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  1. Suffren-classPro France's next-generation nuclear attack submarine — the Barracuda-class Suffren boats carry the MdCN cruise missile, F21 torpedoes, and a special-forces lock-out, replacing the Rubis-class SSNs one-for-one. Europe · Sea · ssn · nuclear-attack-submarine · barracuda · naval-group
  2. Astute-classPro The Royal Navy’s stealthy nuclear-powered attack submarine — armed with Spearfish torpedoes and Tomahawk cruise missiles, sheathed in 39,000 anechoic tiles and driven by a pump-jet for silent patrols world-wide. Europe · Sea · ssn · nuclear-submarine · attack-submarine · royal-navy · baesystems · tomahawk · spearfish
  3. Virginia-classPro The US Navy’s premier nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine, blending advanced quieting, a large Tomahawk strike payload, and special-operations support; the platform at the center of the AUKUS submarine pathway. USA · Sea · ssn · nuclear-attack · virginia-class · block-v · aukus
  4. Z-20Pro China's indigenously developed 10-tonne-class medium utility helicopter — a fly-by-wire, five-blade rotorcraft directly comparable to the UH-60, serving as the PLA's primary air-assault, transport, and naval shipborne platform. China · Air · helicopter · utility · transport · Naval · assault
  5. Z-19Pro China's purpose-built scout-attack helicopter — a light, Z-9-derived tandem-seat rotorcraft with mast-mounted radar that acts as the eyes and fangs partner to the heavier Z-10 in PLA Army Aviation. China · Air · scout-attack · light-attack · helicopter · avic · rotary-wing
  6. Z-10Pro China's medium attack helicopter — a tandem-seat, twin-engine design built around the indigenous WZ-9 turboshaft, fielded by the PLA since 2009 and exported as the Z-10ME. China · Air · attack-helicopter · rotary-wing · z-10me
  7. Mi-8 HipPro The most produced twin-turbine transport helicopter in history, the Mi-8 Hip (Mi-17) has been the backbone of Soviet/Russian and allied medium-lift aviation since the 1960s, with over 10,000 built and dozens of military and civil operators worldwide. Russia · Air · transport · utility · helicopter · hip · mil · mi-8
  8. Mi-24 HindPro The Mil Mi-24 Hind is a uniquely configured Soviet/Russian attack helicopter that combines a heavy gunship with an 8-troop transport compartment — the most combat-used rotary-wing type in history and still in production as the Mi-35M. Russia · Air · attack-helicopter · gunship · transport · rotary-wing · mil · rostvertol
  9. Ka-52 AlligatorPro Russia's coaxial-contra-rotating attack helicopter — the heavily armed side-by-side two-seat Alligator has become the most prolific and most-attrited rotary-wing platform of the Russo-Ukrainian war. Russia · Air · attack-helicopter · coaxial-rotor
  10. Mi-28N HavocPro Russia's dedicated tandem-seat attack helicopter — a heavily armored, night-capable anti-armor platform armed with the Ataka missile, now seeing modernized Mi-28NM variants with longer-range munitions in Ukraine. Russia · Air · attack-helicopter · mi-28 · havok · rostec
  11. NH90Pro Europe's standard medium multirole helicopter — a twin-engine, fly-by-wire platform in land (TTH) and naval (NFH) configurations, fielded by eleven nations for air assault, ASW, and search-and-rescue. Europe · Air · helicopter · utility · Naval · asw · sar · fly-by-wire · nhindustries
  12. CH-47 ChinookPro The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is the West's premier heavy-lift tandem-rotor helicopter, in continuous service since 1962 — moving troops, artillery, and cargo across every major U.S. conflict and fielded by more than a dozen allies. USA · Air · heavy-lift · transport · tandem-rotor · Boeing
  13. UH-60 Black HawkPro The United States' primary medium-lift utility helicopter since 1979, the UH-60 Black Hawk serves in air assault, MEDEVAC, special operations, and cargo roles across dozens of operators worldwide. USA · Air · utility-helicopter · transport · sikorsky · Lockheed Martin
  14. Airbus TigerPro Europe’s multinational attack helicopter — the Airbus Tiger is a twin-engine, tandem-seat platform that combines a chin-mounted cannon, anti-tank missiles, and a mast-mounted sight to give France, Germany, and Spain an anti-armour, fire-support and reconnaissance capability. Europe · Air · attack-helicopter · airbus-helicopters · multinational
  15. AH-1Z ViperPro The Bell AH-1Z Viper ("Zulu Cobra") is the US Marine Corps' marinized attack helicopter — a twin-engine, tandem-seat platform built for close air support, armed escort, and anti-armor missions from amphibious shipping and expeditionary airfields. USA · Air · attack-helicopter · usmc · cobra · viper
  16. AH-64 ApachePro The Boeing AH-64 Apache is the United States’ premier attack helicopter — a twin-engine, tandem-seat anti-armor and close-air-support platform that has anchored U.S. Army rotary-wing combat power since Desert Storm. USA · Air · attack-helicopter · ah-64 · apache · Boeing · longbow · guardian
  17. MiG-35Pro Russia's heavily delayed attempt to modernize the MiG-29 into a 4++-generation multirole fighter, hampered by small production runs, missing AESA radar, and a near-absence from frontline operations. Russia · Air · fulcrum-f · mikoyan · 4plusplus-gen
  18. Su-30SMPro The Su-30SM — Russia’s twin-seat, thrust-vectoring multirole Flanker — combines long-range strike and air superiority with a dedicated weapons-system officer, and forms the backbone of Russian and several allied air forces. Russia · Air · aircraft · fighter · multirole · flanker · sukhoi
  19. T-14 ArmataPro Russia's next-generation MBT — a radical unmanned-turret design with a crew armoured capsule, Afganit active protection, and a 125 mm gun, but the program remains mired in low-rate prototypes and has seen no meaningful frontline service. Russia · Land · main-battle-tank · armata · unmanned-turret · active-protection · next-generation
  20. JF-17 ThunderPro China and Pakistan's lightweight, low-cost multirole fighter — a 4/4.5-generation export workhorse with AESA in Block III, and the backbone of the Pakistan Air Force. China · Air · fighter · multirole · export · jf-17
  21. J-16Pro China's homegrown heavy multirole strike fighter — a twin-seat, twin-engine Flanker derivative packing an AESA radar and very-long-range air-to-air missiles, and the PLAAF's primary deep-strike and standoff platform. China · Air · fighter · multirole · strike · flanker-derivative · plaaf
  22. J-10CPro China's workhorse 4.5-generation single-engine multirole fighter — a delta-canard design with an AESA radar, active in PLAAF and Pakistani service, and credited with the type's first air-to-air kill in 2025. China · Air · fighter · multirole · plaaf · avic · delta-canard
  23. Su-35SPro Russia’s most advanced operational 4++ generation air-superiority fighter — a thrust-vectoring Flanker derivative with a powerful PESA radar and heavy weapons load, and the backbone of Russia’s air war over Ukraine. Russia · Air · fighter · air-superiority · multi-role · flanker · su-35
  24. Saab JAS 39 GripenPro Sweden's homegrown lightweight multirole fighter—a single-engine, canard-delta design built for dispersal operations and low operating costs, fielded in classic C/D and next-generation E/F variants. Europe · Air · multirole · single-engine · canard-delta · lightweight · road-base · saab · swedish
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