World naval rankings 2023: Which 3 representatives does Southeast Asia have?

The World Directory of Modern Military Warships (WDMMW) military news site has just announced a ranking of the 25 most powerful naval forces in the world, of which Southeast Asia has 3 representatives.

According to Business Insider, an organization that specializes in ranking modern warships called the World Directory of Modern Warships (WDMMW) recently ranked the world's most powerful navies. Three of the 25 representatives come from Southeast Asian countries, namely: Indonesia (ranked 4th), Thailand (ranked 21st) and Singapore (ranked 24th). Ranked 4th: Indonesia The Indonesian Navy is the highest-ranked Southeast Asian representative in the overall ranking with 243 naval vehicles of all kinds, including 4 submarines, 7 corvettes, 25 frigates, 9 minesweepers, 168 offshore patrol vessels and 30 landing ships. However, the country's navy does not own aircraft carriers, cruisers or destroyers.

Indonesian patrol ship KRI Singa-651 at Tanjung Wangi port, East Java province

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The Indonesian Navy is rated as having an "average" level of resource allocation. The median age of Indonesian ship hulls is 21.8 years. 21st place: Thailand Thailand is the second Southeast Asian representative to appear in this ranking. As of January 2023, the Thai Navy has 86 vehicles in service, including 1 transport helicopter, 4 destroyers, 7 corvettes, 6 light frigates, 5 minesweepers, 51 offshore patrol vessels and 12 landing ships. Thailand does not currently own submarines, but the country's military is working with China and may order them in the future. The Thai Navy also does not have cruisers. The Thai Navy is rated as having an "average" level of resource allocation. The median age of Thai ship hulls is 25.6 years. Rank 24: Singapore With 43.2 points, Singapore ranked 24th. As of November 2022, the country's navy currently has a total of 37 vehicles including 5 submarines, 6 frigates, 6 corvettes, 4 mine countermeasures ships, 12 offshore patrol vessels and amphibious assault ships. However, Singapore does not own aircraft carriers, destroyers or cruisers. WDMMW assessed the force distribution of the Singapore navy as "average". The median age of Singapore's hulls is 19.2 years. Topping the list this year is the United States , which has long been known to have the strongest naval force. In 2nd and 3rd place are China and Russia, respectively. WDMMW is an annually updated ranking. Accordingly, the results depend on the evaluation criteria coefficient, such as: the number of warships and submarines, the age of the fleet, the ability to provide logistical support as well as attack and defense capabilities. In addition, the ranking also considers the balance and correlation of the types of equipment that the country possesses.

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