Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence.
Sweden's defense materiel agency FMV handed the first four Archer 8x8 self-propelled howitzers to the Bergslagen Artillery Regiment at the Villingsberg range, the opening tranche of 66 systems ordered from BAE Systems since 2023.
General Dynamics Land Systems handed the first XM30 Wolf prototype to the U.S. Army at Aberdeen Proving Ground on August 28, opening a head-to-head evaluation against American Rheinmetall's Lynx that leads to a production decision in spring 2027.
Russia's Yars test from Plesetsk on August 27, 2026 is a reminder that intercontinental ballistic missiles remain the preserve of five states: GlobalMilitary.net counts twelve ICBM designs in service, four of them Russian and only one American.
S-70/UH-60M
Damaged
๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico ยท Lost power on takeoff and struck the ground inside El Salto military base; the seven aboard suffered minor injuries.
5ร F-35A
Delivered
๐ต๐ฑ Poland ยท Five F-35A Husarz landed at ลask after a ferry flight via the Azores, raising the number based in Poland to eight.
7ร S-70i
Delivered
๐ต๐ญ Philippines ยท Final seven S-70i handed over at Villamor AB, completing the 32-helicopter order and taking the fleet to 47.
C212
Damaged
๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia ยท Right main tyre burst on landing at Sultan Hasanuddin AB; the Aviocar veered 26 m off runway 03, three crew unhurt.
S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60
Damaged
๐บ๐ธ United States ยท 160th SOAR MH-60 hard-landed near Golden Gate Canyon, Colorado; all three rotor blades damaged, crew of four uninjured.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | ๐บ๐ธUnited States | 100.0 | 12,996 | 553 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | ๐จ๐ณChina | 89.9 | 6,341 | 1,033 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | ๐ท๐บRussia | 82.7 | 5,378 | 533 | 1,100,000 | $152B |
| 04 | ๐ฎ๐ณIndia | 69.7 | 2,256 | 356 | 1,475,750 | $78B |
| 05 | ๐ฐ๐ทSouth Korea | 60.2 | 1,552 | 164 | 500,000 | $43B |
| 06 | ๐ซ๐ทFrance | 56.3 | 1,017 | 175 | 270,000 | $66B |
| 07 | ๐ฏ๐ตJapan | 52.6 | 1,410 | 169 | 247,000 | $56B |
| 08 | ๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom | 52.5 | 673 | 163 | 144,400 | $88B |
| 09 | ๐ต๐ฐPakistan | 51.1 | 1,506 | 152 | 660,000 | $9.3B |
| 10 | ๐น๐ทTurkey | 51.0 | 1,357 | 217 | 355,200 | $31B |
| 11 | ๐ฎ๐ฑIsrael | 48.8 | 525 | 55 | 169,500 | $43B |
| 12 | ๐ธ๐ฆSaudi Arabia | 48.6 | 914 | 37 | 257,000 | $88B |
| 13 | ๐ฉ๐ชGermany | 47.7 | 657 | 90 | 183,500 | $112B |
| 14 | ๐น๐ผTaiwan | 47.0 | 714 | 107 | 169,000 | $18B |
| 15 | ๐บ๐ฆUkraine | 46.7 | 342 | 175 | 1,000,000 | $84B |