Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 161 countries through open-source intelligence.
Lockheed Martin said on October 6 that the Royal Moroccan Air Force's first F-16 Block 72, a two-seat F-16D, had flown from its Greenville, South Carolina, plant, the first flight of the Pratt & Whitney-engined version of the latest-generation Fighting Falcon.
The U.S. Air Force says a Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile flight test unit was released by the Royal Australian Air Force over an Australian test range, without disclosing the date, the launch aircraft or whether the scramjet-powered weapon achieved powered flight.
The French Navy ballistic-missile submarine Le Vigilant launched an M51.3 without a nuclear warhead off Finistรจre, western France, on October 6, 2026, the first submarine firing of the missile's latest version, Defense News reported.
2ร Su-34 Fullback
Delivered
๐ท๐บ Russia ยท Second Su-34 batch of 2026 handed over by UAC to the Russian Defence Ministry; number undisclosed, about two aircraft estimated.
ATR 42
Crash
๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria ยท Crashed near Igbokoda, Ondo State, on a routine Benin City-Lagos flight; all 32 on board killed, the presidency said.
OA-1K Skyraider II
Damaged
๐บ๐ธ United States ยท Veered off the runway on landing at Sundance Airport, Oklahoma City, during training; propeller damaged, both crew unhurt.
2ร F-16C/D Block 70
Delivered
๐น๐ผ Taiwan ยท First two of 66 new-build F-16 Block 70s arrive in Taiwan after delays at the Greenville line.
F-35A
Delivered
๐ต๐ฑ Poland ยท Ninth F-35A Husarz landed at ลask, the first Polish example assembled at Cameri, Italy.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | ๐บ๐ธUnited States | 100.0 | 12,891 | 226 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | ๐จ๐ณChina | 90.0 | 5,662 | 477 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | ๐ท๐บRussia | 83.0 | 5,314 | 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 | 992 | 80 | 270,000 | $66B |
| 07 | ๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom | 52.5 | 711 | 58 | 144,400 | $88B |
| 08 | ๐ฏ๐ตJapan | 51.9 | 1,301 | 103 | 247,000 | $56B |
| 09 | ๐ต๐ฐPakistan | 51.6 | 1,543 | 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 | 916 | 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 |