Egypt Rises in Military Rankings, Surpasses Turkey, Germany and Italy

Global Fire Power, the world's most accurate military power calculating website elevated Egypt three places above last year's rankings, putting the armed forces in 9th place above Italy, Turkey and Germany.

The new ranking system places Egypt directly below superpowers such as the United Kingdom and France, you can view the full list from here.

The finalized Global Firepower website list utilizes over 50 inpidual factors to determine a given nation's PowerIndex score with categories ranging from military strength and financials to logistical capability and geography.

According to the list, Egypt is the strongest state in Africa and the strongest Arab country. Last year's list, however, Egypt was placed below superpowers such as Germany and Turkey while ranking above Israel and Iran.

Global Fire Power states Egypt's Military capabilities include out of the total Egyptian population, which is estimated at 99,413,317 the available manpower stands at 42,496,553. Total Military Personnel is at 920,000, while 360,075,104 inpiduals are listed as "reserved forces".

The report on the Airforces stated that Egypt’s total strength stands at 1,054 assets, which include 215 fighters, 294 helicopters, 81 attack helicopters, and 387 trainers.

The Egyptian naval force, meanwhile, contains 316 totals assets, among which there are 2 aircraft carriers, 7 frigates, 8 submarines, and no destroyers.

The Ground Forces report reveals that the Egyptian military contains 4,295 tanks, 11,700 armed vehicles and 1,084 rocket projectors, among other weapons of war.