ARSENAL · GLOBAL FIREPOWER 2026
Arsenal
The newest systems of the top ten militaries in the Global Firepower 2026 ranking: five per domain, across air, sea, land, missiles and space. Plus the weapons that are still being built.
Top 10 militaries
Global Firepower 2026 Power Index. Lower is stronger; 0.0000 would be perfect.- 01United StatesPWRINDX 0.0741
OPEN FILE → - 02RussiaPWRINDX 0.0791
OPEN FILE → - 03ChinaPWRINDX 0.0919
OPEN FILE → - 04IndiaPWRINDX 0.1346FILE IN PREPARATION
- 05South KoreaPWRINDX 0.1642FILE IN PREPARATION
- 06FrancePWRINDX 0.1798FILE IN PREPARATION
- 07JapanPWRINDX 0.1876FILE IN PREPARATION
- 08United KingdomPWRINDX 0.1881FILE IN PREPARATION
- 09TürkiyePWRINDX 0.1975FILE IN PREPARATION
- 10ItalyPWRINDX 0.2211FILE IN PREPARATION
Future weapons
Sixth-generation fighters, bombers and missiles that are not finished yet.
F-47
NGAD fighter that will lead crewed and uncrewed teams.
F/A-XX
Carrier fighter to replace the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G and fly with CCAs.
GCAP
Joint fighter of the UK, Japan and Italy, managed by the GIGO agency.
Ranking: Global Firepower 2026, published 23 January 2026. Global Firepower is an independent index; its full method is not public. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited under each image.