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Saab and Canada's Defence Investment Agency signed a non-binding term sheet on September 25, 2026, setting the framework for negotiations on six GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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.
C-390
Delivered
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · First C-390 Millennium handed over at Gavião Peixoto; Uzbekistan becomes the type's first Central Asian operator.
22× Tiger
Retired
🇦🇺 Australia · Final Tiger ARH flights at Darwin end 22 years of Army service; fleet withdrawn on 30 September, replaced by AH-64E Apache.
2× Su-57
Delivered
🇷🇺 Russia · Second Su-57 batch of 2026 handed over at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant; two aircraft in an updated configuration.
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.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 🇺🇸United States | 100.0 | 12,899 | 228 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | 🇨🇳China | 90.2 | 6,014 | 477 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | 🇷🇺Russia | 82.9 | 5,312 | 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 | 51.2 | 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 | 343 | 21 | 1,000,000 | $84B |