Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence.
US President Donald Trump told reporters on August 19 that Kim Jong-un has "57 very powerful nuclear weapons", four months after citing 45 - a figure he did not source, and one well below the range South Korea's defense ministry says it works from.
The annual US-South Korean exercise will end on August 21 instead of August 27 and its second command-post phase is cancelled, after President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon on August 16 to substantially reduce the drills.
President Lai Ching-te's government will ask the Legislative Yuan for NT$1.1225 trillion ($35.2 billion) in defense spending for 2027, the first Taiwanese military budget above NT$1 trillion and the first to exceed 3 percent of GDP.
F-15J
Damaged
🇯🇵 Japan · Left main landing gear collapsed on landing at Naha; the jet slid on its wingtip and swung 180 degrees, pilot unhurt.
SR20
Crash
🇫🇷 France · Forced landing on a departmental road near Salon-de-Provence during a training flight; the aircraft caught fire, both occupants slightly injured.
2× MQ-9B SeaGuardian
Ordered
🇮🇳 India · Thirty-month lease of two more MQ-9B SeaGuardian signed with General Atomics for 19.43 billion rupees; brings the Indian Navy's leased fleet to four pending …
MQ-9 Reaper
Shot down
🇺🇸 United States · IRGC claimed shootdown near Qeshm Island in Hormozgan province; unconfirmed by US officials.
12× UH-72A Lakota
Ordered
🇺🇸 United States · Contract for up to 12 UH-72B Lakota worth 115.4 million dollars; work at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, through December 2030.
| # | Country | ARMS Index (Aggregate Rating of Military Strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 🇺🇸United States | 100.0 | 12,996 | 553 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | 🇨🇳China | 85.1 | 3,921 | 1,033 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | 🇷🇺Russia | 82.7 | 5,378 | 533 | 1,100,000 | $152B |
| 04 | 🇮🇳India | 69.0 | 2,256 | 351 | 1,475,750 | $78B |
| 05 | 🇫🇷France | 64.1 | 1,017 | 175 | 270,000 | $66B |
| 06 | 🇰🇷South Korea | 63.9 | 1,552 | 156 | 500,000 | $43B |
| 07 | 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 62.2 | 673 | 154 | 144,400 | $88B |
| 08 | 🇯🇵Japan | 61.3 | 1,400 | 158 | 247,000 | $56B |
| 09 | 🇹🇷Turkey | 58.2 | 1,357 | 217 | 355,200 | $31B |
| 10 | 🇩🇪Germany | 57.8 | 654 | 90 | 183,500 | $112B |
| 11 | 🇮🇱Israel | 56.6 | 546 | 55 | 169,500 | $43B |
| 12 | 🇹🇼Taiwan | 56.4 | 714 | 107 | 169,000 | $18B |
| 13 | 🇮🇹Italy | 56.3 | 775 | 314 | 165,500 | $48B |
| 14 | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 56.1 | 914 | 37 | 257,000 | $88B |
| 15 | 🇵🇰Pakistan | 54.3 | 1,506 | 152 | 660,000 | $9.3B |