Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence.
A Japan Air Self-Defense Force RQ-4B Global Hawk went down over international waters north of Tottori prefecture on 15 September 2026, the first loss of a Japanese Global Hawk and one of only 39 high-altitude surveillance drones GlobalMilitary.net records in service worldwide.
The UK government's Defence Nuclear Enterprise annual update, published September 15, 2026, says steel will be cut on the first SSN-AUKUS attack submarine in 2027 and confirms £15bn for the warhead program and £6bn for submarine infrastructure at Barrow-in-Furness and Raynesway.
A Department of Defense inspector general report on Operation Epic Fury, made public September 15, lists four F-15Es, one A-10, six helicopters, an MQ-4C and as many as 30 MQ-9 Reapers destroyed between February 28 and June 30, 2026, in an operation costed at $33.4 billion.
F-15SA
Shot down
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Lost over Marib during operations supporting Saudi-backed ground forces; Houthi forces claimed the shootdown, Riyadh did not confirm it.
Mi-8
Destroyed
🇷🇺 Russia · Destroyed by a drone at the Chemburka helipad outside Anapa; Russian and Ukrainian accounts agree on the loss.
A-10C
Damaged
🇺🇸 United States · Left with a missing wing in the Iranian ballistic-missile barrage on Muwaffaq Salti AB, a US official told Reuters; the US President denied any …
F-15C/E
Damaged
🇺🇸 United States · Around eight F-15E lightly damaged in the Iranian missile barrage on Muwaffaq Salti AB and returned to service, CBS News and a US official …
5× CH-47D/F
Delivered
🇪🇬 Egypt · First five of 12 CH-47F Chinooks handed over during the El Alamein air show, starting the replacement of the CH-47D fleet.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 🇺🇸United States | 100.0 | 13,004 | 553 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | 🇨🇳China | 89.9 | 6,341 | 1,033 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | 🇷🇺Russia | 82.8 | 5,378 | 533 | 1,100,000 | $152B |
| 04 | 🇮🇳India | 69.7 | 2,256 | 357 | 1,475,750 | $78B |
| 05 | 🇰🇷South Korea | 60.2 | 1,552 | 164 | 500,000 | $43B |
| 06 | 🇫🇷France | 56.3 | 1,017 | 175 | 270,000 | $66B |
| 07 | 🇯🇵Japan | 52.6 | 1,410 | 169 | 247,000 | $56B |
| 08 | 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 52.5 | 673 | 163 | 144,400 | $88B |
| 09 | 🇵🇰Pakistan | 51.3 | 1,506 | 152 | 660,000 | $9.3B |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Turkey | 51.0 | 1,357 | 217 | 355,200 | $31B |
| 11 | 🇮🇱Israel | 48.8 | 525 | 55 | 169,500 | $43B |
| 12 | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 48.6 | 914 | 37 | 257,000 | $88B |
| 13 | 🇩🇪Germany | 47.7 | 657 | 90 | 183,500 | $112B |
| 14 | 🇹🇼Taiwan | 47.0 | 714 | 107 | 169,000 | $18B |
| 15 | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 46.7 | 342 | 175 | 1,000,000 | $84B |