These Are the NATO Powers with the Largest Artillery Armies

24/7 Wall St. : NATO, and its alliance of nations, is home to one of the largest stockpiles of artillery forces in the world This impressive buildup of artillery units underscores the alliance’s ability to conduct large-scale ground operations Outside of these NATO nations, some of the largest artillery arsenals in the world are […] The post These Are the NATO Powers with the Largest Artillery Armies appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..

Apr 29, 2025 - 12:00

These Are the NATO Powers with the Largest Artillery Armies

24/7 Wall St. Key Points:

NATO, and its alliance of nations, is home to one of the largest stockpiles of artillery forces in the world
This impressive buildup of artillery units underscores the alliance’s ability to conduct large-scale ground operations
Outside of these NATO nations, some of the largest artillery arsenals in the world are in Russia and China
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As the largest military alliance on the planet, NATO has a vast array of assets at its disposal, chief among these is its artillery arsenal. Countries like the United States, Turkey, and France are home to some of the largest artillery inventories in the alliance. However, outside of NATO, countries like Russia and China have some of the largest stockpiles of artillery units in the world. Here, 24/7 Wall St. is taking a closer look at the NATO countries with the largest total artillery arsenals.

To identify the NATO countries with the most artillery units, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 2025 Military Strength Ranking from Global Firepower, an annually updated defense-related statistics website with information on 145 countries. Countries were ranked on the total number of artillery units in their arsenal. We included supplemental information regarding the total military vehicles, tanks and MLRS units, as well as each country’s overall military strength score and defense budget. Countries with no artillery were excluded.

Here is a look at the countries with the largest artillery armies in NATO:

Why Are We Covering This?

Understanding NATO’s military dynamics is important when looking at the state of global security. Since its inception, NATO has played a pivotal role in shaping international relations through its collective defense and security framework. As geopolitical tensions continue to rise and new threats emerge, knowing and understanding NATO’s military capabilities is important for getting a clearer picture of the world stage. Not to mention, countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, among others, contribute significantly to NATO’s military strength, influencing global power balances and regional stability.

28. Montenegro

Total artillery: 12
Total towed artillery: 12
Total self-propelled artillery: 0
Total tanks: 0
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 12
Total military vehicles: 471
Military defense budget: $148,100,000 – #136 out of 145
Military strength score: 2.9216 – #127 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Montenegro has 11 military aircraft, all of which are helicopters. Montenegro has 2,350 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 599,849.

27. Slovenia

Total artillery: 18
Total towed artillery: 18
Total self-propelled artillery: 0
Total tanks: 54
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 0
Total military vehicles: 1,428
Military defense budget: $886,860,000 – #91 out of 145
Military strength score: 2.1016 – #96 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Slovenia has 39 military aircraft (including 16 helicopters). Slovenia has 7,300 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 2.098 million.

26. Denmark

Total artillery: 19
Total towed artillery: 0
Total self-propelled artillery: 19
Total tanks: 44
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 8
Total military vehicles: 3,856
Military defense budget: $7,225,466,250 – #40 out of 145
Military strength score: 0.8109 – #45 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Denmark has 117 military aircraft (including 4 attack aircraft, 31 fighter aircraft, and 34 helicopters). Denmark has 20,000 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 5.973 million.

25. Sweden

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Total artillery: 26
Total towed artillery: 0
Total self-propelled artillery: 26
Total tanks: 110
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 0
Total military vehicles: 6,795
Military defense budget: $13,000,000,000 – #28 out of 145
Military strength score: 0.4835 – #27 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Sweden has 169 military aircraft (including 71 fighter aircraft and 53 helicopters). Sweden has 24,400 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 10.59 million.

24. Estonia

Total artillery: 36
Total towed artillery: 0
Total self-propelled artillery: 36
Total tanks: 0
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 0
Total military vehicles: 1,685
Military defense budget: $1,463,360,000 – #77 out of 145
Military strength score: 2.2917 – #107 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Estonia has 5 military aircraft (including 3 helicopters). Estonia has 7,700 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 1.194 million.

23. Norway

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Total artillery: 42
Total towed artillery: 0
Total self-propelled artillery: 42
Total tanks: 44
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 0
Total military vehicles: 6,552
Military defense budget: $9,710,000,000 – #32 out of 145
Military strength score: 0.6811 – #38 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Norway has 97 military aircraft (including 32 attack aircraft and 33 helicopters). Norway has 23,250 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 5.510 million.

22. Slovakia

Total artillery: 44
Total towed artillery: 9
Total self-propelled artillery: 35
Total tanks: 45
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 25
Total military vehicles: 3,074
Military defense budget: $2,656,000,000 – #64 out of 145
Military strength score: 1.3978 – #71 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Slovakia has 41 military aircraft (including 2 fighter aircraft and 22 helicopters). Slovakia has 19,500 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 5.564 million.

21. Netherlands

Total artillery: 46
Total towed artillery: 0
Total self-propelled artillery: 46
Total tanks: 18
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 2
Total military vehicles: 2,755
Military defense budget: $27,000,000,000 – #18 out of 145
Military strength score: 0.6412 – #36 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, the Netherlands has 120 military aircraft (including 32 fighter aircraft and 63 helicopters). The Netherlands has 41,380 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 17.77 million.

20. Latvia

Total artillery: 47
Total towed artillery: 0
Total self-propelled artillery: 47
Total tanks: 0
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 0
Total military vehicles: 1,848
Military defense budget: $1,138,000,000 – #84 out of 145
Military strength score: 2.1246 – #99 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Latvia has 7 military aircraft, all of which are helicopters. Latvia has 17,250 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 1.801 million.

19. Albania

Total artillery: 50
Total towed artillery: 50
Total self-propelled artillery: 0
Total tanks: 46
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 135
Total military vehicles: 1,796
Military defense budget: $558,862,420 – #101 out of 145
Military strength score: 1.6815 – #78 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Albania has 19 military aircraft, all of which are helicopters. Albania has 6,600 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 3.107 million.

18. Czechia

Total artillery: 50
Total towed artillery: 0
Total self-propelled artillery: 50
Total tanks: 43
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 16
Total military vehicles: 6,340
Military defense budget: $6,750,000,000 – #43 out of 145
Military strength score: 0.9994 – #53 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Czechia has 99 military aircraft (including 16 attack aircraft, 12 fighter aircraft, and 42 helicopters). Czechia has 28,000 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 10.84 million.

17. Croatia

Total artillery: 67
Total towed artillery: 42
Total self-propelled artillery: 25
Total tanks: 45
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 42
Total military vehicles: 2,848
Military defense budget: $1,176,000,000 – #83 out of 145
Military strength score: 1.5074 – #75 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Croatia has 67 military aircraft (including 10 fighter aircraft and 37 helicopters). Croatia has 14,325 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 4.150 million.

16. Bulgaria

Total artillery: 72
Total towed artillery: 24
Total self-propelled artillery: 48
Total tanks: 90
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 24
Total military vehicles: 4,914
Military defense budget: $1,373,232,000 – #80 out of 145
Military strength score: 1.2563 – #61 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Bulgaria has 65 military aircraft (including 5 attack aircraft, 10 fighter aircraft, and 27 helicopters). Bulgaria has 37,000 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 6.783 million.

15. Lithuania

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Total artillery: 75
Total towed artillery: 54
Total self-propelled artillery: 21
Total tanks: 0
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 0
Total military vehicles: 1,263
Military defense budget: $2,388,900,000 – #66 out of 145
Military strength score: 1.9075 – #88 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Lithuania has 9 military aircraft (including 4 helicopters). Lithuania has 23,000 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 2.628 million.

14. France

Total artillery: 96
Total towed artillery: 0
Total self-propelled artillery: 96
Total tanks: 215
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 9
Total military vehicles: 110,932
Military defense budget: $55,000,000,000 – #9 out of 145
Military strength score: 0.1878 – #8 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, France has 976 military aircraft (including 226 fighter aircraft and 448 helicopters). France has 200,000 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 68.37 million.

13. Germany

Total artillery: 134
Total towed artillery: 0
Total self-propelled artillery: 134
Total tanks: 296
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 33
Total military vehicles: 83,260
Military defense budget: $50,000,000,000 – #11 out of 145
Military strength score: 0.2601 – #14 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Germany has 584 military aircraft (including 63 attack aircraft, 129 fighter aircraft, and 309 helicopters). Germany has 181,600 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 84.12 million.

12. Portugal

Total artillery: 139
Total towed artillery: 115
Total self-propelled artillery: 24
Total tanks: 34
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 0
Total military vehicles: 10,828
Military defense budget: $4,627,000,000 – #52 out of 145
Military strength score: 0.6856 – #39 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Portugal has 115 military aircraft (including 28 fighter aircraft and 31 helicopters). Portugal has 24,000 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 10.64 million.

11. North Macedonia

Total artillery: 150
Total towed artillery: 150
Total self-propelled artillery: 0
Total tanks: 20
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 17
Total military vehicles: 1,108
Military defense budget: $388,421,700 – #114 out of 145
Military strength score: 2.4042 – #112 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, North Macedonia has 20 military aircraft (including 10 helicopters). North Macedonia has 9,000 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 2.136 million.

10. Italy

Total artillery: 172
Total towed artillery: 108
Total self-propelled artillery: 64
Total tanks: 200
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 21
Total military vehicles: 73,480
Military defense budget: $30,890,000,000 – #16 out of 145
Military strength score: 0.2164 – #10 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Italy has 729 military aircraft (including 67 attack aircraft, 89 fighter aircraft, and 392 helicopters). Italy has 165,500 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 60.96 million.

9. United Kingdom

Total artillery: 197
Total towed artillery: 126
Total self-propelled artillery: 71
Total tanks: 227
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 29
Total military vehicles: 38,200
Military defense budget: $71,500,540,000 – #6 out of 145
Military strength score: 0.1785 – #6 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, the United Kingdom has 631 military aircraft (including 31 attack aircraft, 113 fighter aircraft, and 266 helicopters). The United Kingdom has 184,860 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 68.46 million.

8. Hungary

Total artillery: 319
Total towed artillery: 295
Total self-propelled artillery: 24
Total tanks: 209
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 0
Total military vehicles: 7,797
Military defense budget: $4,576,000,000 – #53 out of 145
Military strength score: 1.0259 – #55 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Hungary has 69 military aircraft (including 12 fighter aircraft and 44 helicopters). Hungary has 41,600 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 9.856 million.

7. Spain

Total artillery: 382
Total towed artillery: 287
Total self-propelled artillery: 95
Total tanks: 317
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 0
Total military vehicles: 17,626
Military defense budget: $23,397,000,000 – #22 out of 145
Military strength score: 0.3242 – #17 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Spain has 461 military aircraft (including 12 attack aircraft, 137 fighter aircraft, and 153 helicopters). Spain has 133,282 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 47.28 million.

6. Poland

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Total artillery: 677
Total towed artillery: 0
Total self-propelled artillery: 677
Total tanks: 614
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 196
Total military vehicles: 23,138
Military defense budget: $48,700,000,000 – #12 out of 145
Military strength score: 0.3776 – #22 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Poland has 479 military aircraft (including 44 attack aircraft, 59 fighter aircraft, and 216 helicopters). Poland has 202,100 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 38.75 million.

5. Romania

Total artillery: 720
Total towed artillery: 720
Total self-propelled artillery: 0
Total tanks: 328
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 243
Total military vehicles: 10,774
Military defense budget: $9,700,000,000 – #33 out of 145
Military strength score: 0.8984 – #51 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Romania has 140 military aircraft (including 21 fighter aircraft and 65 helicopters). Romania has 81,300 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 18.15 million.

4. Finland

Total artillery: 774
Total towed artillery: 667
Total self-propelled artillery: 107
Total tanks: 200
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 76
Total military vehicles: 11,704
Military defense budget: $6,779,661,000 – #42 out of 145
Military strength score: 0.8437 – #48 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Finland has 163 military aircraft (including 54 fighter aircraft and 27 helicopters). Finland has 24,000 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 5.626 million.

3. Greece

Total artillery: 1287
Total towed artillery: 698
Total self-propelled artillery: 589
Total tanks: 1,344
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 152
Total military vehicles: 61,888
Military defense budget: $6,500,000,000 – #44 out of 145
Military strength score: 0.5337 – #30 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Greece has 558 military aircraft (including 178 fighter aircraft and 293 helicopters). Greece has 142,700 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 10.46 million.

2. United States

Total artillery: 1,883
Total towed artillery: 1,212
Total self-propelled artillery: 671
Total tanks: 4,640
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 641
Total military vehicles: 391,963
Military defense budget: $895,000,000,000 – #1 out of 145
Military strength score: 0.0744 – #1 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, the United States has 13,043 military aircraft (including 889 attack aircraft, 1,790 fighter aircraft, and 5,843 helicopters). The United States has 1,328,000 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 341.96 million.

1. Turkey

Total artillery: 2,745
Total towed artillery: 1,707
Total self-propelled artillery: 1,038
Total tanks: 2,238
Total Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 296
Total military vehicles: 61,173
Military defense budget: $47,000,000,000 – #13 out of 145
Military strength score: 0.1902 – #9 out of 145

Separate from the ground forces, Turkey has 1,083 military aircraft (including 201 fighter aircraft and 508 helicopters). Turkey has 355,200 active-duty personnel out of a total population of 84.12 million.

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