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World Navies

80 navies ranked by the SEAS Index (Sea Equipment Aggregate Strength), with 9,284 active warships and vessels on file worldwide. The United States (index 100.0, 232 ships) leads, ahead of China (index 92.0, 1,005 ships) and Russia (index 69.5, 447 ships).

World Naval Forces Inventories

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# Country SEAS Index (Sea Equipment Aggregate Strength) Capital Major Total
1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States Navy 100.0 18 142 232
2 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ People's Liberation Army Navy 92.0 3 183 1,005
3 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russian Navy 69.5 2 78 447
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force 50.6 2 75 158
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Indian Navy 47.6 2 52 352
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Royal Navy 42.6 2 21 62
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Republic of Korea Navy 41.4 0 52 154
8 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French Navy 39.9 1 31 166
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian Navy 27.5 1 20 313
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German Navy 26.1 0 17 72
11 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Republic of China Navy 25.8 0 29 97
12 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Navy 25.7 0 30 195
13 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan Navy 23.6 0 15 117
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Royal Australian Navy 23.2 0 16 44
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesian Navy 22.8 0 13 345

Situation Report

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  1. AUG 272026 Delivered INS Samarthak (Samarthak) ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India ยท Delivered to Indian Navy by L&T at Kattupalli, first indigenous Multi-Purpose Vessel for trials and evaluation.
  2. AUG 142026 Delivered ROKS Chamsuri-231 (Chamsuri (PKX-B Batch-II)) ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea ยท First PKX-B Batch-II fast patrol craft handed over at Busan; three sisters follow by the end of the year.
  3. AUG 142026 Delivered LCU 1710 (LCU 1700) ยท ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States ยท Delivered at Mobile after INSURV acceptance trials, first of the LCU 1700 class and Austal USA's first steel ship for the Navy.
  4. AUG 122026 Damaged Admiral Makarov (Admiral Grigorovich) ยท ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia ยท Struck for the third time in 2026 during a combined strike on Novorossiysk NB; hits near the vertical launch system and aft superstructure.
  5. AUG 122026 Damaged Admiral Essen (Admiral Grigorovich) ยท ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia ยท Struck for the third time in 2026 at Novorossiysk NB; structural damage reported around the Kalibr launcher bay.
All 337 navy events โ†’
World fleet by tier
  • Capital ships 33
  • Major combatants 1,089
  • Light combatants 714
  • Minor vessels 4,695
  • Auxiliaries 2,753

World Naval Forces Inventories (continued)

# Country SEAS Index (Sea Equipment Aggregate Strength) Capital Major Total
16 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish Navy 22.0 1 13 87
17 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egyptian Navy 20.8 0 21 318
18 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Canadian Navy 19.9 0 16 33
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Hellenic Navy 19.8 0 21 142
20 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Republic of Singapore Navy 18.7 0 10 55
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algerian National Navy 18.4 0 14 101
22 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam People's Navy 18.0 0 15 112
23 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Royal Norwegian Navy 18.0 0 10 60
24 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazilian Navy 17.6 0 12 66
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ต Korean People's Army Naval Force 17.4 0 24 390
26 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Saudi Navy 17.0 0 7 30
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israeli Navy 16.8 0 6 52
28 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Royal Netherlands Navy 16.2 0 8 37
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Royal Danish Navy 16.1 0 9 109
30 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chilean Navy 15.2 0 12 75
# Country SEAS Index (Sea Equipment Aggregate Strength) Capital Major Total
31 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Royal Thai Navy 14.8 1 7 307
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Myanmar Navy 14.0 0 8 239
33 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Navy 13.9 0 7 118
34 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bangladesh Navy 13.9 0 9 92
35 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Swedish Navy 13.9 0 5 232
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African Navy 13.6 0 7 49
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Royal Malaysian Navy 13.1 0 4 97
38 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese Navy 12.9 0 7 34
39 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช Peruvian Navy 11.7 0 13 77
40 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Romanian Naval Forces 11.5 0 3 33
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Moroccan Navy 11.3 0 6 137
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ Kuwait Navy 11.1 0 0 123
43 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombian National Navy 10.9 0 8 258
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates Navy 10.9 0 0 79
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentine Navy 10.5 0 3 42
# Country SEAS Index (Sea Equipment Aggregate Strength) Capital Major Total
46 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Polish Navy 10.0 0 3 44
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka Navy 10.0 0 5 271
48 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatari Emiri Navy 9.4 0 0 126
49 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgarian Navy 9.2 0 5 36
50 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnish Navy 8.7 0 0 185
51 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Royal Navy of Oman 8.7 0 0 17
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexican Navy 7.8 0 1 204
53 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ Ecuadorian Navy 7.8 0 4 46
54 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisian National Navy 7.4 0 0 66
55 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ช Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela 7.1 0 0 45
56 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ukrainian Navy 7.1 0 0 41
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Islamic Republic of Iran Navy 6.9 0 2 112
58 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgian Navy 6.9 0 2 9
59 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatian Navy 6.8 0 0 31
60 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บ Cuban Revolutionary Navy 6.8 0 2 33
# Country SEAS Index (Sea Equipment Aggregate Strength) Capital Major Total
61 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Royal New Zealand Navy 6.7 0 2 5
62 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Royal Bahrain Naval Force 6.6 0 2 65
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Irish Naval Service 6.1 0 0 32
64 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช Yemeni Navy 5.5 0 0 29
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง Lebanese Navy 5.4 0 0 48
66 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigerian Navy 5.3 0 0 147
67 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ป Navy of El Salvador 5.2 0 0 29
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏ Djiboutian Navy 5.1 0 0 29
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Royal Jordanian Navy 4.6 0 0 27
70 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒ Turkmen Naval Forces 4.3 0 0 45
71 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbian River Flotilla 4.2 0 0 30
72 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ท Eritrean Navy 4.1 0 0 23
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Navy 3.9 0 0 25
74 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Estonian Navy 3.8 0 0 8
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ Iraqi Navy 3.7 0 0 62
# Country SEAS Index (Sea Equipment Aggregate Strength) Capital Major Total
76 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ Cyprus Navy 3.5 0 0 11
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ Royal Cambodian Navy 3.5 0 0 21
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Kazakh Naval Forces 3.0 0 0 9
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พ Libyan Navy 2.8 0 1 4
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Azerbaijani Navy 2.0 0 1 26
81 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พ Syrian Arab Navy 0.0 0 0 0

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