The World's Major Navies. Ranked. (DEEP DIVE)
Simon Whistler · December 5, 2025 · 138 min video · Global
Free 2-minute preview. The full 138 minutes is for Insiders.
What this episode covers
The World's Major Navies. Ranked. (DEEP DIVE) — a Fronts video briefing on Strategy & Defense.
Chapters
- Introduction: Global Navy Rankings ExplainedIn the free preview
- Tier One: The Little GuysIn the free preview
- Local Powers: Nigeria, Argentina, PhilippinesInsiders
- Local Powers: Sri Lanka and MyanmarInsiders
- Local Powers: Morocco, Pakistan, IranInsiders
- Iran's Two Navies and Local StrategyInsiders
- Singapore's Poisonous Shrimp Naval StrategyInsiders
- Israel's Nuclear-Capable Submarine Deterrent ForceInsiders
- North Korea: King of the Local PowersInsiders
- Regional Powers: Defining the Next TierInsiders
- Thailand and Turkey: Regional Fleet ReviewInsiders
- Spain: NATO Carrier and Amphibious StrengthInsiders
- South Korea: Blue Water Naval ExpansionInsiders
- Italy and Japan: Elite Regional NaviesInsiders
- Russia: Potent Submarines, Weakened Surface FleetInsiders
- Russia's Submarine Might and Surface StrugglesInsiders
- India Builds Naval Power From ScratchInsiders
- Britain Remains a Bona Fide Global PowerInsiders
- France's Self-Sufficient Navy Has Global ReachInsiders
- China's Vast Navy Takes Global LeadInsiders
- America's Overwhelming Naval Strength TodayInsiders
- Global Network and Asymmetric AdvantageInsiders
- Future of Global Navies by 2040Insiders
From the transcript
The sea is brutal mistress, and some navies are better at impressing her than
Others.
Some patrol distant oceans with part about others struggled to get much further
This transcript was generated automatically and may contain errors.
Fronts Insider
Watch the full 138 minutes with Fronts Insider
This episode is one of 126 exclusives made only for Insiders.
$5 a month
or $50 a year
- This episode and all 126 Insider exclusives
- 872 WarFronts and HomeFronts videos without sponsor reads
- Every Insider article
- Cancel any time, 30-day money-back guarantee
Already an Insider? Sign in
Not ready to join?
Get WarFronts Weekly, our free email on the week's conflicts.
A free account unlocks one Insider article a month. Videos are for Insiders only.
Keep going on this story
Anything marked Free needs no account

The US Withdrawal from Iraq is Islamic State's Best Chance for a Comeback
Paweł Wójcik · 12 min read

We Spoke to One of Britain's Top Generals about Drones. This is What He Had to Say.
September 21, 2026

Gen-Z Revolutions are Sweeping the World. How Should the West Deal With Them?
Henrik Hannes Herkel · 13 min read
