Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 161 countries through open-source intelligence.
Commissioned in Baltimore on October 15, 2016, the lead ship of a class cut from 32 hulls to three has spent most of the past three years in a Mississippi yard, where its two 155mm guns were removed to make room for 12 Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic missiles.
North Korea's state media said two types of submarine-launched cruise missiles were test-fired off its east coast on October 14, 2026, and released a first photo of the Hero Kim Kun Ok submarine at sea; Seoul said it tracked the launches.
The French Navy's chief of staff told lawmakers on October 14 that studies due in early 2029 will decide whether the nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle can sail on after its planned 2038 retirement, which would give France two carriers for the first time since the late 1990s.
4× Su-34 Fullback
Destroyed
🇷🇺 Russia · Four destroyed on the ground at Borisoglebsk AB by Ukrainian Neptune cruise missiles, Kyiv said; satellite imagery shows four airframes hit.
12× AH-64 Apache
Ordered
🇮🇱 Israel · Agreement signed with the Pentagon for 12 AH-64E Apache Echo attack helicopters; deliveries from the early 2030s, price undisclosed.
MFI-15 Safari
Crash
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Crashed near Nawan Killi, Quetta, Balochistan; both pilots killed, the military said, citing a technical fault.
E-7A Wedgetail
Delivered
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Second RAF E-7 Wedgetail WT002 arrives at RAF Lossiemouth from Boscombe Down trials, joining WT001 for test and evaluation.
V-22 Osprey
Damaged
🇺🇸 United States · Hard landing followed by a fuel fire in Bladen Lakes State Forest, North Carolina, during training; one of four Marines flown to a burn …
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 🇺🇸United States | 100.0 | 12,891 | 226 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | 🇨🇳China | 90.0 | 5,662 | 477 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | 🇷🇺Russia | 83.0 | 5,308 | 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 | 992 | 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 | 916 | 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 |