Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham authorized MBDA on August 24 to release classified technical data on the UK-controlled components of the Storm Shadow and SCALP cruise missile, unblocking Ukrainian production of a weapon whose donor stockpiles are close to exhausted.
Spain's Council of Ministers approved up to €5.4 billion ($6.3 billion) on August 25 for a joint Airbus A330 MRTT buy with Poland under the EU's SAFE loan scheme, covering at least seven tankers — four of them Poland's first, due by 2030.
Kyiv's 35th Independence Day parade on 24 August 2026 carried no tanks and no marching troops: nine unmanned surface vessels ran down the Dnipro, in air-defense, drone-carrier, rocket-artillery and strike configurations that show Ukraine's sea drones splitting into specialized roles.
7× S-70i
Delivered
🇵🇭 Philippines · Final seven S-70i handed over at Villamor AB, completing the 32-helicopter order and taking the fleet to 47.
C212
Damaged
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Right main tyre burst on landing at Sultan Hasanuddin AB; the Aviocar veered 26 m off runway 03, three crew unhurt.
S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60
Damaged
🇺🇸 United States · 160th SOAR MH-60 hard-landed near Golden Gate Canyon, Colorado; all three rotor blades damaged, crew of four uninjured.
Gripen C
Crash
🇭🇺 Hungary · Crashed near Szolnok during a morning flight; the pilot ejected and was taken to hospital without injuries.
Su-27/30
Damaged
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Overran runway 13 at Sultan Hasanuddin AB; smoke trailed the aircraft and dry grass caught fire, no injuries.
| # | 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 | 86.9 | 6,349 | 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 | 64.2 | 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 | 657 | 90 | 183,500 | $112B |
| 11 | 🇹🇼Taiwan | 57.1 | 714 | 107 | 169,000 | $18B |
| 12 | 🇮🇱Israel | 56.8 | 525 | 55 | 169,500 | $43B |
| 13 | 🇮🇹Italy | 56.3 | 778 | 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 |