Global Naval Power: This country has the most guided missile destroyers

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Global Naval Power: This country has the most guided missile destroyers

A guided missile destroyer is a warship equipped with guns, specialized weapons, guided missiles and long-range sonar. Many of these destroyers can be used to combat aircraft, submarines and ground forces. Countries with strong navies use destroyers to maintain their naval power. But some countries boast a much larger fleet than others. (See also the submarines and underwater military technology that make up the Navy’s hidden arsenal.)

To identify the countries with the most guided missile destroyers, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 2024 Military Strength Ranking from Global Firepower, an annually updated defense statistics website with information on 145 countries. Countries were ranked by the total number of destroyer-class ships in their fleet. We have included additional information regarding the total number of naval vessels, submarines, as well as the overall military power score of each country.

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Global Naval Power: This country has the most guided missile destroyers

Guided missile destroyers are important in maintaining naval superiority and security on the world stage. Their roles in air defense, surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare and humanitarian missions highlight this importance and underline their versatility. The number of guided missile destroyers a country has suggests its naval power and overall military presence, as well as how two countries might fare if they faced off in battle.

Learn about the countries with the most guided missile destroyers:

14. Pakistan

Total Destroyers: 2
Total naval vessels: 114
Total submarines: 8
Total corvettes: 2
Military Power Score: 0.1711 – #9 of 145

13. Australia

USNS+Choctaw County+T-EPF-2 | USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) leads a formation of US and European Union ships in the Gulf of Aden.

Total Destroyers: 3
Total naval vessels: 43
Total submarines: 6
Total corvettes: 0
Military Power Score: 0.2515 – #16 of 145

12. Argentina

Total Destroyers: 4
Total naval vessels: 41
Total submarines: 2
Total corvettes: 9
Military Power Score: 0.3823 – #28 of 145

11. Taiwan

Total Destroyers: 4
Total naval vessels: 93
Total submarines: 4
Total corvettes: 2
Military Power Score: 0.3302 – #24 of 145

10. Italy

Total Destroyers: 4
Total naval vessels: 309
Total submarines: 8
Total corvettes: 0
Military Power Score: 0.1863 – #10 of 145

9. Mexico

USS+Gladiator+MCM-11 | USS Sentry (MCM 3), left, USS Gladiator (MCM 11), USS O'Kane (DDG 77), USS Portland (LPD 27) and the Royal Saudi Naval Forces frigate Al Riyadh (812) transit the Red Sea during Exercise Indigo Defender 21.

Total Destroyers: 5
Total naval vessels: 194
Total submarines: 0
Total corvettes: 4
Military Power Score: 0.4274 – #31 of 145

8. United Kingdom

Total Destroyers: 6
Total naval vessels: 117
Total submarines: 10
Total corvettes: 0
Military Power Score: 0.1443 – #6 of 145

7. France

Total Destroyers: 10
Total naval vessels: 128
Total submarines: 9
Total corvettes: 0
Military Power Score: 0.1878 – #11 of 145

6. India

Total Destroyers: 12
Total naval vessels: 294
Total submarines: 18
Total corvettes: 18
Military Power Score: 0.1023 – #4 of 145

5. South Korea

US destroyer | USS Stockdale (DDG-106) US Navy destroyer

Total Destroyers: 13
Total naval vessels: 200
Total submarines: 22
Total corvettes: 5
Military Power Score: 0.1416 – #5 of 145

4. Russia

Total Destroyers: 14
Total naval vessels: 781
Total submarines: 65
Total corvettes: 83
Military Power Score: 0.0702 – #2 of 145

3. Japan

Total Destroyers: 36
Total naval vessels: 155
Total submarines: 23
Total corvettes: 6
Military Power Score: 0.1601 – #7 of 145

2. China

Total Destroyers: 49
Total naval vessels: 730
Total submarines: 61
Total corvettes: 72
Military Power Score: 0.0706 – #3 of 145

1. United States of America

Total Destroyers: 75
Total naval vessels: 472
Total submarines: 64
Total corvettes: 23
Military Power Score: 0.0699 – #1 of 145

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