Tracking the forces, fleets and equipment of 162 countries through open-source intelligence.
France's defense procurement agency, the DGA, on 10 September 2026 set out the content of the Rafale F5 mid-life upgrade, from a new radar and datalink to a 20 percent more powerful engine and the ASN4G nuclear missile, after the first development contracts were notified over the summer.
Hanwha Ocean was named preferred bidder for the Royal Thai Navy's next frigate on September 9, 2026; GlobalMilitary.net's inventories count 15 Korean-designed warships in seven foreign navies, nine of them second-hand corvettes.
The US State Department on September 10 approved a possible $140 million Foreign Military Sale of four UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters and two spare engines to Argentina, a package projected to give the Argentine Army its first Black Hawk unit as it moves to replace its UH-1H Hueys.
Mi-8
Destroyed
🇷🇺 Russia · Destroyed by a drone at the Chemburka helipad outside Anapa; Russian and Ukrainian accounts agree on the loss.
A-10C
Damaged
🇺🇸 United States · Left with a missing wing in the Iranian ballistic-missile barrage on Muwaffaq Salti AB, a US official told Reuters; the US President denied any …
F-15C/E
Damaged
🇺🇸 United States · Around eight F-15E lightly damaged in the Iranian missile barrage on Muwaffaq Salti AB and returned to service, CBS News and a US official …
5× CH-47D/F
Delivered
🇪🇬 Egypt · First five of 12 CH-47F Chinooks handed over during the El Alamein air show, starting the replacement of the CH-47D fleet.
2× Su-27/30/35
Crash
🇷🇺 Russia · Two Su-35S collided in mid-air over Kursk Oblast; one pilot killed, the other ejected with serious injuries.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 🇺🇸United States | 100.0 | 13,004 | 553 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | 🇨🇳China | 89.9 | 6,341 | 1,033 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | 🇷🇺Russia | 82.8 | 5,378 | 533 | 1,100,000 | $152B |
| 04 | 🇮🇳India | 69.7 | 2,256 | 357 | 1,475,750 | $78B |
| 05 | 🇰🇷South Korea | 60.2 | 1,552 | 164 | 500,000 | $43B |
| 06 | 🇫🇷France | 56.3 | 1,017 | 175 | 270,000 | $66B |
| 07 | 🇯🇵Japan | 52.6 | 1,410 | 169 | 247,000 | $56B |
| 08 | 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 52.5 | 673 | 163 | 144,400 | $88B |
| 09 | 🇵🇰Pakistan | 51.3 | 1,506 | 152 | 660,000 | $9.3B |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Turkey | 51.0 | 1,357 | 217 | 355,200 | $31B |
| 11 | 🇮🇱Israel | 48.8 | 525 | 55 | 169,500 | $43B |
| 12 | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 48.6 | 914 | 37 | 257,000 | $88B |
| 13 | 🇩🇪Germany | 47.7 | 657 | 90 | 183,500 | $112B |
| 14 | 🇹🇼Taiwan | 47.0 | 714 | 107 | 169,000 | $18B |
| 15 | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 46.7 | 342 | 175 | 1,000,000 | $84B |