US · Defense ~$997B–$1T+ (NDAA FY2026)China · Defense ~$313–314B (PRC official)Russia · Defense ~$149–157B — ~6% GDP (SIPRI)Germany · Defense ~$88.4B (BMVg 2026)India · Defense ~$86.1B (Min. of Finance India)UK · Defense ~$80.5–81.7B (HM Treasury)Saudi Arabia · Defense ~$72.5–80B (SIPRI)France · Defense ~$58.7–64.6B (Ministère des Armées)Japan · Defense ~$55–58B (MOD Japan)Ukraine · Defense ~$53–64.7B est. (KSE/NATO)Poland · Defense ~$34B — 4% GDP (MON Poland)Israel · Defense ~$27–30B — wartime posture (Israeli MoD)Global military spending 2026 · ~$2.6T — record high (SIPRI)NATO combined defense 2025 · ~$1.47T (NATO HQ)
US · Defense ~$997B–$1T+ (NDAA FY2026)China · Defense ~$313–314B (PRC official)Russia · Defense ~$149–157B — ~6% GDP (SIPRI)Germany · Defense ~$88.4B (BMVg 2026)India · Defense ~$86.1B (Min. of Finance India)UK · Defense ~$80.5–81.7B (HM Treasury)Saudi Arabia · Defense ~$72.5–80B (SIPRI)France · Defense ~$58.7–64.6B (Ministère des Armées)Japan · Defense ~$55–58B (MOD Japan)Ukraine · Defense ~$53–64.7B est. (KSE/NATO)Poland · Defense ~$34B — 4% GDP (MON Poland)Israel · Defense ~$27–30B — wartime posture (Israeli MoD)Global military spending 2026 · ~$2.6T — record high (SIPRI)NATO combined defense 2025 · ~$1.47T (NATO HQ)
Active armed conflicts 2025 · 55+ (ACLED)Global nuclear warheads · ~12,100 across 9 states (FAS 2024)US Navy · ~290–490 ships · 11 nuclear carriersChina PLAN fleet · 405–841 ships (IISS est.)US combat aircraft · 13,043 — largest air force (IISS 2024)China PLAAF combat aircraft · ~1,600–1,800 (IISS 2024)Russia VKS combat jets · ~1,500–1,600 (IISS 2024)Daily drone sorties in active conflicts · est. 1,000–3,000+ (RUSI)Ukraine FPV drones per day · est. 2,000–4,000 (RUSI/ISW 2025)Strait of Hormuz · 144+ daily tanker & cargo transits (EIA)90%+ of traded goods move by sea (UNCTAD)Undersea cables carry 95%+ of internet traffic (TeleGeography 2025)UN peacekeeping · 12 missions · ~87,000 personnel (UN 2024)Global displaced persons · ~120M (UNHCR 2024)
Active armed conflicts 2025 · 55+ (ACLED)Global nuclear warheads · ~12,100 across 9 states (FAS 2024)US Navy · ~290–490 ships · 11 nuclear carriersChina PLAN fleet · 405–841 ships (IISS est.)US combat aircraft · 13,043 — largest air force (IISS 2024)China PLAAF combat aircraft · ~1,600–1,800 (IISS 2024)Russia VKS combat jets · ~1,500–1,600 (IISS 2024)Daily drone sorties in active conflicts · est. 1,000–3,000+ (RUSI)Ukraine FPV drones per day · est. 2,000–4,000 (RUSI/ISW 2025)Strait of Hormuz · 144+ daily tanker & cargo transits (EIA)90%+ of traded goods move by sea (UNCTAD)Undersea cables carry 95%+ of internet traffic (TeleGeography 2025)UN peacekeeping · 12 missions · ~87,000 personnel (UN 2024)Global displaced persons · ~120M (UNHCR 2024)