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Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence.

Countries 162 Tracked with full force data Air Forces 162 58,353 active aircraft tracked Navies 81 9,290 warships in service Aircraft Types 757 Specs, photos & operators Ship Classes 603 Specs, photos & operators Vehicles 225 Specs, photos & operators

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Nine NATO Members Have No Combat Aircraft at All, GMN 2026 Inventory Data Shows
SEP 5, 2026

Nine NATO Members Have No Combat Aircraft at All, GMN 2026 Inventory Data Shows

GlobalMilitary.net's 2026 inventory snapshot shows nine NATO members — Iceland, Luxembourg, the three Baltic states, Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia and Slovenia — hold no fixed-wing fighters, attack aircraft or bombers and depend on Allied air policing.

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  1. SEP 22026 Mi-8/17/171 Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Ran out of fuel returning from an election-support flight and put down on a Sakhalin highway, rolling into a ditch; minor injuries.
  2. SEP 22026 5× EC-130H Retired 🇺🇸 United States · Last EC-130H Compass Call flew its final mission from Davis-Monthan AFB; USAF retires the type, transitioning to EA-37B.
  3. SEP 12026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Reaper downed over Khomein minutes before a ballistic-missile salvo, Iranian media say; US has not confirmed the loss.
  4. AUG 312026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · IRGC says a Reaper was hit by missile fire over the Strait of Hormuz and fell into the Gulf; no US confirmation.
  5. AUG 302026 Ka-27 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Ka-27 destroyed by Ukrainian drones at Yeysk Air Base, Krasnodar Krai, Ukraine's General Staff said; naval aviation training centre also hit.
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  1. AUG 312026 Commissioned INS Nipun (Nistar) · 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Naval Dockyard Mumbai, second and final Nistar-class diving support vessel.
  2. AUG 312026 Ordered FDI · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Contract signed in Stockholm for four FDI frigates worth 4.3 billion euros, to enter service as the Luleå class between 2030 and 2034.
  3. AUG 282026 Retired Harbin (Luhu) · 🇨🇳 China · Decommissioned at a naval port in Qingdao after 32 years, lead ship of the Luhu class.
  4. AUG 272026 Commissioned HMAS Cape Spencer (Cape) · 🇦🇺 Australia · Commissioned at HMAS Cairns alongside sister ship Cape Hawke, Evolved Cape-class patrol boat.
  5. AUG 272026 Commissioned HMAS Cape Hawke (Cape) · 🇦🇺 Australia · Commissioned at HMAS Cairns alongside sister ship Cape Spencer, Evolved Cape-class patrol boat.
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Top 15 of 162 · sorted by ATLAS Index
# 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
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