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The lead boat of the US Navy's Los Angeles-class attack submarines was commissioned on 13 November 1976; fifty years on, 18 of the 62 boats built remain in commission while the Virginia class takes over, according to GlobalMilitary.net's inventory.
The Mk 41 lights a missile's motor inside the ship and vents the blast through a plenum, while Bulava, Trident II and the S-300F are ejected before their motors ignite; DSIAC, Lockheed Martin and the US Navy spell out what each choice costs.
An F-35B flown by a Royal Navy test pilot jettisoned an inert MBDA Meteor from its internal weapons bay at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, on October 7, the F-35 Joint Program Office and MBDA said on November 5, the first of a series of trials ahead of live firings.
Mi-17 Hip-H
Crash
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Crashed into a river near Sungai Perlu, Seruyan, Central Kalimantan, during a forest-fire water-bombing sortie; three of eight aboard killed.
3× C-390
Ordered
🇬🇷 Greece · Contract signed in Athens for three KC-390 Millennium transports with options for three more, via a government-to-government deal with Portugal; first delivery in 2027.
A400M Atlas
Delivered
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Second and last of two A400Ms arrived in Almaty from Seville, completing the 2021 order; delivered without an in-flight refuelling probe.
HH-60 Pave Hawk
Delivered
🇺🇸 United States · First HH-60W accepted at Joint Base Andrews by the 5th Helicopter Squadron, 316th Wing, straight from the Sikorsky factory; to replace the capital-region UH-1N …
2× FA-50 Fighting Eagle
Delivered
🇲🇾 Malaysia · First two of 18 FA-50M light combat aircraft arrived at Labuan from Sacheon for No. 15 Squadron; formal handover due at Kuantan in mid-November.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 🇺🇸United States | 99.9 | 12,892 | 224 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | 🇨🇳China | 90.0 | 5,662 | 477 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | 🇷🇺Russia | 83.0 | 5,303 | 279 | 1,100,000 | $152B |
| 04 | 🇮🇳India | 69.9 | 2,353 | 229 | 1,475,750 | $78B |
| 05 | 🇰🇷South Korea | 60.1 | 1,576 | 112 | 500,000 | $43B |
| 06 | 🇫🇷France | 56.3 | 991 | 80 | 270,000 | $66B |
| 07 | 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 52.6 | 712 | 58 | 144,400 | $88B |
| 08 | 🇯🇵Japan | 51.9 | 1,301 | 103 | 247,000 | $56B |
| 09 | 🇵🇰Pakistan | 51.6 | 1,542 | 88 | 660,000 | $9.3B |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Turkey | 51.0 | 1,321 | 106 | 355,200 | $31B |
| 11 | 🇮🇱Israel | 49.3 | 600 | 49 | 169,500 | $43B |
| 12 | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 49.2 | 915 | 67 | 257,000 | $88B |
| 13 | 🇩🇪Germany | 47.9 | 706 | 45 | 183,500 | $112B |
| 14 | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 47.0 | 368 | 21 | 1,000,000 | $84B |
| 15 | 🇹🇼Taiwan | 46.9 | 730 | 86 | 169,000 | $18B |