An army, ground force or land force is an armed force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch, or armed service of a nation or countr
United States Army soldiers at a 2025 parade
Indian Army soldiers on parade in 2014
A bronze crossbow trigger mechanism and butt plate that were mass-produced in the Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
An Ancient Greek warrior in bronze, Riace bronzes, c. 450 BCE.
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state,
Army
…service branch, or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by possessing an army aviation component. Within a national military force, the word army may also mean a field army. In some countries, such as France and China, the term "army", especially in its plural form "armies…
NATO military ceremony in Pabradė, Lithuania, November 2014
Depiction of ancient Egyptian military formation
A frontline Ukrainian soldier with an anti-drone rifle, which uses directed energy to disable its target. The mainstream use of drone technology in the Russian invasion of Ukraine led to a need to research, develop and deploy effective counter-measures.
Afghan and British military cargo trucks preparing a convoy to resupply a forward operating base in Afghanistan, 2011