Global Military Deployments Map

This interactive map plots every record in our military deployments database that has a public location. Filter by deploying country, host country, region, branch, status, operation or date. Points mark the country or sea area named in public reporting, not exact positions.

🪖 Ground   🚢 Naval and carriers   ✈️ Air   🎯 Missile   🛡️ Air defense   ⚓ Base   🏳️ Joint or international  

Points mark the country or sea area named in public reporting, not exact positions. Many records have no map point.


107records in the database
89confirmed active
34deploying countries and groups
61host countries and areas

Records by region

Middle East24
Sub-Saharan Africa17
East Asia13
Eastern Europe11
Europe10
North America9
Indo-Pacific8
Southeast Asia5
Arctic3
North Africa2
South America2
Central Asia2
South Asia1

Records by branch

Ground forces49
Joint or multiple branches20
Naval forces16
Aircraft carrier9
Military base4
Air force3
Air and missile defense3
Special operations2
Strategic bombers1

Latest military deployment news

Public information only, linked to its source. Estimates and claims are labeled, and locations are given at country or sea-area level. See the full deployments directory or the Military Deployments Tracker.

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