Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence.
A presidential memorandum signed on August 13, 2026 lets allied yards build the first hulls of three vessel families abroad, provided they buy into or build a US shipyard - aimed at a fleet that fields 77 destroyers and not one modern frigate.
The Boeing-built Orca extra-large uncrewed undersea vehicle patrolled more than 1,000 nautical miles across the eastern Pacific in July, the longest autonomous mission the program has flown, the US Navy disclosed on August 15, 2026.
GlobalMilitary.net's incident log counts 45 established violations of European airspace between January 1 and August 16, 2026, against 31 for the whole of 2025 - and almost all of the growth sits in incidents that ended with a shootdown or an explosion on the ground.
SR20
Crash
🇫🇷 France · Forced landing on a departmental road near Salon-de-Provence during a training flight; the aircraft caught fire, both occupants slightly injured.
MQ-9 Reaper
Shot down
🇺🇸 United States · IRGC claimed shootdown near Qeshm Island in Hormozgan province; unconfirmed by US officials.
12× UH-72A Lakota
Ordered
🇺🇸 United States · Contract for up to 12 UH-72B Lakota worth 115.4 million dollars; work at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, through December 2030.
Mi-8/17
Damaged
🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Rotor struck a pole while landing in Nusay, Badakhshan, per Defence Ministry; no injuries. Opposition claims a shootdown, unconfirmed.
9× MQ-9 Reaper
Other
🇺🇸 United States · Nine further Reapers lost beyond the individually documented losses; the war total is put at at least 45, about a quarter of the fleet.
| # | Country | ARMS Index (Aggregate Rating of Military Strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 🇺🇸United States | 100.0 | 12,784 | 553 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | 🇨🇳China | 85.1 | 3,731 | 1,033 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | 🇷🇺Russia | 82.7 | 4,300 | 533 | 1,100,000 | $152B |
| 04 | 🇮🇳India | 69.0 | 2,217 | 351 | 1,475,750 | $78B |
| 05 | 🇫🇷France | 64.1 | 986 | 175 | 270,000 | $66B |
| 06 | 🇰🇷South Korea | 63.9 | 1,543 | 156 | 500,000 | $43B |
| 07 | 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 62.2 | 654 | 154 | 144,400 | $88B |
| 08 | 🇯🇵Japan | 61.3 | 1,397 | 158 | 247,000 | $56B |
| 09 | 🇹🇷Turkey | 57.9 | 1,067 | 217 | 355,200 | $31B |
| 10 | 🇩🇪Germany | 57.8 | 589 | 90 | 183,500 | $112B |
| 11 | 🇮🇱Israel | 56.5 | 534 | 55 | 169,500 | $43B |
| 12 | 🇹🇼Taiwan | 56.4 | 686 | 107 | 169,000 | $18B |
| 13 | 🇮🇹Italy | 56.4 | 743 | 314 | 165,500 | $48B |
| 14 | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 56.1 | 914 | 37 | 257,000 | $88B |
| 15 | 🇵🇰Pakistan | 54.3 | 1,369 | 152 | 660,000 | $9.3B |