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Thirty years after its first flight from Toronto on October 13, 1996, the Bombardier Global Express has become a platform for military special-mission aircraft, and GlobalMilitary.net's inventory data now counts more Global-based military aircraft on order than in service.
Seoul says a hypersonic glide vehicle separated from its booster, maneuvered and hit a test target in a first flight test on October 8, watched in person by President Lee Jae Myung, five days after North Korea's own hypersonic launch.
Lockheed Martin said on October 6 that the Royal Moroccan Air Force's first F-16 Block 72, a two-seat F-16D, had flown from its Greenville, South Carolina, plant, the first flight of the Pratt & Whitney-engined version of the latest-generation Fighting Falcon.
2ร Su-34 Fullback
Delivered
๐ท๐บ Russia ยท Second Su-34 batch of 2026 handed over by UAC to the Russian Defence Ministry; number undisclosed, about two aircraft estimated.
ATR 42
Crash
๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria ยท Crashed near Igbokoda, Ondo State, on a routine Benin City-Lagos flight; all 25 on board killed, the Air Force said.
OA-1K Skyraider II
Damaged
๐บ๐ธ United States ยท Veered off the runway on landing at Sundance Airport, Oklahoma City, during training; propeller damaged, both crew unhurt.
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.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | ๐บ๐ธUnited States | 100.0 | 12,891 | 226 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | ๐จ๐ณChina | 90.0 | 5,662 | 477 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | ๐ท๐บRussia | 83.0 | 5,314 | 279 | 1,100,000 | $152B |
| 04 | ๐ฎ๐ณIndia | 69.9 | 2,353 | 228 | 1,475,750 | $78B |
| 05 | ๐ฐ๐ทSouth Korea | 60.1 | 1,576 | 112 | 500,000 | $43B |
| 06 | ๐ซ๐ทFrance | 56.3 | 992 | 80 | 270,000 | $66B |
| 07 | ๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom | 52.5 | 711 | 58 | 144,400 | $88B |
| 08 | ๐ฏ๐ตJapan | 51.9 | 1,301 | 103 | 247,000 | $56B |
| 09 | ๐ต๐ฐPakistan | 51.6 | 1,543 | 88 | 660,000 | $9.3B |
| 10 | ๐น๐ทTurkey | 51.0 | 1,321 | 106 | 355,200 | $31B |
| 11 | ๐ฎ๐ฑIsrael | 49.3 | 600 | 49 | 169,500 | $43B |
| 12 | ๐ธ๐ฆSaudi Arabia | 49.2 | 916 | 67 | 257,000 | $88B |
| 13 | ๐ฉ๐ชGermany | 47.9 | 706 | 45 | 183,500 | $112B |
| 14 | ๐บ๐ฆUkraine | 47.0 | 368 | 21 | 1,000,000 | $84B |
| 15 | ๐น๐ผTaiwan | 46.9 | 730 | 86 | 169,000 | $18B |