United States Navy

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Maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces

Data Confidence: 72% · Sources: 1 · Last Updated: Sep 22, 2026

Assets Under Control ▲: Estimated $500.0B – $2.0T
Reach ▲: 1.0B people
Power ▲: Controls 290 combat vessels, 4,012 operational aircraft, and 1,895 assigned nuclear warheads aboard Ohio-class submarines, representing 51% of the total U.S. nuclear stockpile.
Influence ▲: Maintains a constant global forward presence across the Western Pacific, Mediterranean, and Indian Ocean, enabling rapid regional crisis response and sea control.
Network ▲: Operates as a coequal branch within the Department of the Navy alongside the United States Marine Corps and integrates directly into the broader Department of Defense architecture.
Legacy ▲: Established in 1775 as the Continental Navy, it supplanted the Royal Navy as the world's preeminent naval power during World War II after defeating the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific.
Trajectory ▲: Rising ↑ — first assessment on record.

About

The United States Navy is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and operates under the Department of the Navy. It maintains 290 deployable combat vessels, including 11 active aircraft carriers and 70 submarines, making it the largest navy in the world by displacement at 4.5 million tons. With 336,978 active duty personnel and 4,012 operational aircraft, it projects blue-water military power globally across the Western Pacific, Mediterranean, and Indian Ocean.