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Lockheed Martin on October 9 unveiled PAC-3 Edge, its candidate for the US Army's Future Interceptor program and planned successor to the PAC-3 MSE Patriot missile, which it says the Army has moved to the next development stage, with testing planned for 2027 and fielding targeted by 2031.
Naval Air Systems Command said in an October 7 notice that it intends to negotiate a sole-source delivery order with Lockheed Martin to integrate the AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile on the US Air Force's B-52 bomber, The War Zone and Air & Space Forces Magazine reported.
Thirty years after its first flight from Toronto on October 13, 1996, the Bombardier Global Express has become a platform for military special-mission aircraft, and GlobalMilitary.net's inventory data now counts more Global-based military aircraft on order than in service.
E-7A Wedgetail
Delivered
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Second RAF E-7 Wedgetail WT002 arrives at RAF Lossiemouth from Boscombe Down trials, joining WT001 for test and evaluation.
V-22 Osprey
Damaged
🇺🇸 United States · Hard landing followed by a fuel fire in Bladen Lakes State Forest, North Carolina, during training; one of four Marines flown to a burn …
2× Su-34 Fullback
Delivered
🇷🇺 Russia · Second Su-34 batch of 2026 handed over by UAC to the Russian Defence Ministry; number undisclosed, about two aircraft estimated.
ATR 42
Crash
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Crashed near Igbokoda, Ondo State, on a routine Benin City-Lagos flight; all 25 on board killed, the Air Force said.
EMB-314 (A-29)
Delivered
🇵🇾 Paraguay · Sixth and last A-29 Super Tucano arrived at the I Air Brigade in Luque, completing the 2024 order for six.
| # | 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 | 5,312 | 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 | 1,543 | 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 | 916 | 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 |