Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence.
Taiwan's army fired six 105 mm rounds from the production-standard Cheetah 8x8 gun vehicle at its southern training center in Tainan on September 23, in a media demonstration held before a 178-vehicle production run scheduled to start in 2027.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, the Fincantieri-Leonardo joint venture, signed a contract worth about €3.7 billion with OCCAR on September 24 for two DDX air and missile defense destroyers for the Italian Navy, with deliveries due in 2033 and 2035.
Britain announced on September 22, 2026 that it will send a Voyager tanker to Saudi Arabia, but its hose-and-drogue pods can serve only the Typhoons and Tornados, not the 232 F-15s that make up 60 percent of the Saudi combat fleet.
Hawk T2
Crash
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Crashed near Pencarnisiog shortly after take-off from RAF Valley; both crew ejected with minor injuries.
KF-21
Delivered
🇰🇷 South Korea · First production KF-21 flown from KAI Sacheon to Yecheon and handed to the 156th Fighter Squadron, 16th Fighter Wing.
F-16C
Crash
🇺🇸 United States · Crashed on approach to Spangdahlem AB, Germany, during training; pilot ejected safely.
MQ-1C Gray Eagle
Shot down
🇺🇸 United States · IRGC says an MQ-1 drone was shot down over the Strait of Hormuz and released video; no US confirmation.
F-35A
Delivered
🇩🇪 Germany · First F-35A handed over at Fort Worth; jet stays in the US for Luftwaffe aircrew training.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 🇺🇸United States | 100.0 | 12,900 | 228 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | 🇨🇳China | 90.2 | 6,014 | 477 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | 🇷🇺Russia | 82.9 | 5,315 | 279 | 1,100,000 | $152B |
| 04 | 🇮🇳India | 69.9 | 2,338 | 228 | 1,475,750 | $78B |
| 05 | 🇰🇷South Korea | 60.2 | 1,566 | 112 | 500,000 | $43B |
| 06 | 🇫🇷France | 56.5 | 990 | 80 | 270,000 | $66B |
| 07 | 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 52.7 | 682 | 58 | 144,400 | $88B |
| 08 | 🇯🇵Japan | 51.9 | 1,300 | 103 | 247,000 | $56B |
| 09 | 🇵🇰Pakistan | 51.5 | 1,513 | 88 | 660,000 | $9.3B |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Turkey | 51.2 | 1,340 | 106 | 355,200 | $31B |
| 11 | 🇮🇱Israel | 49.3 | 594 | 49 | 169,500 | $43B |
| 12 | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 49.2 | 916 | 67 | 257,000 | $88B |
| 13 | 🇩🇪Germany | 47.9 | 686 | 45 | 183,500 | $112B |
| 14 | 🇹🇼Taiwan | 47.0 | 713 | 86 | 169,000 | $18B |
| 15 | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 47.0 | 344 | 21 | 1,000,000 | $84B |