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World Navies

81 navies ranked by the SEAS Index (Sea Equipment Aggregate Strength), with 9,266 active warships and vessels on file worldwide. China (index 100.0, 1,005 ships) leads, ahead of the United States (index 99.9, 232 ships) and Russia (index 69.6, 447 ships).

World Naval Forces Inventories

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# Country SEAS Index (Sea Equipment Aggregate Strength) Capital Major Total
1 🇨🇳 People's Liberation Army Navy 100.0 3 183 1,005
2 🇺🇸 United States Navy 99.9 18 142 232
3 🇷🇺 Russian Navy 69.6 2 78 447
4 🇯🇵 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force 61.7 2 75 158
5 🇮🇳 Indian Navy 55.4 2 52 351
6 🇰🇷 Republic of Korea Navy 50.8 0 53 155
7 🇰🇵 Korean People's Army Naval Force 41.5 0 25 392
8 🇮🇩 Indonesian Navy 40.1 0 13 345
9 🇫🇷 French Navy 39.8 1 31 166
10 🇹🇷 Turkish Navy 37.5 0 30 195
11 🇪🇬 Egyptian Navy 36.7 0 21 318
12 🇬🇧 Royal Navy 36.5 2 21 60
13 🇹🇼 Republic of China Navy 36.0 0 29 97
14 🇮🇹 Italian Navy 32.4 1 20 313
15 🇹🇭 Royal Thai Navy 32.1 1 7 307

Situation Report

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  1. AUG 142026 Delivered Chamsuri (PKX-B Batch-II) · 🇰🇷 South Korea · First PKX-B Batch-II fast patrol craft handed over at Busan; three sisters follow by the end of the year.
  2. AUG 122026 Damaged Admiral Makarov (Admiral Grigorovich) · 🇷🇺 Russia · Struck for the third time in 2026 during a combined strike on Novorossiysk NB; hits near the vertical launch system and aft superstructure.
  3. AUG 122026 Damaged Admiral Essen (Admiral Grigorovich) · 🇷🇺 Russia · Struck for the third time in 2026 at Novorossiysk NB; structural damage reported around the Kalibr launcher bay.
  4. AUG 122026 Damaged Vasily Bykov (Project 22160) · 🇷🇺 Russia · Patrol ship damaged at Novorossiysk NB in the combined Ukrainian missile and drone strike of 12 August.
  5. AUG 122026 Damaged Buyan-M · 🇷🇺 Russia · Unnamed Project 21631 missile corvette reported damaged at Novorossiysk NB; hull not identified by sources.
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World fleet by tier
  • Capital ships 34
  • Major combatants 1,090
  • Light combatants 713
  • Minor vessels 4,693
  • Auxiliaries 2,736

World Naval Forces Inventories (continued)

# Country SEAS Index (Sea Equipment Aggregate Strength) Capital Major Total
16 🇻🇳 Vietnam People's Navy 30.9 0 15 112
17 🇬🇷 Hellenic Navy 30.6 1 21 143
18 🇵🇰 Pakistan Navy 28.5 0 15 117
19 🇩🇿 Algerian National Navy 27.9 0 14 101
20 🇨🇴 Colombian National Navy 27.8 0 8 258
21 🇩🇪 German Navy 27.2 0 17 72
22 🇦🇺 Royal Australian Navy 26.2 0 16 44
23 🇪🇸 Spanish Navy 26.2 1 13 87
24 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Navy 26.2 0 5 271
25 🇲🇲 Myanmar Navy 23.6 0 8 237
26 🇨🇦 Royal Canadian Navy 23.4 0 16 33
27 🇸🇬 Republic of Singapore Navy 23.3 0 10 55
28 🇳🇴 Royal Norwegian Navy 23.2 0 10 60
29 🇧🇷 Brazilian Navy 23.0 0 12 66
30 🇵🇪 Peruvian Navy 22.8 0 13 77
# Country SEAS Index (Sea Equipment Aggregate Strength) Capital Major Total
31 🇨🇱 Chilean Navy 22.6 0 12 75
32 🇵🇭 Philippine Navy 21.8 0 7 118
33 🇲🇦 Royal Moroccan Navy 21.3 0 6 137
34 🇧🇩 Bangladesh Navy 21.2 0 9 92
35 🇮🇱 Israeli Navy 20.5 0 6 52
36 🇸🇪 Swedish Navy 19.4 0 5 232
37 🇸🇦 Royal Saudi Navy 19.0 0 7 30
38 🇲🇽 Mexican Navy 18.9 0 1 204
39 🇩🇰 Royal Danish Navy 18.8 0 9 109
40 🇳🇱 Royal Netherlands Navy 18.3 0 8 37
41 🇶🇦 Qatari Emiri Navy 18.2 0 0 126
42 🇿🇦 South African Navy 17.8 0 7 49
43 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates Navy 17.8 0 0 79
44 🇲🇾 Royal Malaysian Navy 17.4 0 4 97
45 🇮🇷 Islamic Republic of Iran Navy 17.2 0 2 112
# Country SEAS Index (Sea Equipment Aggregate Strength) Capital Major Total
46 🇦🇷 Argentine Navy 16.4 0 3 42
47 🇵🇹 Portuguese Navy 16.3 0 7 34
48 🇳🇬 Nigerian Navy 16.3 0 0 147
49 🇪🇨 Ecuadorian Navy 16.1 0 4 46
50 🇵🇱 Polish Navy 15.9 0 3 44
51 🇷🇴 Romanian Naval Forces 15.5 0 3 33
52 🇧🇬 Bulgarian Navy 15.3 0 5 20
53 🇰🇼 Kuwait Navy 13.9 0 0 123
54 🇧🇭 Royal Bahrain Naval Force 13.0 0 2 65
55 🇨🇺 Cuban Revolutionary Navy 12.2 0 2 33
56 🇮🇶 Iraqi Navy 11.2 0 0 62
57 🇴🇲 Royal Navy of Oman 10.5 0 0 17
58 🇹🇲 Turkmen Naval Forces 10.1 0 0 45
59 🇹🇳 Tunisian National Navy 9.9 0 0 66
60 🇫🇮 Finnish Navy 9.7 0 0 185
# Country SEAS Index (Sea Equipment Aggregate Strength) Capital Major Total
61 🇦🇿 Azerbaijani Navy 9.4 0 1 26
62 🇻🇪 Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela 9.4 0 0 45
63 🇧🇪 Belgian Navy 9.2 0 2 9
64 🇭🇷 Croatian Navy 8.9 0 0 31
65 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Navy 8.2 0 0 41
66 🇾🇪 Yemeni Navy 7.4 0 0 29
67 🇱🇾 Libyan Navy 7.3 0 1 4
68 🇱🇧 Lebanese Navy 7.1 0 0 48
69 🇸🇻 Navy of El Salvador 6.9 0 0 29
70 🇩🇯 Djiboutian Navy 6.8 0 0 29
71 🇰🇭 Royal Cambodian Navy 6.7 0 0 21
72 🇮🇪 Irish Naval Service 6.6 0 0 32
73 🇳🇿 Royal New Zealand Navy 6.5 0 1 4
74 🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian Navy 5.7 0 0 27
75 🇪🇷 Eritrean Navy 5.5 0 0 23
# Country SEAS Index (Sea Equipment Aggregate Strength) Capital Major Total
76 🇪🇪 Estonian Navy 5.2 0 0 8
77 🇷🇸 Serbian River Flotilla 5.2 0 0 30
78 🇰🇪 Kenya Navy 5.0 0 0 25
79 🇨🇾 Cyprus Navy 4.4 0 0 11
80 🇰🇿 Kazakh Naval Forces 3.5 0 0 9
81 🇸🇾 Syrian Arab Navy 0.0 0 0 0