North America's co-defender sharing NORAD with the US, transitioning to F-35 from CF-18 Hornets.
MILITARY DOCTRINE
NORAD continental defence, expeditionary NATO contributions, and Arctic sovereignty.
38.3M
POPULATION
$2.14T
GDP TOTAL
$26.5B
MILITARY BUDGET
68K
ACTIVE TROOPS
MILITARY CAPABILITY
FORCE STRUCTURE BREAKDOWN
PERSONNEL
Active Troops
68,000
Reserve Troops
27,000
Paramilitary
0
Special Forces
2,000
GFP POWER INDEX
0.4427
MIL. BUDGET % GDP
1.4%
GROUND FORCES
Tanks (MBT)
82
Armored Vehicles
2,000
Artillery
84
MLRS
4
82
TANKS
2,000
AFVs
84
ARTILLERY
AIR POWER
Fighter Aircraft
401
Attack Helicopters
0
Transport Helicopters
240
Drones (UAV/UCAV)
8
401
FIGHTERS
0
HELICOPTERS
8
DRONES
NAVAL & STRATEGIC
Total Ships
63
Submarines
4
Aircraft Carriers
0
Ballistic Missiles
0
NON-NUCLEAR STATE
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