Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 161 countries through open-source intelligence.
The Borey-class submarine Generalissimus Suvorov launched a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile from a submerged position in the Sea of Okhotsk on October 28, the Russian Ministry of Defence said, in what the Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces project calls a rare Pacific Fleet firing.
Twenty-five years after the Joint Strike Fighter award of 26 October 2001, how the F-35B's shaft-driven lift fan lets a supersonic fighter land vertically where the Harrier used four swiveling nozzles, and what the fan costs it in fuel, payload and price.
The UK will require overseas firms winning defense contracts of ยฃ50 million or more to invest up to the full contract value in British jobs, factories and technology from April 2027, under an offset policy announced on 30 October 2026 that will not normally cover government-to-government deals.
CH-47 Chinook
Crash
๐ฎ๐น Italy ยท Crashed near Gorice, Brฤko District, during a EUFOR Althea training flight in Bosnia; four of the 15 aboard killed, 11 injured.
2ร Su-34 Fullback
Destroyed
๐ท๐บ Russia ยท Two destroyed on the ground at Marinovka AB by Ukrainian Neptune cruise missiles, Kyiv said; satellite imagery shows two wrecked airframes.
12ร Su-35
Delivered
๐ช๐น Ethiopia ยท First 12 Su-35 fighters received from Russia a year ahead of schedule, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced; basing and contract terms undisclosed.
F-35A
Delivered
๐ต๐ฑ Poland ยท Tenth F-35A Husarz landed at ลask, the second Polish example assembled at Cameri, Italy.
2ร F-35 Lightning II
Delivered
๐ซ๐ฎ Finland ยท Second pair of F-35As, JF-509 and JF-511, landed at the Lapland Air Wing in Rovaniemi via Lajes, bringing Finland's in-country F-35s to four.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | ๐บ๐ธUnited States | 99.9 | 12,891 | 224 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | ๐จ๐ณChina | 90.0 | 5,662 | 477 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | ๐ท๐บRussia | 83.0 | 5,305 | 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 | 991 | 80 | 270,000 | $66B |
| 07 | ๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom | 52.6 | 712 | 58 | 144,400 | $88B |
| 08 | ๐ฏ๐ตJapan | 51.9 | 1,301 | 103 | 247,000 | $56B |
| 09 | ๐ต๐ฐPakistan | 51.6 | 1,542 | 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 | 915 | 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 |