NATO Projected Firepower (2024)

NATO consists of 30 member states with twenty-seven of these residing in Europe alone.

The GFP method of determining theoretical NATO combat strength goes beyond simply tallying all resources from all available member states. Instead, it utilizes an approach which sees a minimum 25% commitment to each category by each participating nation to reach projected totals (the assumption being that no one power could commit all of its actual, available fighting forces to a total war scenario). The Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine in 2022 has undoubtedly become a solid recruitment tool for NATO which adds Finland in 2023 with Sweden in 2024.

The 32 NATO Member states as of March 2024 are: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Russian military strength (assuming 75% optimal availability) is also presented below for comparison.

Combined Manpower

1,506,750
Personnel

Frontline Manpower

851,350
Personnel

Reserve Manpower

649,150
Personnel

Total Airpower

5,253
Units

Fighters / Interceptors

881
Units

Dedicated Attack AC

277
Units

Transports (Fixed-wing)

381
Units

Special-Mission AC

244
Units

Aerial Refueling

155
Units

Helicopters

2,172
Units

Attack Helicopters

360
Units

Tanks

3,184
Vehicles

Armored Fighting Vehicles

251,909
Units

Self-Propelled Guns

1,158
Vehicles

Towed Artillery

1,765
Pieces

Rocket Artillery

429
Pieces

Total Naval Assets

687
Hulls

Aircraft Carriers

4
Hulls

Helicopter Carriers

3
Hulls

Destroyers

28
Hulls

Frigates

34
Hulls

Corvettes

16
Hulls

Submarines

37
Hulls

Minewarfare Vessels

45
Hulls

Labor Force

103,333,500
Personnel

Combined Budget

$235.5b
$USD

Oil Production

6.838m
Barrels-per-Day

Russian Military Strength Comparison

Numbers presented below assume an optimal readiness / availability rate of at least 75%.

Combined Manpower

810,000
Personnel

Frontline Manpower

623,175
Personnel

Reserve Manpower

187,500
Personnel

Total Airpower

3,137
Units

Fighters / Interceptors

580
Units

Dedicated Attack AC

558
Units

Transports (Fixed-wing)

333
Units

Special-Mission AC

110
Units

Aerial Refueling

14
Units

Helicopters

1,148
Units

Attack Helicopters

403
Units

Tanks

9,425
Vehicles

Armored Fighting Vehicles

113,731
Units

Self-Propelled Guns

4,931
Vehicles

Towed Artillery

3,252
Pieces

Rocket Artillery

2,915
Pieces

Total Naval Assets

449
Hulls

Aircraft Carriers

1
Hulls

Helicopter Carriers

0
Hulls

Destroyers

11
Hulls

Frigates

8
Hulls

Corvettes

65
Hulls

Submarines

53
Hulls

Minewarfare Vessels

37
Hulls

Avail. Labor Force

52,500,000
Personnel

Defense Budget

$82.600b
$USD

Oil Production

10.750m
Barrels-per-Day

Oil Consumption

3.700m
Barrels-per-Day

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