- Domain
- Sea
- NCF capability
- Maritime combat
- Military Balance category
- Submarines (conventional)
- SIPRI category
- Ships
- Evidence that places a platform here
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The 24 nations
None, legacy only, modern, or modern and on order. Modern: in service from 1995, or the current generations of fighters, tanks, submarines and long-range air defence.
United StatesModern · 1United KingdomNoneAustraliaLegacy only · 1FranceNoneGermanyModern and on order · 2JapanModern · 3South KoreaModern · 3CanadaLegacy only · 1ItalyModern · 2IndiaModern · 5TürkiyeModern · 2Saudi ArabiaNoneBrazilModern · 2IndonesiaLegacy only · 2MexicoNoneArgentinaLegacy only · 2South AfricaNoneRussiaModern and on order · 11ChinaModern · 8IsraelLegacy only · 4UkraineNoneTaiwanNoneIranLegacy only · 2North KoreaLegacy only · 4
Generation timeline
Each platform from its first flight or launch to today, the 40 most operated, earliest in service first. Grey is development and, after the lead operator retires it, the years other nations keep it; colour is service.
- Development, from first flight or launch
- In service, from first deployment
- After its lead operator retires it, still held elsewhere
- Today
- Flag beside the name: the home country
Dates from Wikidata: first flights or launches for 0 of these 34, retirements for 0. A bar without grey at its start has no first flight recorded.
Platforms
Ranked by the number of the 24 nations that hold each.
Fingerprints
Each nation's equipment fingerprint with only conventional submarine in colour.
United States Black Powder-class support vessel 4
Australia Collins-class submarine 6
Germany Type 212 A submarine 6, Type 212CD submarine –
Japan Sōryū-class submarine 12, Oyashio-class submarine 8, Taigei-class submarine 5
South Korea Chang Bogo-class submarine 9, Type 214-class submarine 9, Dosan Ahn Changho-class submarine 4
Canada Upholder/Victoria-class submarine –
Italy Sauro-class submarine 4, Type 212 A submarine 4
India Kalvari-class submarine 6, Sindhughosh-class submarine 6, Shishumar-class submarine 4
Türkiye Type 209 submarine 12, Reis-class submarine 6
Brazil Riachuelo-class submarine 4, Type 209 submarine 2
Indonesia Nagapasa-class submarine 3, Cakra-class submarine 1
Argentina TR-1700-class submarine 1, Type 209 submarine 1
Russia Kilo-class submarine 17, Oscar-class submarine 7, Lada-class submarine 2
China Type 039A submarine 21, Type 039 submarine 13, Kilo-class submarine 10
Israel Dakar-class submarine 3, Gal-class submarine 3, T-class submarine 3
Iran Kilo-class submarine 1–3, Ghadir-class submarine 1–1
North Korea Diesel-electric submarine –, coastal submarine –, midget submarine –