• ZapBeebz_@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Is the US Navy even a maritime power though? Aren’t they more of an airborne power these days, given they have the second largest fixed-wing air force in the world (right after the USAF)

    • Slab_Bulkhead@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      number of ships ain’t everything.

      Top 10 Most Powerful Navies in the World (by total tonnage - 2014):

      • United States - 3,415,893
      • Russia - 845,739
      • China - 708,886
      • Japan - 413,800
      • United Kingdom - 367,850
      • France - 319,195
      • India - 317,725
      • South Korea - 178,710
      • Italy - 173,549
      • Taiwan - 151,662