Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence.
The US State Department cleared a $4.5 billion sale of up to four KC-46A tankers to Qatar on August 20; GlobalMilitary.net data show why the buy matters: of 111 air forces flying combat aircraft, 81 have no tanker at all, and the United States operates 561 of the world's 740.
The Argentine Navy announced on August 20 the definitive retirement of its Dassault Super Étendard strike jets under Plan Dédalo, ending a 44-year career and leaving naval aviation with no fixed-wing combat aircraft.
BAE Systems Australia laid the keel of NUSHIP Hunter at Osborne on 24 August 2026, starting hull assembly on the first of six ships and taking the British Type 26 design to 34 hulls ordered across the Royal Navy, Australia, Canada and Norway.
Gripen C
Crash
🇭🇺 Hungary · Crashed near Szolnok during a morning flight; the pilot ejected and was taken to hospital without injuries.
Su-27/30
Damaged
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Overran runway 13 at Sultan Hasanuddin AB; smoke trailed the aircraft and dry grass caught fire, no injuries.
MiG-29
Damaged
🇷🇺 Russia · Struck by Ukrainian long-range drones at Millerovo Air Base near Dolotinka, Rostov Oblast; third Russian fighter reached in two days.
Su-27/30
Damaged
🇷🇺 Russia · Damaged by a Ukrainian drone at Vityazevo airfield near Anapa; the warhead detonated beside the parked jet and started a fire.
MiG-29
Damaged
🇷🇺 Russia · Damaged in the same Ukrainian drone raid on Vityazevo airfield near Anapa, alongside a Flanker and a Kronshtadt Orion.
| # | Country | ARMS Index (Aggregate Rating of Military Strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 🇺🇸United States | 100.0 | 12,996 | 553 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | 🇨🇳China | 85.1 | 3,921 | 1,033 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | 🇷🇺Russia | 82.7 | 5,378 | 533 | 1,100,000 | $152B |
| 04 | 🇮🇳India | 69.0 | 2,256 | 351 | 1,475,750 | $78B |
| 05 | 🇫🇷France | 64.1 | 1,017 | 175 | 270,000 | $66B |
| 06 | 🇰🇷South Korea | 63.9 | 1,552 | 156 | 500,000 | $43B |
| 07 | 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 62.2 | 673 | 154 | 144,400 | $88B |
| 08 | 🇯🇵Japan | 61.3 | 1,400 | 158 | 247,000 | $56B |
| 09 | 🇹🇷Turkey | 58.2 | 1,357 | 217 | 355,200 | $31B |
| 10 | 🇩🇪Germany | 57.8 | 654 | 90 | 183,500 | $112B |
| 11 | 🇮🇱Israel | 56.6 | 546 | 55 | 169,500 | $43B |
| 12 | 🇹🇼Taiwan | 56.4 | 714 | 107 | 169,000 | $18B |
| 13 | 🇮🇹Italy | 56.3 | 775 | 314 | 165,500 | $48B |
| 14 | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 56.1 | 914 | 37 | 257,000 | $88B |
| 15 | 🇵🇰Pakistan | 54.3 | 1,506 | 152 | 660,000 | $9.3B |