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This is a list of countries by level of military equipment, including naval ships, fighter aircraft and nuclear weapons. This list is indicative only, as strict comparisons cannot accurately be made.

List

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Countries[a]
Military budget
(US$ bn)[b]
AWSTooltip Amphibious warfare ships
Sources
 Afghanistan 2
.01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Albania 0
.425 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Algeria 24
.00 1632 0 3 0 0 8 16 0 6 102 75 0 0 [citation needed]
 Angola 1
.04 310 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 56 0 0 [citation needed]
 Antigua and Barbuda 0
.00759 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Argentina 2
.91 348 0 0 0 1 4 7 0 1 32 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Armenia[e] 0
.621 221 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 7 0 0 [citation needed]
 Australia 31
.3 59 0 3 0 3 8 0 0 6 84 45 TC 1 [4]
 Austria 3
.47 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 TC 0 [citation needed]
 Azerbaijan[f] 2
.27 920 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 31 26 0 0 [citation needed]
 Bahamas 0
.0923 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Bahrain 1
.41 180 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 28 0 0 [citation needed]
 Bangladesh 4
.06 320 0 1 0 0 7 6 0 2 58 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Barbados 0
.0424 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Belarus 0
.650 517 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 21 0 0 [citation needed]
 Belgium 4
.83 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 44 14 [g] 0 [citation needed]
 Belize 0
.0233 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Benin 0
.0683 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Bolivia 0
.4794 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 [citation needed]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
.167 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 [citation needed]
 Botswana 0
.537 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 0 0 [citation needed]
 Brazil 22
.1 469 0 4 0 0 8 1 0 5 128 12 TC 1 [5]
 Brunei 0
.437 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Bulgaria 2
.07 215 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 19 13 0 0 [citation needed]
 Burkina Faso 0
.361 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 [citation needed]
 Burundi 0
.0617 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 [citation needed]
 Cambodia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 [citation needed]
 Cameroon 0
.424 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 0 0 [citation needed]
 Canada 26
.9 74 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 4 86 0 0 4 [citation needed]
 Cape Verde 0
.0115 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Central African Republic 0
.0389 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0 [citation needed]
 Chad 0
.206 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 13 0 0 [6]
 Chile 4 270 0 4 0 0 8 0 0 4 57 0 0 1 [citation needed]
 People's Republic of China 296 5000 2 57 8 42 43 72 12 47 1570 278 410 132 [7]
 Colombia 9
.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 4 55 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Costa Rica 0
.433 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 [citation needed]
 Croatia 1
.12 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Cuba 225 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 38 12 0 0 [citation needed]
 Cyprus 0
.406 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 [citation needed]
 Czech Republic 3
.28 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 17 0 0 [citation needed]
 Ivory Coast 0
.898 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 [citation needed]
 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0
.329 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 0 0 [citation needed]
 Denmark 4
.91 44 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Djibouti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 [citation needed]
 Dominican Republic 0
.621 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Ecuador 1
.55 55 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 2 9 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Egypt 11
.1 5340 2 4 0 0 13 7 0 8 426 99 0 1 [citation needed]
 El Salvador 0
.172 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Equatorial Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 5 0 0 [citation needed]
 Eritrea 1756 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 0 0 [citation needed]
 Estonia 0
.691 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 [citation needed]
 Ethiopia 0
.472 680 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 18 0 0 [citation needed]
 Fiji 0
.0485 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Finland 4
.11 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 France 53
.6 222 1 3 0 3 18 6 8 0 282 67 290 7 [7]
 Gabon 0
.269 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 0 [citation needed]
 Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Georgia 0
.288 235 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 0 0 [citation needed]
 Germany 55
.8 295 0 0 0 3 7 5 0 6 209 51 [g] 7 [citation needed]
 Ghana 0
.233 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 0 0 [citation needed]
 Greece 4
.98 1365 0 5 0 0 13 0 0 11 232 28 0 0 [citation needed]
 Guatemala 0
.337 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 [citation needed]
 Guinea 0
.191 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 [citation needed]
 Guinea-Bissau 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Guyana 0
.0678 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 [citation needed]
 Haiti 0
.0139 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Honduras 0
.340 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 7 0 0 [citation needed]
 Hungary 2
.04 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 0 0 [citation needed]
 Iceland 0
.0551 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 India 81
.4 4614 2 9 0 10 12 19 2 14 726 41 172 21 [7]
 Indonesia 8
.37 313 0 29 0 0 7 24 0 4 97 15 0 0 [citation needed]
 Iran 14
.1 1996 0 10 0 0 0 7 0 19 240 50 n/a 3 [citation needed]
 Iraq 10
.3 848 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 35 0 0 [citation needed]
 Ireland 1
.19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Israel 23
.4 1370 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 5 340 43 90[h][7] 10 [citation needed]
 Italy 33
.5 200 2 3 0 4 12 0 0 8 221 36 [g] 9 [citation needed]
 Jamaica 0
.262 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 [citation needed]
 Japan 46
.0 518 2 3 3 38 6 0 0 22 313 101 TC 11 [8]
 Jordan 1
.72 1365 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 29 0 0 [citation needed]
 Kazakhstan 1
.44 300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 126 32 0 0 [citation needed]
 Kenya 1
.11 188 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 3 0 0 [citation needed]
 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5845 0 10 0 0 2 5 0 71 572 0 30 0 [7]
 Republic of Korea 46
.4 2501 0 10 3 6 14 12 0 20 580 96 TC 0 [citation needed]
 Kuwait 7
.76 368 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 16 0 0 [citation needed]
 Kyrgyzstan 215 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 [citation needed]
 Laos 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 [citation needed]
 Latvia 0
.712 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 [citation needed]
 Lebanon 1
.92 204 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Lesotho 0
.0432 ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 [citation needed]
 Liberia 0
.0187 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Libya 300 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 1 0 0 [citation needed]
 Lithuania 2
.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Luxembourg 0
.344 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 North Macedonia 0
.188 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 [citation needed]
 Madagascar 0
.0772 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 [citation needed]
 Malawi 0
.0675 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 [citation needed]
 Malaysia 3
.72 48 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 2 38 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Maldives 0
.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Mali 0
.727 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 4 0 0 [citation needed]
 Malta 0
.0839 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 [citation needed]
 Mauritania 0
.16 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 [citation needed]
 Mauritius 0
.22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 [citation needed]
 Mexico 5
.27 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 68 0 TC 2 [citation needed]
 Moldova 0
.0421 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Mongolia 0
.096 420 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Montenegro 0
.0743 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 [citation needed]
 Morocco 5
.96 916 0 3 0 0 3 4 0 0 117 0 0 2 [citation needed]
 Mozambique 0
.127 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 [citation needed]
 Myanmar 2
.11 186 0 1 0 0 5 3 0 1 92 12 TC 0 [citation needed]
 Namibia 0
.422 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 0 0 [citation needed]
 Nepal 0
.387 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 [citation needed]
 Netherlands 15
.6 0 0 3 0 4 2 0 0 4 58 28 [g] 1 [citation needed]
 New Zealand 2
.72 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 TC 0 [citation needed]
 Nicaragua 0
.0784 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 [citation needed]
 Niger 0
.176 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 [citation needed]
 Nigeria 2
.57 317 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 38 16 0 0 [citation needed]
 Norway 8
.252 52 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 6 40 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Oman 7
.48 117 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 56 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Pakistan 13
.3 2537 0 8 0 0 10 6 0 8 583 65 170 1 [9][7]
 Panama 0
.805 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 [citation needed]
 Papua New Guinea 0
.0942 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Paraguay 0
.288 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Peru 2
.13 240 0 3 0 0 7 7 0 6 48 18 0 1 [citation needed]
 Philippines 3
.65 0 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 25 2 0 0 [citation needed]
 Poland 16
.6 808 0 5 0 0 2 1 0 3 109 28 TC 0 [citation needed]
 Portugal 2
.86 37 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 25 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Qatar 15
.4 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 24 0 1 [citation needed]
 Republic of the Congo 0
.301 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 [citation needed]
 Romania 5
.21 377 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 49 0 TC 0 [10]
 Russia 93
.0 13530 1 20 4 11 15 81 28 21 1517 404 5889 109 [7][11]
 Rwanda 0
.127 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 [citation needed]
 Saudi Arabia 75
.0 960 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 0 364 47 TC 0 [citation needed]
 Senegal 0
.343 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 [citation needed]
 Serbia 0
.878 214 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 6 0 0 [citation needed]
 Seychelles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Sierra Leone 0
.0257 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 [citation needed]
 Singapore 10
.9 97 0 4 0 0 6 8 0 4 100 19 0 0 [citation needed]
 Slovakia 2
.12 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Slovenia 0
.630 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 [citation needed]
 Somalia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 South Africa 3
.24 157 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 26 11 TC 1 [citation needed]
 South Sudan 0
.0701 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 [citation needed]
 Spain 20
.3 327 1 2 0 5 6 0 0 2 152 24 0 3 [citation needed]
 Sri Lanka 1
.59 62 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 11 0 0 [citation needed]
 Sudan 465 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 40 0 1 [citation needed]
 Suriname 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 [citation needed]
 Sweden 7
.05 120 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 94 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Switzerland 5
.74 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 0 TC 0 [citation needed]
 Syria 11 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 226 20 0 0 [citation needed]
 Taiwan 19
.4 1110[12] 0 9 0 4 22 0 0 4 346 96 0 1 [i][citation needed]
 Tajikistan 0
.187 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 [citation needed]
 Tanzania 0
.827 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 0 0 [citation needed]
 Thailand 6
.99 420 1 3 0 0 7 7 0 0 113 7 0 0 [citation needed]
 Timor-Leste 0
.0443 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Togo 0
.107 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 0 0 [citation needed]
 Trinidad and Tobago 0
.904 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 [citation needed]
 Tunisia 1
.14 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Turkey 11 4378 0 5 0 0 16 10 0 12 291 95 [g] 2 [citation needed]
 Turkmenistan 654 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 10 0 0 [citation needed]
 Uganda 0
.547 240 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 0 0 [citation needed]
 Ukraine 44
.0 2123 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 111 35 0 0 [citation needed]
 United Arab Emirates 26
.9 353 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 155 28 0 3 [citation needed]
 United Kingdom 68
.5 227 2 5 0 6 13 0 10 0 145 40 225 8 [7][13]
 United States 877 [j] 4645 11 42 9 75 23 0 68 0 3368 867 5244 141 [7][15][16]
 Uruguay 0
.442 15 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 4 0 0 [citation needed]
 Uzbekistan 340 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 33 0 0 [citation needed]
 Venezuela 173 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 71 9 0 1 [citation needed]
 Vietnam 5
.68 1379 0 7 0 0 0 12 0 8 80 0 0 1 [citation needed]
 Yemen 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 0 0 0 [citation needed]
 Zambia 0
.387 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 5 0 0 [citation needed]
 Zimbabwe 0
.0389 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 6 0 0 [citation needed]
 Total

States marked 'TC' are widely considered technologically capable of wielding, operating or developing nuclear weapons, however are signatories of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and are not known to possess any at the current moment. Japan, South Korea and Poland [citation needed] are generally considered de facto nuclear states due to their believed ability to wield nuclear weapons within 1 to 3 years.[17][18][19] South Africa produced six nuclear weapons in the 1980s, but dismantled them in the early 1990s. South Africa signed the NPT in 1991.[20][21]

Combat aircraft by country

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Figures sourced from the Center for Strategic and International Studies[22][23] and Flightglobal.com,[24] unless otherwise noted.

Rank Country Fighters Bombers Attack Total Sources
1 United States (USAF, US Navy) 5,209 162 343 5,714
2 Russia (Russian Air Force, Russian Naval Aviation) 862 181 548 1,591
3 China (PLAAF, PLANAF) 922 160 276 1,358
4 India (Indian Air Force, Indian Naval Air Arm) 646 227 873
5 North Korea 484 40 154 678
6 Pakistan 447 136 583 [25]
7 Egypt 338 26 496 [25]
8 South Korea 468 488
9 Israel 426 426
10 Japan 380 380

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ All data apart from the number of nuclear weapons is taken from The Military Balance (2020).[1]
  2. ^ Budget is annual
  3. ^ Fixed-wing aircraft with combat capability
  4. ^ Includes helicopters that have some attacking capabilities i.e. 'multi-role helicopters'
  5. ^ Pre-war figures
  6. ^ Pre-war figures
  7. ^ a b c d e See: NATO nuclear sharing
  8. ^ Israel neither confirms nor denies possession of nuclear weapons
  9. ^ Taiwan's political status is disputed.
  10. ^ Includes United States Coast Guard Budget.[14]

References

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  1. ^ The Military Balance. Routledge. February 14, 2020. ISBN 9780367466398.
  2. ^ a b "World Air Forces directory 2023". Flight Global. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Nuclear Weapons: Who Has What at a Glance". Arms Control Association. July 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "Lockheed will complete Australian F-35 deliveries by year-end". Flight Global. March 2, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "New FAB Gripen fighters are already on their way to Brazil". Aeroflap. November 24, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "Çad'da HÜRKUŞ ve ANKA teslimatı töreni | SavunmaSanayiST" (in Turkish). August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Nuclear Weapons: Who Has What at a Glance | Arms Control Association". armscontrol.org. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "Aircraft Carriers by Country 2023". Wisevoter. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  9. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2024). "The Military Balance 2024". International Institute for Strategic Studies. Routledge: 301–304. ISBN 9781032780047.
  10. ^ "Romanian Air Force Retires Its MiG-21 LanceR Jets". The Aviationist. May 14, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  11. ^ "How Powerful Is Russia's Military?". Defense One. November 14, 2014.
  12. ^ "Just how strong is China's military compared to Taiwan?". August 5, 2022.
  13. ^ "Chapter Four: Europe: Regional trends in 2022 50; Regional defence policy and economics 52; Poland: defence policy 66; Arms procurements and deliveries 69; Armed forces data section 72". The Military Balance. 123 (1): 50–149. December 31, 2023. doi:10.1080/04597222.2023.2162716. ISSN 0459-7222. S2CID 256848925.
  14. ^ "Budget". Coast Guard Budget in Brief. 2018. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018.
  15. ^ US Navy sources:
    "Aircraft Carriers – CVN". United States Navy.
    "The Gator Navy". United States Navy.
    "Littoral Combat Ship Class – LCS". United States Navy.
    "The Submarines". United States Navy.
  16. ^ "Chapter Three: North America: Regional trends in 2022 16; United States: defence policy and economics 18; Canada: defence policy 28; Arms procurements and deliveries 29; Armed forces data section 32". The Military Balance. 123 (1): 16–49. December 31, 2023. doi:10.1080/04597222.2023.2162715. ISSN 0459-7222. S2CID 256848739.
  17. ^ Brumfiel, G. (2004). "We have the technology". Nature. 432 (7016): 432–437. doi:10.1038/432432a. PMID 15565123.
  18. ^ Karam, Souhail (March 5, 2007). "Saudi defends Gulf Arab atom plans, criticizes Iran". Reuters.
  19. ^ Shuster, Mike (April 13, 2010). "Nuclear Capabilities And Potential Around The World". NPR.
  20. ^ "Nuclear Weapons Program (South Africa)". WMD Around the World. Federation of American Scientists Updated: May 31, 2012.
  21. ^ Nic Von Wielligh & Lydia Von Wielligh-Steyn (2015). The Bomb – South Africa's Nuclear Weapons Programme. Translated by Sandra Mills. Pretoria: Litera. ISBN 978-1-9201-8848-1.
  22. ^ "The Asian Conventional Military Balance in 2006" (PDF). Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  23. ^ "The Israeli and Syrian Conventional Military Balance" (PDF). Retrieved August 19, 2011.
  24. ^ World Air Force 2014 – Flight International, Flightglobal.com, Accessed November 23, 2014
  25. ^ a b "World Air Forces directory 2022". Flight Global. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

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