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Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence — updated daily from verified reporting.

Countries 162 Tracked with full force data Air Forces 162 53,219 active aircraft tracked Navies 71 9,055 warships in service Aircraft Types 689 Specs, photos & operators Ship Classes 589 Specs, photos & operators Vehicles 184 Specs, photos & operators

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  1. JUL 312026 F-35B/C Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed short of the runway on approach to MCAS Miramar, San Diego; pilot ejected and survived with minor injuries.
  2. JUL 302026 NH90 (TTH) Delivered 🇫🇷 France · First NH90 Standard 2 handed over by the DGA and delivered to the 4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment at Pau.
  3. JUL 292026 F-16AM Crash 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Crashed near Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, during an intercept mission against Russian air targets; pilot ejected and survived.
  4. JUL 282026 MV-22 Delivered 🇺🇸 United States · Final MV-22B handed over at Amarillo, Texas; aircraft joins VMM-162, closing a 359-aircraft Marine Corps buy.
  5. JUL 272026 L-39 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Crashed during low-altitude aerobatic manoeuvres near Kushchyovskaya, Krasnodar Krai; both crew killed.
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  1. JUL 312026 Ordered KDDX · 🇰🇷 South Korea · DAPA signed an 838 billion won contract with Hanwha Ocean for detailed design and construction of the KDDX lead ship.
  2. JUL 312026 Retired USNS John Ericsson (Henry J. Kaiser) · 🇺🇸 United States · Inactivated after 35 years of service, retained as a logistics support asset to be cannibalised for spare parts.
  3. JUL 312026 Retired USNS Pecos (Henry J. Kaiser) · 🇺🇸 United States · Inactivated after 35 years of service and transferred to the Maritime Administration.
  4. JUL 292026 Retired USS Fort Worth (Freedom) · 🇺🇸 United States · Decommissioned at Naval Base San Diego after nearly 14 years, the oldest active Freedom-variant hull.
  5. JUL 292026 Ordered Virginia · 🇺🇸 United States · Navy awarded 42.1 billion dollars for nine Block VI boats plus long-lead material for a tenth.
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AUG 4, 2026

2,621 F-16s Still Fly With 27 Air Forces, GlobalMilitary.net Data Shows

Forty-seven years after entering service, the F-16 remains the most numerous combat aircraft in the world outside China and Russia, with 2,621 airframes active across 27 air forces in GlobalMilitary.net's 2026 inventory data.

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Military Forces by Country

Top 15 of 162 · sorted by power index
# Country Power Index Aircraft Warships Active Troops Defense Budget
01 🇺🇸United States 100.0 12,784 553 1,326,050 $920B
02 🇨🇳China 85.0 3,731 1,033 2,035,000 $281B
03 🇷🇺Russia 82.6 4,300 533 1,100,000 $152B
04 🇮🇳India 69.0 2,217 350 1,475,750 $78.2B
05 🇫🇷France 64.1 988 175 270,000 $66.4B
06 🇰🇷South Korea 63.9 1,543 156 500,000 $43.1B
07 🇬🇧United Kingdom 62.2 640 154 144,400 $88.5B
08 🇯🇵Japan 61.3 1,399 158 247,000 $56.4B
09 🇹🇷Turkey 58.0 1,067 216 355,200 $31.3B
10 🇩🇪Germany 57.8 589 90 183,500 $112B
11 🇮🇹Italy 56.5 743 311 165,500 $47.6B
12 🇹🇼Taiwan 56.4 686 107 169,000 $18.2B
13 🇮🇱Israel 56.2 534 53 169,500 $43.2B
14 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 56.0 914 34 257,000 $88B
15 🇩🇿Algeria 54.3 612 104 130,000 $21.5B
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