Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence.
After the August 13, 2026 memorandum ordering steam catapults back on CVN-81, a technical explainer on how a steam piston and a linear induction motor each throw a 30-tonne jet off a flight deck, and why the Ford class was built around electricity.
A steel-cutting ceremony at Song Thu Corporation in Da Nang on August 10 launched a 2,500-3,000-tonne anti-submarine frigate designed in Vietnam and armed largely by Viettel, in a navy whose nine frigates are all Russian or Soviet designs.
The Army picked M1 Support Services and the Robinson R66 for its Flight School Next contract on August 13, ending the UH-72 Lakota's role in initial pilot training — then awarded Airbus $115.4 million for up to 12 more Lakotas the following day.
12× UH-72A Lakota
Ordered
🇺🇸 United States · Contract for up to 12 UH-72B Lakota worth 115.4 million dollars; work at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, through December 2030.
9× MQ-9 Reaper
Other
🇺🇸 United States · Nine further Reapers lost beyond the individually documented losses; the war total is put at at least 45, about a quarter of the fleet.
F-16C/D
Crash
🇹🇷 Turkey · Crashed during a training flight near Çiftlikköy, Yalova Province; the pilot ejected and was recovered unhurt.
AH-64D/E
Crash
🇺🇸 United States · Crashed during a training flight near Salado, Texas; both crew members killed and a 155-acre grass fire started.
L-39
Crash
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Crashed in East Shewa after reportedly coming under Oromo Liberation Army ground fire; both pilots ejected and were rescued.
| # | Country | ARMS (Aggregate Rating of Military Strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 🇺🇸United States | 100.0 | 12,784 | 553 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | 🇨🇳China | 85.1 | 3,731 | 1,033 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | 🇷🇺Russia | 82.6 | 4,300 | 533 | 1,100,000 | $152B |
| 04 | 🇮🇳India | 69.0 | 2,217 | 351 | 1,475,750 | $78B |
| 05 | 🇫🇷France | 64.1 | 988 | 175 | 270,000 | $66B |
| 06 | 🇰🇷South Korea | 63.9 | 1,543 | 156 | 500,000 | $43B |
| 07 | 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 62.2 | 654 | 154 | 144,400 | $88B |
| 08 | 🇯🇵Japan | 61.3 | 1,397 | 158 | 247,000 | $56B |
| 09 | 🇹🇷Turkey | 57.9 | 1,067 | 217 | 355,200 | $31B |
| 10 | 🇩🇪Germany | 57.8 | 589 | 90 | 183,500 | $112B |
| 11 | 🇮🇱Israel | 56.5 | 534 | 55 | 169,500 | $43B |
| 12 | 🇹🇼Taiwan | 56.4 | 686 | 107 | 169,000 | $18B |
| 13 | 🇮🇹Italy | 56.4 | 743 | 314 | 165,500 | $48B |
| 14 | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 56.0 | 914 | 34 | 257,000 | $88B |
| 15 | 🇵🇰Pakistan | 54.3 | 1,369 | 152 | 660,000 | $9.3B |