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The UK Ministry of Defence announced on November 12 in Oslo that the Royal Navy will acquire three Norwegian-designed Offshore Support Vessels as motherships for uncrewed mine-hunting systems, joining Norway's P1118 Standardised Vessel Programme, with the first ship due in 2031.
The Convair B-58 Hustler, the US Air Force's first operational supersonic bomber, first flew on November 11, 1956; 70 years on, three supersonic bomber types serve in two countries, according to GlobalMilitary.net data.
The UK Ministry of Defence said on November 10 that the 10 Joint Expeditionary Force maritime nations signed a Northern Navies Initiative aboard HMS Prince of Wales in Oslo; GlobalMilitary.net's inventory counts 25 destroyers and frigates and 19 attack submarines among them.
UH-60 Black Hawk
Crash
๐น๐ท Turkey ยท Crashed in Samankรถy, Yeลilyurt, Malatya, for a reason not yet determined; all four military personnel aboard killed.
3ร F-16C/D Block 70
Delivered
๐น๐ผ Taiwan ยท Second batch of three single-seat F-16 Block 70s landed at Chihhang AB, Taitung, after a Pacific ferry via Hawaii; five of 66 now delivered.
UH-60M
Delivered
๐ฑ๐ป Latvia ยท Fourth and last UH-60M, tail 107, unloaded from a C-17 at Lielvฤrde AB, completing the 2018 order for four.
4ร S-92
Ordered
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea ยท Four S-92A+ ordered from Sikorsky for the Presidential Helicopter II programme, replacing the three S-92s flown since 2007.
6ร UH-1D/H
Retired
๐ต๐ญ Philippines ยท Last six operational UH-1H Hueys officially retired at Benito Ebuen AB, Cebu, ending 57 years of service; S-70i Black Hawks take over.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | ๐บ๐ธUnited States | 100.0 | 12,892 | 224 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | ๐จ๐ณChina | 90.0 | 5,662 | 477 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | ๐ท๐บRussia | 83.0 | 5,303 | 279 | 1,100,000 | $152B |
| 04 | ๐ฎ๐ณIndia | 70.0 | 2,353 | 229 | 1,475,750 | $78B |
| 05 | ๐ฐ๐ทSouth Korea | 60.2 | 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 | 1,322 | 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 | 47.0 | 733 | 86 | 169,000 | $18B |