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USA · Air · heavy-lift · transport · tandem-rotor · BoeingPro

CH-47 Chinook

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
USA · Air · utility-helicopter · transport · sikorsky · Lockheed MartinPro

UH-60 Black Hawk

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
Europe · Air · attack-helicopter · airbus-helicopters · multinationalPro

Airbus Tiger

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
USA · Air · attack-helicopter · usmc · cobra · viperPro

AH-1Z Viper

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
USA · Air · attack-helicopter · ah-64 · apache · Boeing · longbow · guardianPro

AH-64 Apache

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
Russia · Air · fulcrum-f · mikoyan · 4plusplus-genPro

MiG-35

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
Russia · Air · aircraft · fighter · multirole · flanker · sukhoiPro

Su-30SM

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
Russia · Land · main-battle-tank · armata · unmanned-turret · active-protection · next-generationPro

T-14 Armata

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
China · Air · fighter · multirole · export · jf-17Pro

JF-17 Thunder

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
China · Air · fighter · multirole · strike · flanker-derivative · plaafPro

J-16

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
China · Air · fighter · multirole · plaaf · avic · delta-canardPro

J-10C

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
Russia · Air · fighter · air-superiority · multi-role · flanker · su-35Pro

Su-35S

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
Europe · Air · multirole · single-engine · canard-delta · lightweight · road-base · saab · swedishPro

Saab JAS 39 Gripen

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
Europe · Air · fighter · multirole · omnirole · 4-5-generation · france · dassaultPro

Dassault Rafale

France's omnirole 4.5-generation twin-engine fighter — operational from land and carrier decks, nuclear-capable, and a mainstay of French and several export air forces.

Europe · Air · fighter · multirole · omnirole · 4-5-generation · france · dassault
USA · Air · carrier-based · multirole · strike-fighter · navy · super-hornetPro

F/A-18 Super Hornet

The US Navy's carrier-borne multirole workhorse — a twin-engine, supersonic strike fighter that succeeded the F-14 Tomcat and A-6 Intruder, with an extensive combat record and ongoing Block III upgrades.

USA · Air · carrier-based · multirole · strike-fighter · navy · super-hornet
USA · Air · fighter · multirole · air-superiority · twin-engine · heavy-fighter · usafPro

F-15EX Eagle II

The F-15EX Eagle II is a 4.5-generation heavyweight twin-engine fighter derived from the Strike Eagle / QA, built to haul extreme payloads of air-to-air and standoff munitions, and to serve as the USAF’s new homeland-defense and high-end missile truck.

USA · Air · fighter · multirole · air-superiority · twin-engine · heavy-fighter · usaf
USA · Air · fighter · multirole · viper · f-16Pro

F-16 Fighting Falcon

The world's most widely operated fourth-generation multirole fighter, continuously upgraded for over four decades, now fielded in its latest Block 70/72 "Viper" configuration with active electronically scanned array radar and network-enabled avionics.

USA · Air · fighter · multirole · viper · f-16
China · Land · mbt · export-tank · norinco · vt4Pro

VT-4

China's leading export main battle tank — a 52-tonne, 125 mm smoothbore platform with a hard-kill active protection system, tailored for foreign buyers but never adopted by the PLA.

China · Land · mbt · export-tank · norinco · vt4
China · Land · mbt · norinco · type-96Pro

Type 96B

The Type 96B is the latest evolution of China’s most numerous main battle tank — a heavily upgraded 2.5-generation design that melds a third-generation turret with a second-generation chassis, first seen at the 2016 Tank Biathlon.

China · Land · mbt · norinco · type-96
Russia · Land · mbt · turbine · era · omsktransmash · t-80Pro

T-80BVM

Russia's gas-turbine main battle tank — a deep modernization of the T-80BV with Relikt ERA, a 1,250 hp turbine, and extensive combat use in Ukraine.

Russia · Land · mbt · turbine · era · omsktransmash · t-80
Russia · Land · main-battle-tank · t-72 · modernizationPro

T-72B3

Russia's most numerous modernized main battle tank — an upgraded T-72B with a 1,130 hp engine, Relikt ERA (on B3M) and a gun-launched ATGM, forming the backbone of its armored force in Ukraine.

Russia · Land · main-battle-tank · t-72 · modernization
Europe · Land · mbt · main-battle-tank · turkey · altayPro

Altay

Turkey's first indigenous main battle tank — a 65-tonne design derived from South Korea's K2 Black Panther, now entering service with the Turkish Army, featuring a 120 mm smoothbore, the Aselsan AKKOR active protection system, and a powerpack initially sourced from Hyundai.

Europe · Land · mbt · main-battle-tank · turkey · altay
Europe · Land · mbt · italy · NATO · 120mm · ivecoPro

C1 Ariete

Italy's sole domestic third-generation main battle tank — a 54-tonne, 120 mm smoothbore platform now undergoing a C2/AMV upgrade to address obsolescence and low fleet availability.

Europe · Land · mbt · italy · NATO · 120mm · iveco
Europe · Land · mbt · autoloader · scorpion-program · leclerc-xlr · french-armyPro

Leclerc

France’s high-speed third-generation main battle tank — a three-man design built around a 1,500 hp Hyperbar diesel and a 120 mm L/52 smoothbore with an autoloader, now undergoing a fleet-wide digital upgrade to the XLR standard.

Europe · Land · mbt · autoloader · scorpion-program · leclerc-xlr · french-army
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