Combat aircraft by country, 2026

Total combat aircraft, and how much of that fleet is fifth-generation. The last column is the part that decides a modern air battle.

CountryCombat aircraftof which 5th generation5th-gen shareTypes
1. China1,814300+~17%J-20, J-35
2. Russia1,559~20~1%Su-57
3. United States2,718620+~23%F-22, F-35A/B/C
4. India6000
5. North Korea4550
6. Pakistan4210
7. Saudi Arabia3640
8. South Korea34040~12%F-35A
9. Egypt3320
10. Japan26446~17%F-35A, F-35B
11. France2230
12. Turkey2010
(15.) United Kingdom14138~27%F-35B

Combat-aircraft totals: FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2026 (data drawn 1 October 2025), ordered here by combat fleet rather than total aircraft. Fifth-generation figures come from a different basis (FlightGlobal, WDMMA and national ministries, October 2025), so the share column is indicative rather than exact. Several smaller air forces field large fifth-generation fleets without appearing here — Australia (72), Norway (52), the Netherlands (49), Israel (46) and Italy (38) — and are listed in the table below.

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