Rankings
147 leaderboards across 21 classes, each one ordered on a single published figure, never a composite index. Every row carries the raw number, a link to the full spec sheet and a link to the source it was compiled from.
A board only exists where at least 5 systems in the class publish the figure. Where fewer do, no ranking is generated at all: a three-row leaderboard would read as a verdict about the class when it is really a statement about our data. Systems with no published figure are left out of a board entirely, never scored as zero.
Fighter aircraft
65 in the database → Longest-range fighters 57 Fighters with the longest combat radius 56 Fastest fighters 57 Fastest fighters by Mach number 59 Highest-flying fighters 57 Fighters with the heaviest weapons payload 58 Fighters with the most hardpoints 61 Fighters with the best thrust-to-weight ratio 45 Fighters with the most thrust 55 Cheapest fighters with a published price 35 Most-produced fighters 56 Most widely operated fighters 60
Bomber
9 in the database → Longest-range bombers 7 Fastest bombers 9 Fastest bombers by Mach number 5 Highest-flying bombers 9 Bombers with the heaviest weapons payload 9 Bombers with the most hardpoints 8 Bombers with the most thrust 8 Cheapest bombers with a published price 5 Most-produced bombers 9 Most widely operated bombers 9
Transport & tanker
20 in the database → Longest-range transport aircraft 18 Fastest transport aircraft 18 Highest-flying transport aircraft 15 Most powerful transport aircraft 7 Transport aircraft with the most thrust 8 Transport aircraft with the heaviest cargo payload 17 Transport aircraft that carry the most troops 10 Cheapest transport aircraft with a published price 6 Most-produced transport aircraft 16 Most widely operated transport aircraft 15
Trainer & light attack
18 in the database → Longest-range trainers 17 Fastest trainers 16 Fastest trainers by Mach number 10 Highest-flying trainers 17 Trainers with the heaviest weapons payload 15 Trainers with the most hardpoints 14 Trainers with the most thrust 11 Cheapest trainers with a published price 5 Most-produced trainers 14 Most widely operated trainers 17
Helicopter
48 in the database → Longest-range helicopters 48 Fastest helicopters 47 Highest-flying helicopters 46 Helicopters with the heaviest weapons payload 25 Helicopters with the most hardpoints 30 Most powerful helicopters 37 Helicopters that carry the most troops 19 Cheapest helicopters with a published price 14 Most-produced helicopters 38 Most widely operated helicopters 44
UAV / drone
113 in the database →Main battle tank
55 in the database → Longest-range main battle tanks 55 Fastest main battle tanks 55 Main battle tanks with the highest muzzle velocity 34 Main battle tanks with the best power-to-weight ratio 51 Most powerful main battle tanks 55 Cheapest main battle tanks with a published price 10 Most-produced main battle tanks 40 Most widely operated main battle tanks 49
IFV / APC
85 in the database →Artillery & MLRS
58 in the database → Longest-range artillery systems 47 Artillery systems with the longest firing range 55 Fastest artillery systems 39 Artillery systems with the heaviest warhead 5 Artillery systems with the highest rate of fire 43 Most powerful artillery systems 19 Cheapest artillery systems with a published price 8 Most-produced artillery systems 33 Most widely operated artillery systems 42
Air defense system
83 in the database → Air-defense systems with the longest engagement range 69 Air-defense systems with the highest engagement altitude 58 Fastest air-defense systems by Mach number 41 Air-defense systems with the heaviest warhead 29 Air-defense systems with the highest rate of fire 6 Air-defense systems that engage the most targets at once 43 Air-defense systems with the longest radar range 50 Cheapest air-defense systems with a published price 14 Most-produced air-defense systems 7 Most widely operated air-defense systems 55