Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence.
The Pakistan Navy announced on 27 September that PNS Hangor, the lead boat of eight Chinese-designed submarines ordered in 2015, launched an anti-ship cruise missile against a designated target in the North Arabian Sea in its first live weapon firing, without disclosing the missile type.
Chile's defense minister announced in Punta Arenas on September 24 that the Chilean Air Force has formally begun the process of replacing its F-5E/F Tiger III fighters, in service since 1976, within a package that also covers transports, helicopters, maritime patrol and Antarctic capabilities.
Canada's term sheet and NATO's joint buy both settle on an aircraft without the E-3's rotating saucer; the physics behind the three designs explains what the flat Erieye array gains in revisit rate and what it gives up ahead and astern.
2ร Hurkus B
Delivered
๐น๐ท Turkey ยท First two Hรผrkuล-II basic trainers handed over at TUSAล Kahramankazan; 10 more due by end-2026, all 55 by 2028.
C-390
Delivered
๐บ๐ฟ Uzbekistan ยท First C-390 Millennium handed over at Gaviรฃo Peixoto; Uzbekistan becomes the type's first Central Asian operator.
22ร Tiger
Retired
๐ฆ๐บ Australia ยท Final Tiger ARH flights at Darwin end 22 years of Army service; fleet withdrawn on 30 September, replaced by AH-64E Apache.
2ร Su-57
Delivered
๐ท๐บ Russia ยท Second Su-57 batch of 2026 handed over at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant; two aircraft in an updated configuration.
14ร T-5
Delivered
๐น๐ผ Taiwan ยท Last two T-5s delivered to the Air Force Academy at Gangshan, completing the 66-aircraft order; 14 delivered in 2026.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | ๐บ๐ธUnited States | 100.0 | 12,899 | 226 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | ๐จ๐ณChina | 90.2 | 6,014 | 477 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | ๐ท๐บRussia | 82.9 | 5,312 | 279 | 1,100,000 | $152B |
| 04 | ๐ฎ๐ณIndia | 69.9 | 2,338 | 228 | 1,475,750 | $78B |
| 05 | ๐ฐ๐ทSouth Korea | 60.2 | 1,566 | 112 | 500,000 | $43B |
| 06 | ๐ซ๐ทFrance | 56.5 | 990 | 80 | 270,000 | $66B |
| 07 | ๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom | 52.7 | 682 | 58 | 144,400 | $88B |
| 08 | ๐ฏ๐ตJapan | 51.9 | 1,299 | 103 | 247,000 | $56B |
| 09 | ๐ต๐ฐPakistan | 51.5 | 1,513 | 88 | 660,000 | $9.3B |
| 10 | ๐น๐ทTurkey | 51.2 | 1,327 | 106 | 355,200 | $31B |
| 11 | ๐ฎ๐ฑIsrael | 49.3 | 594 | 49 | 169,500 | $43B |
| 12 | ๐ธ๐ฆSaudi Arabia | 49.2 | 916 | 67 | 257,000 | $88B |
| 13 | ๐ฉ๐ชGermany | 47.9 | 686 | 45 | 183,500 | $112B |
| 14 | ๐น๐ผTaiwan | 47.0 | 728 | 86 | 169,000 | $18B |
| 15 | ๐บ๐ฆUkraine | 47.0 | 343 | 21 | 1,000,000 | $84B |