Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence.
Northrop Grumman said on October 3, 2026 that its company-funded YFQ-48A Talon Blue had taxied, taken off, maneuvered and landed without pilot input at Mojave, California, as the US Air Force prepares to select designs for Increment 2 of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.
North Korea says a Saturday launch from the Wonsan area was a drill of its hypersonic strategic weapon system that struck a target 1,000 km away; South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff tracked a single ballistic missile flying more than 700 km into the East Sea.
The Australian Army has retired its Tiger attack helicopters, marking the fleet's sundown in Darwin on 30 September and leaving France, Germany and Spain as the only users; GlobalMilitary.net data counts 3,623 active attack helicopters in 81 countries.
2ร F-16C/D Block 70
Delivered
๐น๐ผ Taiwan ยท First two of 66 new-build F-16 Block 70s arrive in Taiwan after delays at the Greenville line.
F-35A
Delivered
๐ต๐ฑ Poland ยท Ninth F-35A Husarz landed at ลask, the first Polish example assembled at Cameri, Italy.
Mi-8/17/171
Other
๐ท๐บ Russia ยท Crashed in Anninsky district, Voronezh Oblast, during a Ukrainian drone attack; cause unconfirmed, three crew killed.
MiG-29
Shot down
๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine ยท Hit by a Russian missile during a strike mission over the eastern front, the Ukrainian Air Force said; pilot killed.
6ร F-16
Delivered
๐ฆ๐ท Argentina ยท Second batch of six ex-Danish F-16AM/BM landed at Rรญo Cuarto after a transatlantic ferry; 12 of 24 now delivered.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | ๐บ๐ธUnited States | 100.0 | 12,898 | 226 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | ๐จ๐ณChina | 90.2 | 6,014 | 477 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | ๐ท๐บRussia | 82.9 | 5,314 | 279 | 1,100,000 | $152B |
| 04 | ๐ฎ๐ณIndia | 69.9 | 2,338 | 228 | 1,475,750 | $78B |
| 05 | ๐ฐ๐ทSouth Korea | 60.2 | 1,566 | 112 | 500,000 | $43B |
| 06 | ๐ซ๐ทFrance | 56.5 | 990 | 80 | 270,000 | $66B |
| 07 | ๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom | 52.7 | 682 | 58 | 144,400 | $88B |
| 08 | ๐ฏ๐ตJapan | 51.9 | 1,299 | 103 | 247,000 | $56B |
| 09 | ๐ต๐ฐPakistan | 51.5 | 1,513 | 88 | 660,000 | $9.3B |
| 10 | ๐น๐ทTurkey | 51.1 | 1,327 | 106 | 355,200 | $31B |
| 11 | ๐ฎ๐ฑIsrael | 49.3 | 594 | 49 | 169,500 | $43B |
| 12 | ๐ธ๐ฆSaudi Arabia | 49.2 | 916 | 67 | 257,000 | $88B |
| 13 | ๐ฉ๐ชGermany | 47.9 | 686 | 45 | 183,500 | $112B |
| 14 | ๐น๐ผTaiwan | 47.0 | 730 | 86 | 169,000 | $18B |
| 15 | ๐บ๐ฆUkraine | 47.0 | 342 | 21 | 1,000,000 | $84B |