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Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence.

Countries 162 Tracked with full force data Air Forces 162 53,209 active aircraft tracked Navies 81 9,368 warships in service Aircraft Types 718 Specs, photos & operators Ship Classes 590 Specs, photos & operators Vehicles 195 Specs, photos & operators

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  1. AUG 102026 MiG-29 Crash 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Lost over Odesa Oblast during a combat mission against aerial targets; an anomaly during a missile launch set the aircraft alight, pilot ejected.
  2. AUG 92026 2× Mi-24 Transfer 🇩🇿 Algeria · Two Mi-24V donated to Niger; flown from the forward deployment base at In Guezzam to Niamey airport.
  3. AUG 92026 2× Mi-8/17/171 Transfer 🇩🇿 Algeria · Two Mi-171 donated to Niger; flown from the forward deployment base at In Guezzam to Niamey airport.
  4. AUG 92026 2× Mi-24/35 Delivered 🇳🇪 Niger · Two Mi-24V received from Algeria at Niamey airport, with type-specific ammunition and spare parts.
  5. AUG 92026 2× Mi-17 Delivered 🇳🇪 Niger · Two Mi-171 received from Algeria at Niamey airport, with type-specific ammunition and spare parts.
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  1. AUG 62026 Retired USS San Juan (Los Angeles) · 🇺🇸 United States · Decommissioned at the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Washington, exactly 38 years to the day after commissioning.
  2. JUL 312026 Ordered KDDX · 🇰🇷 South Korea · DAPA signed an 838 billion won contract with Hanwha Ocean for detailed design and construction of the KDDX lead ship.
  3. JUL 312026 Retired USNS John Ericsson (Henry J. Kaiser) · 🇺🇸 United States · Inactivated after 35 years of service, retained as a logistics support asset to be cannibalised for spare parts.
  4. JUL 312026 Retired USNS Pecos (Henry J. Kaiser) · 🇺🇸 United States · Inactivated after 35 years of service and transferred to the Maritime Administration.
  5. JUL 312026 Retired USS Georgia (Ohio) · 🇺🇸 United States · Began inactivation at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay after 42 years, first Ohio-class SSGN withdrawn from service.
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Top 15 of 162 · sorted by power index
# Country Power Index 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 82.6 4,300 533 1,100,000 $152B
04 🇮🇳India 69.0 2,217 351 1,475,750 $78B
05 🇫🇷France 64.1 988 175 270,000 $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 1,399 158 247,000 $56B
09 🇹🇷Turkey 57.9 1,067 216 355,200 $31B
10 🇩🇪Germany 57.8 589 90 183,500 $112B
11 🇮🇱Israel 56.5 534 55 169,500 $43B
12 🇮🇹Italy 56.5 743 311 165,500 $48B
13 🇹🇼Taiwan 56.4 686 107 169,000 $18B
14 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 56.0 914 34 257,000 $88B
15 🇵🇰Pakistan 54.3 1,369 152 660,000 $9.3B
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