Top Naval Forces
Any nation with a coastline or international border on seawater will have its own navy force – it is an accepted truth since ancient time. Whether for protecting the sovereignty of the nation or for upholding the military might, strength of navy force makes a crucial determinant of the rigor and progress of the nation. In modern time it is no longer just the number of ships, firepower or strength of army on board that make a navy strong. It is more about how technologically advanced the force is with its state of the art cruise ships, submarines, nuclear offensive capabilities, number of aircraft carriers, number of assault ships, number of anti-mine ships, etc. Obviously along with these considerations on advanced war technologies and offensive prowess trained manpower and size of the navy force is also one major consideration. Analyzing all these aspects as closely as possible, we have come across a list of top 5 naval forces in the world.
US Navy
There is hardly any surprise that the biggest and strongest military power would take the no.1 spot in the list of top navy forces of the world. By far US Navy is far ahead of all its competitors in almost all considerations of marine tech specs and offensive strength. It has also the experience of going into the most diverse range of missions with highest stakes for their country. US Navy has the world’s most formidable number of aircraft carriers which stands at whopping 11. With 341 warships, more than 70 submarines, 62 destroyers, 22 cruisers and world’s most lethally trained fighter personnel obviously you cannot name any other naval forces closer to its status.
Russian Navy
The core strength of the Russian Navy was developed during the Cold War and with the dissolving of erstwhile Soviet Navy the larger part of the went with the Russian Navy making it still one of the most formidable forces in the world. With a total 52 submarines including the nuclear attack enabled ones, 282 warships, 16 destroyers, 4 cruisers and world’s one of the finest navy forces it still looks formidable enough to take on any offensive on the blue water. The core strength of Russia’s naval force as experts believe lies in the submarines. Russia has a wide range of submarines comprising all combat requirements and firepower. 16 nuclear submarines, 16 conventional attack submarines, six cruise missile and 9 ballistic missile submarines make this navy the unmistakable choice for the second spot among the top navy forces of the world.
Royal Navy (UK)
The historical pride in the saying that ‘the sun of the British Empire never sets in’ was originated from the immense strength that this Victorian era Navy provided to the country for years. Royal Navy has a long and star-studded history of close to 5 centuries of sea warfare and till date it is one of the bests in the world, whether in advanced marine warships or in its personnel. It can be looked really tiny compared to the large navy forces of other countries in this list but remember while Chinese and Japanese Navy with their advanced hi-tech marine warships and submarines are still not considered a Blue Water force, Royal Navy is one of the most experienced Blue Water Navy forces in the world with array of diverse operations in every part of the globe to its credit. It has one of the best aviation forces in the world along with most advanced radar systems in the world.
