Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence.
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.
Diehl Defence and Germany's BAAINBw procurement office signed a contract on October 2, 2026 to adapt the IRIS-T SLM surface-to-air missile system for the German Navy's four Baden-Wรผrttemberg-class frigates, which were completed without a medium-range air defense missile.
The B-1B Lancer achieved initial operational capability on 1 October 1986; four decades later, 45 of the 100 bombers built remain in US Air Force service at Ellsworth and Dyess, and modernization funding is now planned to keep the type relevant through 2037.
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.
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.
Tu-95
Crash
๐ท๐บ Russia ยท Crashed near Krasnoyarovo, Amur region, on a training flight from Ukrainka AB; six of seven crew killed, one hospitalised.
22ร F-15EX
Ordered
๐บ๐ธ United States ยท Lot 7 contract for 22 F-15EX awarded to Boeing for $2.38 billion, bringing USAF F-15EX orders to 120.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | ๐บ๐ธUnited States | 100.0 | 12,899 | 225 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | ๐จ๐ณChina | 90.2 | 6,014 | 477 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | ๐ท๐บRussia | 82.9 | 5,315 | 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 | 343 | 21 | 1,000,000 | $84B |