Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence.
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F-35A
Delivered
🇩🇪 Germany · First F-35A handed over at Fort Worth; jet stays in the US for Luftwaffe aircrew training.
2× F-35A
Delivered
🇫🇮 Finland · The first two F-35As delivered to Finnish soil landed at the Lapland Air Wing in Rovaniemi.
2× PC-21
Delivered
🇨🇦 Canada · First two CT-157 Siskin II trainers arrived from Switzerland; 19 on order for Moose Jaw training.
An-12
Destroyed
🇷🇺 Russia · Destroyed by SBU long-range drones on the parking apron at Rostov-on-Don Tsentralny airfield; secondary detonations followed.
2× An-26
Destroyed
🇷🇺 Russia · Two An-26 transports destroyed in the same SBU drone strike on the Rostov-on-Don Tsentralny apron.
| # | 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 |