Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence.
The Indonesian Navy said on 17 September 2026 that the former Italian carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi, to be renamed KRI Sriwijaya, had entered Indonesian waters and was due at Tanjung Priok in Jakarta on 18 September, ahead of a formal transfer whose date is reported differently by outlets.
The U.S. State Department on 17 September 2026 approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of 48 F-35 Lightning II fighters and 49 F135 engines to Saudi Arabia, a package estimated at $24.3 billion that now goes to Congress for review.
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.
F-16C
Crash
🇺🇸 United States · Crashed in a field in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, during a low-level training sortie; the pilot ejected and was in stable condition.
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 …
| # | 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 |