraft, individual categories and personnel in the countries' air forces. See what applies to Greece, Turkey and the US:
Greece
Total aircraft: 635
Fighter aircraft: 193
Transport aircraft: 17
Training aircraft: 144
Special Mission Aircraft: 10
Helicopters: 271
Attack helicopters: 29
Personnel: 42,500
Turkey
Total aircraft: 1,065
Fighter aircraft: 205
Transport aircraft: 83
Training aircraft: 270
Special Mission Aircraft: 22
Helicopters: 478
Attack helicopters: 110
Personnel: 50,000
USA
Total aircraft: 13,300
Fighter aircraft: 1,914
Attack aircraft: 843
Transport aircraft: 962
Training aircraft: 2,634
Special Mission Aircraft: 731
Helicopters: 5,584
Attack helicopters: 983
Personnel: 660,107
