Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence.
Russia's Yars test from Plesetsk on August 27, 2026 is a reminder that intercontinental ballistic missiles remain the preserve of five states: GlobalMilitary.net counts twelve ICBM designs in service, four of them Russian and only one American.
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.
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 | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 🇺🇸United States | 100.0 | 12,996 | 553 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | 🇨🇳China | 89.9 | 6,341 | 1,033 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | 🇷🇺Russia | 82.7 | 5,378 | 533 | 1,100,000 | $152B |
| 04 | 🇮🇳India | 69.7 | 2,256 | 356 | 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 | 51.1 | 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 |