Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence.
General Atomics has entered a clean-sheet drone called Wildfire into the Pentagon's Massed Modular Aircraft competition to replace the MQ-9 Reaper, a fleet that fell from 231 aircraft to 165 this year after 46 US Reaper losses in the war with Iran.
Satellite imagery dated 11 August 2026 shows the Paracel Islands feature turned into a 3.7-mile landmass with a deep-water quay and a 10,000-foot runway under grading, ten months after dredging began.
The US Army's choice of a wheeled Korean howitzer this week put a spotlight on a global artillery fleet that remains stubbornly majority towed, and on the handful of armies that have already left towed guns behind entirely.
Su-24
Destroyed
🇷🇺 Russia · Destroyed by Ukrainian drones at Saky AB alongside four pieces of airfield equipment and drone control points.
127× Beechjet T-1A
Retired
🇺🇸 United States · Type retired after 34 years as Vance AFB, the last base to fly it, held sunset events on 21-22 August; survivors go to the …
Su-34
Damaged
🇷🇺 Russia · Su-34 substantially damaged by Ukrainian long-range drones while parked at Akhtubinsk Air Base, Astrakhan Oblast; fuel spill and fire followed.
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.
| # | 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 |