Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have recently signed a strategic mutual defense agreement. Under this, if any one country is attacked, it will be considered an attack on both countries. This agreement is reached when tension has increased in the Gulf region. India has reacted to the agreement and said that it will study its regional and global influences deeply.

Speaking on this defense deal, Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khwaja Asif has said that if there is a war between India and Pakistan, then Saudi Arabia will also be involved in this war. In such a situation, let us know which country’s Air Force is stronger. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia fighter jets stand in front of India’s Rafael and Sukhoi.

According to the Global Firepower Report 2025, India ranks fourth. India is the fourth largest military power in the world after America, Russia and China. Pakistan is ranked 12th and Saudi Arabia is 24th. It is clear that India is among the global top 5 military forces, while Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are far behind it.

India’s Air Force Capacity

India has a total of 514 fighter aircraft. It includes Sukhoi-30 MKI, Rafael, MiG-29, Mirage-20,000 and Tejas (LCA) as the major fighter jet. The number of special mission aircraft is 74. India recently showed the capacity of Rafale aircraft in Operation Sindoor. The pair of Rafael and Sukhoi-30 MKI proves to be heavy on the Airforce of both Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.

Pakistan’s Air Force Capacity

Pakistan has a total of 328 fighter jets. The main aircraft are JF-17 Thunder (146), F-16 Fighting Falcon (75), Mirage III and Mirage 5 (87), as well as F-7PG and J-10 met from China. Pakistan is fine in number, but the lack of technology and modern equipment leads it back from India.

Saudi Arabia’s Air Force Capacity

Saudi Arabia has 283 fighter jets. The main fighter jet is Boeing F-15e Strike Eagle, Panavia Tornado, Eurofighter Typhoon (72) and F-15C. Sudi Arabia’s Air Force is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and has strong defense relations with Western countries. However, in number, it lags behind both India and Pakistan.

Who is the most powerful?

India clearly holds the strongest Air Force compared to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Pakistan is ahead of Saudi Arabia in number, but is behind in technology. At the same time, Saudi Arabia is technically ahead of Pakistan due to modern jets, despite being behind. Although the two countries have fourth generation fighter jets, India has an advanced fighter jet Rafael of 4.5th generation, in front of which JF-17 of Pakistan does not stay anywhere.

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World Most Powerful Country: Today, when there is a situation of struggle, tension and military conflict in every corner of the world, every country is engaged in increasing its military strength. According to the Global Firepower (GFP) report 2025, a list of countries has been released which are considered the most influential in the world from military point of view.

In this rankings, countries have been ordered based on the power index, the less it is, the more the power of the country is considered as the score.

Top 10 most powerful country and their military power (2025)
1. America – Power Index: 0.0744
The total number of military personnel with America is 21 lakh 27 thousand 500. It has 13,043 aircraft, while 4,640 tanks are also present. The specialty of American is that thereafter is the largest Air Force and Global military basis.

2. Russia – Power Index: 0.0788
Currently, Russia, who is involved in the war with Ukraine, has a total number of military personnel of 35 lakh 70 thousand. It has 4,292 aircraft, while 5,750 tanks are also present. Russia’s specialty is that it has the largest tank force and nuclear power.

3. China – Power Index: 0.0788
China has the third largest army in the world, which is involved in trade war from the US. China has a total number of military personnel 31 lakh 70 thousand. It has 3,309 aircraft, while 6,800 tanks also exist. China is currently a rapid emerging military-technical power.

4. India – Power Index: 0.1184
India is the fastest growing economy in the world. Because of this, its military strength is also very strong. The total number of military personnel with India is 51 lakh 37 thousand 550. It has 2,229 aircraft, while 4,201 tanks are also present.
5. South Korea – Power Index: 0.1656
Amid the ongoing tension from North Korea and China, South Korea has secured 5th position in the list of the most powerful countries in the world. The total number of military personnel near it is 38 lakh 20 thousand. South Korea has 1,592 aircraft, while 2,236 tanks are also present. It keeps most of its army ready on the border of North Korea.

6. United Kingdom – Power Index: 0.1785
The total number of military personnel near the United Kingdom is 11 lakh 8 thousand 860. It has only 631 aircraft, while only 227 tanks are also present. However, its specialty is that they have state -of -the -art technology.

7. France – Power Index: 0.1878
European country France has a total number of military personnel of 3 lakh 76 thousand. It has only 976 aircraft, while there are only 215 tanks. However, its specialty is that it has a strong military influence in Europe.

8. Japan – Power Index: 0.1839
Japan, one of the most developed countries in Asia, has a total number of military personnel of 3 lakh 28 thousand 150. It has 1,443 aircraft, while 521 tanks exist.

9. Turki – Power Index: 0.1902
Turki has a total number of military personnel 8 lakh 83 thousand 900. It has 1,083 aircraft, while 2,238 tanks are present. Its specialty is that this country has strong military strength between Middle East and Europe.

10. Italy – Power Index: 0.2164
Italy, one of the associate countries of NATO, has a total number of military personnel 2 lakh 80 thousand. It has 729 aircraft, while 200 tanks are present.

India’s neighboring country Pakistan is out of the list of Top 10. According to Global Firepower (GFP) report 2025, Pakistan is ranked 12th. His Power IndEX score is 0.2513. Pakistan has a total number of total military personnel 17 lakh 4 thousand.

How is the global firepower rankings fixed?
GFP index does not rank only based on the number of army of a country, but it takes into account more than 60 parameters. In these, the following things are given special attention, which is as follows.

• Number of active soldiers
• Capacity of air, water and land force
• Logistics and resources
• Defense budget
• Geo-strategic location
• Access to natural resources

Therefore, this index not only counts weapons, but also tested the military organization, readiness and technology.

Global firepower ranking 2025: Global Firepower (GFP) ranking gives information about the military capabilities of countries worldwide. The ranking determines the power index scores of each country using more than 60 individual factors, including the number of military units, finance conditions, logistics capabilities and geographical location.

The GFP ranking system allows small, technically advanced countries to compete with less developed powers, allowing a balanced comparison. This process is done on the basis of different points, which makes the ranking more accurate and updated annually. If we look at the top 20 countries on the basis of current ranking, then it includes 5 Muslim countries, which is at the forefront, which is at number 9. However, the surprising thing is that Pakistan is ranked 12th, which is the only nuclear country in the world.

Muslim country based on global ranking
America holds the first number in the first 20 countries list of global ranking. India is at number four. However, out of the 5 Muslim countries whose names are included in the list of 20 countries, Turkas at number 9, Pakistan on 12th, Indonesia at 13th Naber, Iran in 16th place and Egypt at 19th. Explain that Indonesia is the most populous Islamic country in all Muslim countries in the world, where the Muslim population is more than 26 crores.

Global firepower ranking 2025
The presence of 5 Muslim countries in the top 20 countries in Global Firepower Rankings 2025 shows that Muslim nations around the world are increasing their military capabilities and are playing an important role in global military power. Turki, Pakistan, Indonesia, Iran, and Egypt have made it to this list and have made their mark in the world in terms of military strength.