Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence.
Naval Group's modular Rampart close-in weapon system was spotted aboard a French Navy Mistral-class amphibious assault ship in Toulon, according to reports of September 22, 2026, ahead of a first at-sea firing campaign scheduled for October during the counter-drone exercise WildFire.
Sixty years after the Vought A-7 Corsair II prototype first flew on September 26, 1965, the single-engine light attack aircraft that served US carrier decks from the Vietnam War to the 1991 Gulf War marks its anniversary this week.
Argentina's draft 2027 national budget, submitted to Congress on September 15, 2026, authorizes up to $2.3 billion in financing for three conventional submarines and $1.2 billion for two multimission frigates, Naval News and MercoPress reported.
Hawk T2
Crash
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Crashed near Pencarnisiog shortly after take-off from RAF Valley; both crew ejected with minor injuries.
KF-21
Delivered
🇰🇷 South Korea · First production KF-21 flown from KAI Sacheon to Yecheon and handed to the 156th Fighter Squadron, 16th Fighter Wing.
F-16C
Crash
🇺🇸 United States · Crashed on approach to Spangdahlem AB, Germany, during training; pilot ejected safely.
F-35A
Delivered
🇩🇪 Germany · First F-35A handed over at Fort Worth; jet stays in the US for Luftwaffe aircrew training.
2× F-35A
Delivered
🇫🇮 Finland · The first two F-35As delivered to Finnish soil landed at the Lapland Air Wing in Rovaniemi.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 🇺🇸United States | 100.0 | 13,132 | 549 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | 🇨🇳China | 90.1 | 6,014 | 1,032 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | 🇷🇺Russia | 82.8 | 5,345 | 548 | 1,100,000 | $152B |
| 04 | 🇮🇳India | 69.9 | 2,337 | 366 | 1,475,750 | $78B |
| 05 | 🇰🇷South Korea | 60.1 | 1,566 | 164 | 500,000 | $43B |
| 06 | 🇫🇷France | 56.4 | 994 | 178 | 270,000 | $66B |
| 07 | 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 52.5 | 679 | 166 | 144,400 | $88B |
| 08 | 🇯🇵Japan | 51.9 | 1,300 | 177 | 247,000 | $56B |
| 09 | 🇵🇰Pakistan | 51.4 | 1,518 | 147 | 660,000 | $9.3B |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Turkey | 51.1 | 1,343 | 220 | 355,200 | $31B |
| 11 | 🇮🇱Israel | 49.3 | 599 | 55 | 169,500 | $43B |
| 12 | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 49.1 | 917 | 76 | 257,000 | $88B |
| 13 | 🇩🇪Germany | 47.8 | 682 | 95 | 183,500 | $112B |
| 14 | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 47.1 | 353 | 175 | 1,000,000 | $84B |
| 15 | 🇹🇼Taiwan | 47.0 | 715 | 104 | 169,000 | $18B |