Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 161 countries through open-source intelligence.
Rheinmetall UK has begun making 120mm and 155mm barrels in Telford, the Ministry of Defence said on 22 October, a day after a US Army contracting command posted a market survey for domestic makers of Paladin and M777 cannon tubes.
The Department of War and Lockheed Martin announced on October 22 a framework agreement covering 850 US F-35s over 10 years at a steady 156 aircraft a year, an arrangement that requires multiyear authority and appropriations from Congress before any contract is awarded.
The US Air Force told Congress on October 16, 2026 that it needs 1,509 combat-coded fighters by 2035; GlobalMilitary.net sets the report's approximate type shares against its own count of 1,816 USAF F-16s, F-35As, F-15s and F-22s.
Su-30SM/SM2
Crash
🇷🇺 Russia · Crashed near Chernyakhovsk during a routine unarmed training flight; both crew ejected and were hospitalised.
A330 MRTT
Delivered
🇪🇸 Spain · Third and last ex-Iberia A330 MRTT handed over at Airbus Getafe for Ala 45 at Torrejón, completing the 2021 order for three.
Mirage 2000
Crash
🇫🇷 France · Crashed near Rogéville at night while returning to Nancy-Ochey from a training sortie in poor weather; both crew members killed.
UH-60 Black Hawk
Damaged
🇨🇴 Colombia · Came down near Inzá, Cauca, minutes into a resupply flight back to Popayán; all 19 aboard survived, four with fractures; damage not disclosed.
MD500/AH-6i
Crash
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Crashed in the Najran region near the Yemeni border; both crew killed, coalition cites a technical malfunction, Houthis claim a shootdown.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 🇺🇸United States | 100.0 | 12,892 | 224 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | 🇨🇳China | 90.0 | 5,662 | 477 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | 🇷🇺Russia | 83.0 | 5,307 | 279 | 1,100,000 | $152B |
| 04 | 🇮🇳India | 69.9 | 2,353 | 228 | 1,475,750 | $78B |
| 05 | 🇰🇷South Korea | 60.1 | 1,576 | 112 | 500,000 | $43B |
| 06 | 🇫🇷France | 56.3 | 991 | 80 | 270,000 | $66B |
| 07 | 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 52.5 | 712 | 58 | 144,400 | $88B |
| 08 | 🇯🇵Japan | 51.9 | 1,301 | 103 | 247,000 | $56B |
| 09 | 🇵🇰Pakistan | 51.6 | 1,542 | 88 | 660,000 | $9.3B |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Turkey | 51.0 | 1,321 | 106 | 355,200 | $31B |
| 11 | 🇮🇱Israel | 49.3 | 600 | 49 | 169,500 | $43B |
| 12 | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 49.2 | 915 | 67 | 257,000 | $88B |
| 13 | 🇩🇪Germany | 47.9 | 706 | 45 | 183,500 | $112B |
| 14 | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 47.0 | 368 | 21 | 1,000,000 | $84B |
| 15 | 🇹🇼Taiwan | 46.9 | 730 | 86 | 169,000 | $18B |