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New Zealand signed on 16 October to buy five MH-60R Seahawks, delivered from 2030, to replace its five SH-2G Super Seasprites, bringing the naval Seahawk family to 15 operators in GlobalMilitary.net's data while the Seasprite is left with 17 helicopters and three operators.
The Nimitz-class carrier, docked at Yokosuka since 16 October with the cruiser USS Chosin and the destroyer USS Decatur, marks 40 years since its commissioning on 25 October 1986 ahead of the US-Japan exercise Keen Sword.
The US Navy took delivery of a newly built Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules at Marietta, Georgia, on Oct. 15, the first of three airframes to be converted into E-130J Phoenix II aircraft that will replace the E-6B Mercury in the nuclear communications relay mission.
UH-60 Black Hawk
Damaged
🇨🇴 Colombia · Came down near Inzá, Cauca, minutes into a resupply flight back to Popayán; all 19 aboard survived, four with fractures; damage not disclosed.
MD500/AH-6i
Crash
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Crashed in the Najran region near the Yemeni border; both crew killed, coalition cites a technical malfunction, Houthis claim a shootdown.
AH-1Z Viper
Damaged
🇺🇸 United States · Emergency landing at night in a Lake Havasu State Park parking lot, Arizona; both pilots hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries.
5× MH-60R Seahawk
Ordered
🇳🇿 New Zealand · Agreement signed with the US Government for five MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters to replace the SH-2G(I) Seasprites; deliveries from 2030.
4× Su-34 Fullback
Destroyed
🇷🇺 Russia · Four destroyed on the ground at Borisoglebsk AB by Ukrainian Neptune cruise missiles, Kyiv said; satellite imagery shows four airframes hit.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 🇺🇸United States | 100.0 | 12,891 | 226 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | 🇨🇳China | 90.0 | 5,662 | 477 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | 🇷🇺Russia | 83.0 | 5,308 | 279 | 1,100,000 | $152B |
| 04 | 🇮🇳India | 69.9 | 2,353 | 228 | 1,475,750 | $78B |
| 05 | 🇰🇷South Korea | 60.1 | 1,576 | 112 | 500,000 | $43B |
| 06 | 🇫🇷France | 56.3 | 992 | 80 | 270,000 | $66B |
| 07 | 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 52.5 | 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 |