Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence.
The prototype of the Bréguet Br.1050 Alizé, the French Navy's carrier-based anti-submarine turboprop, first flew from Toulouse-Blagnac on 6 October 1956; 89 were built, and the type served France until September 2000 and India until 1991.
The first two new-build F-16C Block 70 fighters landed at Chihhang Air Base on October 2, 2026, beginning deliveries on a 66-jet order that GMN's inventory data shows is the largest open F-16 order anywhere and that would lift Taiwan from seventh to fifth among F-16 operators on current figures.
Northrop Grumman said on October 3, 2026 that its company-funded YFQ-48A Talon Blue had taxied, taken off, maneuvered and landed without pilot input at Mojave, California, as the US Air Force prepares to select designs for Increment 2 of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.
2× F-16C/D Block 70
Delivered
🇹🇼 Taiwan · First two of 66 new-build F-16 Block 70s arrive in Taiwan after delays at the Greenville line.
F-35A
Delivered
🇵🇱 Poland · Ninth F-35A Husarz landed at Łask, the first Polish example assembled at Cameri, Italy.
Mi-8/17/171
Other
🇷🇺 Russia · Crashed in Anninsky district, Voronezh Oblast, during a Ukrainian drone attack; cause unconfirmed, three crew killed.
MiG-29
Shot down
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Hit by a Russian missile during a strike mission over the eastern front, the Ukrainian Air Force said; pilot killed.
6× F-16
Delivered
🇦🇷 Argentina · Second batch of six ex-Danish F-16AM/BM landed at Río Cuarto after a transatlantic ferry; 12 of 24 now delivered.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 🇺🇸United States | 100.0 | 12,897 | 226 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | 🇨🇳China | 90.2 | 6,014 | 477 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | 🇷🇺Russia | 82.9 | 5,314 | 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 | 1,299 | 103 | 247,000 | $56B |
| 09 | 🇵🇰Pakistan | 51.5 | 1,513 | 88 | 660,000 | $9.3B |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Turkey | 51.1 | 1,327 | 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 | 730 | 86 | 169,000 | $18B |
| 15 | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 47.0 | 342 | 21 | 1,000,000 | $84B |