Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 161 countries through open-source intelligence.
The US Army said on October 30 that HADES Prototype 1, an airborne intelligence aircraft built on a modified Bombardier Global 6500 business jet, made its first flight on September 11, moving the program into mission system integration and developmental flight testing.
Hanwha Defense USA said on Oct. 29 that TOTE Services had chosen its Philly Shipyard to build one Medium Landing Ship for the US Navy and Marine Corps under TOTE's $2.2 billion construction-management contract, with options for three more vessels.
The Borey-class submarine Generalissimus Suvorov launched a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile from a submerged position in the Sea of Okhotsk on October 28, the Russian Ministry of Defence said, in what the Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces project calls a rare Pacific Fleet firing.
2ร FA-50 Fighting Eagle
Delivered
๐ฒ๐พ Malaysia ยท 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.
Mi-8 Hip
Destroyed
๐ท๐บ Russia ยท Destroyed by Ukrainian strike drones after landing in occupied Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps said; crew reportedly survived.
CH-47 Chinook
Crash
๐ฎ๐น Italy ยท Crashed near Gorice, Brฤko District, during a EUFOR Althea training flight in Bosnia; four of the 15 aboard killed, 11 injured.
2ร Su-34 Fullback
Destroyed
๐ท๐บ Russia ยท Two destroyed on the ground at Marinovka AB by Ukrainian Neptune cruise missiles, Kyiv said; satellite imagery shows two wrecked airframes.
12ร Su-35
Delivered
๐ช๐น Ethiopia ยท First 12 Su-35 fighters received from Russia a year ahead of schedule, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced; basing and contract terms undisclosed.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | ๐บ๐ธUnited States | 99.9 | 12,891 | 224 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | ๐จ๐ณChina | 90.0 | 5,662 | 477 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | ๐ท๐บRussia | 83.0 | 5,304 | 279 | 1,100,000 | $152B |
| 04 | ๐ฎ๐ณIndia | 69.9 | 2,353 | 228 | 1,475,750 | $78B |
| 05 | ๐ฐ๐ทSouth Korea | 60.1 | 1,576 | 112 | 500,000 | $43B |
| 06 | ๐ซ๐ทFrance | 56.3 | 991 | 80 | 270,000 | $66B |
| 07 | ๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom | 52.6 | 712 | 58 | 144,400 | $88B |
| 08 | ๐ฏ๐ตJapan | 51.9 | 1,301 | 103 | 247,000 | $56B |
| 09 | ๐ต๐ฐPakistan | 51.6 | 1,542 | 88 | 660,000 | $9.3B |
| 10 | ๐น๐ทTurkey | 51.0 | 1,321 | 106 | 355,200 | $31B |
| 11 | ๐ฎ๐ฑIsrael | 49.3 | 600 | 49 | 169,500 | $43B |
| 12 | ๐ธ๐ฆSaudi Arabia | 49.2 | 915 | 67 | 257,000 | $88B |
| 13 | ๐ฉ๐ชGermany | 47.9 | 706 | 45 | 183,500 | $112B |
| 14 | ๐บ๐ฆUkraine | 47.0 | 368 | 21 | 1,000,000 | $84B |
| 15 | ๐น๐ผTaiwan | 46.9 | 730 | 86 | 169,000 | $18B |