Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence.
An Italian Eurofighter on NATO Baltic Air Policing duty destroyed an unidentified drone over eastern Latvia before dawn on 14 August, the second time the alliance's quick-reaction force has shot one down over the country this year.
The US Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier is transiting the Strait of Malacca toward the Arabian Sea to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln, at sea for more than 240 consecutive days supporting operations against Iran.
A National Security Presidential Memorandum signed on August 13, 2026 gives the Pentagon 60 days to plan replacing the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System and Advanced Weapons Elevators with steam and hydraulic systems on CVN-81, the fourth Ford-class carrier.
9× MQ-9 Reaper
Other
🇺🇸 United States · Nine further Reapers lost beyond the individually documented losses; the war total is put at at least 45, about a quarter of the fleet.
F-16C/D
Crash
🇹🇷 Turkey · Crashed during a training flight near Çiftlikköy, Yalova Province; the pilot ejected and was recovered unhurt.
AH-64D/E
Crash
🇺🇸 United States · Crashed during a training flight near Salado, Texas; both crew members killed and a 155-acre grass fire started.
L-39
Crash
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Crashed in East Shewa after reportedly coming under Oromo Liberation Army ground fire; both pilots ejected and were rescued.
MiG-29
Crash
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Lost over Odesa Oblast during a combat mission against aerial targets; an anomaly during a missile launch set the aircraft alight, pilot ejected.
| # | Country | Power Index | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 🇺🇸United States | 100.0 | 12,784 | 553 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | 🇨🇳China | 85.1 | 3,731 | 1,033 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | 🇷🇺Russia | 82.6 | 4,300 | 533 | 1,100,000 | $152B |
| 04 | 🇮🇳India | 69.0 | 2,217 | 351 | 1,475,750 | $78B |
| 05 | 🇫🇷France | 64.1 | 988 | 175 | 270,000 | $66B |
| 06 | 🇰🇷South Korea | 63.9 | 1,543 | 156 | 500,000 | $43B |
| 07 | 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 62.2 | 654 | 154 | 144,400 | $88B |
| 08 | 🇯🇵Japan | 61.3 | 1,397 | 158 | 247,000 | $56B |
| 09 | 🇹🇷Turkey | 57.9 | 1,067 | 217 | 355,200 | $31B |
| 10 | 🇩🇪Germany | 57.8 | 589 | 90 | 183,500 | $112B |
| 11 | 🇮🇱Israel | 56.5 | 534 | 55 | 169,500 | $43B |
| 12 | 🇹🇼Taiwan | 56.4 | 686 | 107 | 169,000 | $18B |
| 13 | 🇮🇹Italy | 56.4 | 743 | 314 | 165,500 | $48B |
| 14 | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 56.0 | 914 | 34 | 257,000 | $88B |
| 15 | 🇵🇰Pakistan | 54.3 | 1,369 | 152 | 660,000 | $9.3B |