Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence.
The 12 August strike on Novorossiysk damaged Admiral Makarov and Admiral Essen for the third time this year. GlobalMilitary.net's event log now holds 19 records for the Russian Navy in 2026, and not one of them is a commissioning.
OCCAR exercised an option on 7 August 2026 for 69 additional Boxer RCT30 infantry fighting vehicles, raising Germany's order to 185 and the Netherlands' to 106 and bringing recent Boxer commitments to about 6.5 billion euros.
A Pentagon acquisition report dated April 21, 2026 puts the Navy's TACAMO recapitalization at 31 E-130J Phoenix II aircraft at $360.9 million each, nearly doubling the 16-aircraft fleet that carries the airborne nuclear link to America's ballistic missile submarines.
F-16C/D
Crash
🇹🇷 Turkey · Crashed during a training flight near Çiftlikköy, Yalova Province; the pilot ejected and was recovered unhurt.
AH-64D/E
Crash
🇺🇸 United States · Crashed during a training flight near Salado, Texas; both crew members killed and a 155-acre grass fire started.
MiG-29
Crash
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Lost over Odesa Oblast during a combat mission against aerial targets; an anomaly during a missile launch set the aircraft alight, pilot ejected.
2× Mi-24
Transfer
🇩🇿 Algeria · Two Mi-24V donated to Niger; flown from the forward deployment base at In Guezzam to Niamey airport.
2× Mi-8/17/171
Transfer
🇩🇿 Algeria · Two Mi-171 donated to Niger; flown from the forward deployment base at In Guezzam to Niamey airport.
| # | Country | Power Index | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 🇺🇸United States | 100.0 | 12,784 | 553 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | 🇨🇳China | 85.1 | 3,731 | 1,033 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | 🇷🇺Russia | 82.6 | 4,300 | 533 | 1,100,000 | $152B |
| 04 | 🇮🇳India | 69.0 | 2,217 | 351 | 1,475,750 | $78B |
| 05 | 🇫🇷France | 64.1 | 988 | 175 | 270,000 | $66B |
| 06 | 🇰🇷South Korea | 63.9 | 1,543 | 156 | 500,000 | $43B |
| 07 | 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 62.2 | 654 | 154 | 144,400 | $88B |
| 08 | 🇯🇵Japan | 61.3 | 1,399 | 158 | 247,000 | $56B |
| 09 | 🇹🇷Turkey | 57.9 | 1,067 | 217 | 355,200 | $31B |
| 10 | 🇩🇪Germany | 57.8 | 589 | 90 | 183,500 | $112B |
| 11 | 🇮🇱Israel | 56.5 | 534 | 55 | 169,500 | $43B |
| 12 | 🇹🇼Taiwan | 56.4 | 686 | 107 | 169,000 | $18B |
| 13 | 🇮🇹Italy | 56.4 | 743 | 314 | 165,500 | $48B |
| 14 | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 56.0 | 914 | 34 | 257,000 | $88B |
| 15 | 🇵🇰Pakistan | 54.3 | 1,369 | 152 | 660,000 | $9.3B |