Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence โ updated daily from verified reporting.
L-39
Crash
๐ท๐บ Russia ยท Crashed during low-altitude aerobatic manoeuvres near Kushchyovskaya, Krasnodar Krai; both crew killed.
UH-72A Lakota
Crash
๐บ๐ธ United States ยท Crashed in a field near Opp, Alabama during a Fort Rucker training sortie; instructor pilot and two students hospitalised in stable condition.
UH-1Y
Crash
๐จ๐ฟ Czechia ยท Crashed at the 22nd Helicopter Air Base in Nรกmฤลกลฅ nad Oslavou; one soldier killed, four injured, entire H-1 fleet grounded.
3ร C-390
Ordered
๐ฌ๐ท Greece ยท KYSEA approved a 600 million euro purchase of three C-390 Millennium airlifters, with an option for three more.
Su-57
Crash
๐ท๐บ Russia ยท Crashed on takeoff from Kubinka AB near Zvenigorod, Odintsovo district, during a training flight; pilot ejected safely.
An uncrewed Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft detonated against the hull of the decommissioned amphibious assault ship ex-USS Peleliu on 17 July, the first live-fire use of a US Navy attack drone boat against a large warship, during the RIMPAC 2026 sinking exercise north of Kauai.
A bipartisan House bill introduced on July 21, 2026 would set a floor of 126 A-10 Thunderbolt IIs through fiscal 2033 and bar further retirements until a certified close air support replacement is flying.
Ukraine's Security Service says long-range drones hit a Project 12418 missile boat, the sanctioned freighters Port Olya 2 and Begey and a Lukoil oil platform on the night of July 25, 2026. Iran says one of its sailors was killed.
| # | Country | Power Index | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | ๐บ๐ธUnited States | 99.8 | 12,784 | 470 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | ๐จ๐ณChina | 84.8 | 3,731 | 1,060 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | ๐ท๐บRussia | 82.6 | 4,300 | 529 | 1,100,000 | $152B |
| 04 | ๐ฎ๐ณIndia | 68.8 | 2,217 | 350 | 1,475,750 | $78.2B |
| 05 | ๐ซ๐ทFrance | 64.1 | 988 | 165 | 270,000 | $66.4B |
| 06 | ๐ฐ๐ทSouth Korea | 63.3 | 1,543 | 156 | 500,000 | $43.1B |
| 07 | ๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom | 62.1 | 640 | 82 | 144,400 | $88.5B |
| 08 | ๐ฏ๐ตJapan | 61.2 | 1,399 | 159 | 247,000 | $56.4B |
| 09 | ๐น๐ทTurkey | 57.8 | 1,067 | 214 | 355,200 | $31.3B |
| 10 | ๐ฉ๐ชGermany | 57.7 | 589 | 71 | 183,500 | $112B |
| 11 | ๐ฎ๐นItaly | 56.3 | 743 | 311 | 165,500 | $47.6B |
| 12 | ๐น๐ผTaiwan | 56.2 | 686 | 113 | 169,000 | $18.2B |
| 13 | ๐ฎ๐ฑIsrael | 56.1 | 534 | 53 | 169,500 | $43.2B |
| 14 | ๐ธ๐ฆSaudi Arabia | 55.9 | 914 | 34 | 257,000 | $88B |
| 15 | ๐ฉ๐ฟAlgeria | 54.5 | 612 | 104 | 130,000 | $21.5B |