 China | South China Sea | 🚢 Aircraft carrier | Fujian (18): South China Sea, southeast of Hainan (as of Nov. 2 satellite imagery)
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Nov 4, 2026 | Nov 4, 2026 | Taiwan News
Taiwan Defence
+1 more |
| China | Philippine Sea | 🚢 Aircraft carrier | Liaoning (16): Philippine Sea (east of Luzon / east of Taiwan), as of early November
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Nov 4, 2026 | Nov 4, 2026 | Taiwan News
Taiwan Defence
+2 more |
 United Kingdom | Norwegian Sea | 🚢 Aircraft carrier | HMS Prince of Wales (R09): High North / Norwegian waters; heading to Oslo for Atlantic Future Forum Nov. 11–12
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Nov 4, 2026 | Nov 4, 2026 | USNI News
Atlantic Future Forum
+4 more |
 United States | North Atlantic | 🚢 Aircraft carrier | USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69): Atlantic Ocean, after leaving Norfolk, Va., Nov. 4
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Nov 4, 2026 | Nov 4, 2026 | RANE Worldview U.S. Naval Update Map
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker
+3 more |
 Japan | Miyako Strait | 🚢 Naval forces | Japan: Japan Joint Staff surveillance of Chinese ships
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Nov 2, 2026 | Nov 2, 2026 | Japan Joint Staff
Defense News |
| United States | Indian Ocean | 🚢 Naval forces | USS Boxer (LHD-4): Indian Ocean
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Nov 2, 2026 | Nov 2, 2026 | USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker
+1 more |
| United States | North Atlantic | 🚢 Aircraft carrier | USS Nimitz (CVN-68): Western Atlantic, after leaving Norfolk, Va., Oct. 27
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Nov 2, 2026 | Nov 2, 2026 | USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker |
| United States | South China Sea | 🚢 Aircraft carrier | USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71): South China Sea (after Keen Sword 27)
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Nov 2, 2026 | Nov 2, 2026 | USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker
USNI News
+11 more |
| United States | Arabian Sea | 🚢 Aircraft carrier | USS George Washington (CVN-73): Arabian Sea
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Nov 2, 2026 | Nov 2, 2026 | USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet (cusnc.navy.mil
+6 more |
| United States | Arabian Sea | 🚢 Aircraft carrier | USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77): Arabian Sea
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Nov 2, 2026 | Nov 2, 2026 | USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker
+3 more |
 El Salvador |  Haiti | 🪖 Special operations | El Salvador: special forces and soldiers on a rescue operation
Not disclosed | Announced or pending | Oct 31, 2026 | Oct 31, 2026 | Revista E&N
Colombia One
+1 more |
| China | Philippine Sea | 🚢 Aircraft carrier | China: Carrier Liaoning (16), with destroyers Anshan, Wuxi and Huainan
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Oct 28, 2026 | Oct 28, 2026 | AEI/ISW
Seoul Economic Daily
+1 more |
 Egypt |  Somalia | 🪖 Ground forces | Egypt: brigade-sized battle group (AUSSOM allocation 1,091)
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Oct 27, 2026 | Oct 27, 2026 | allAfrica
Dawan Africa |
| International Stabilization Force | Gaza | 🪖 Ground forces | International Stabilization Force: Morocco, Kosovo, Albania, Kazakhstan, Indonesia (comm…
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Oct 26, 2026 | Oct 26, 2026 | The Times of Israel
FDD's Long War Journal
+1 more |
 Russia |  Mali | 🪖 Ground forces | Russia: Africa Corps
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 22, 2026 | Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch |
 Burundi |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 🪖 Ground forces | Burundi: army (FDNB) battalions
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Oct 21, 2026 | Oct 21, 2026 | Critical Threats |
| Gang Suppression Force (UN-authorized, multinational) | Haiti | 🪖 Ground forces | Gang Suppression Force (UN-authorized, multinational)
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Oct 19, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 | AP via NY1
DR1
+1 more |
 South Korea | Gulf of Aden | 🚢 Naval forces | South Korea: Cheonghae Unit, 49th rotation: destroyer ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin, a naval …
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 16, 2026 | The Korea Herald
Korea JoongAng Daily |
 Chad | Haiti | 🪖 Ground forces | Chad: army contingent, the GSF’s first troops
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | allAfrica
Jamaica Observer
+1 more |
| China |  Myanmar | 🚢 Naval forces | China: 48th naval escort task force: destroyer Tangshan, frigate Daqing, supply ship …
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Sep 24, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 | CGTN, citing Xinhua |
| United States |  Australia | ✈️ Strategic bombers | B-52 Bomber Task Force at RAAF Base Tindal, Australia
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Sep 1, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 | Air & Space Forces Magazine (Sept. 3, 2026) |
| Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya | Somalia | 🪖 Ground forces | Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya: AUSSOM contingents
Not disclosed | Announced or pending | Sep 1, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 | Dawan Africa |
| China | Gulf of Aden | 🚢 Naval forces | China: 49th naval escort task force: destroyer Kunming, frigate Yueyang, supply ship …
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Aug 11, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 | The Maritime Executive |
| Russia |  Libya | 🪖 Ground forces | Russia: military personnel at Libyan air bases
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Aug 11, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 | Africa Defense Forum |
 Rwanda |  Mozambique | 🪖 Ground forces | Rwanda: Rwanda Defence Force and National Police
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Jul 30, 2026 | Jul 30, 2026 | The New Times
Reuters via Engineering News |
 India |  South Sudan | 🪖 Ground forces | Indian peacekeepers with UNMISS in South Sudan
565 awarded the UN Medal in Malakal, including 53 women Official announcement | Confirmed active | Jun 2, 2026 | Jun 2, 2026 | Telangana Today (PTI), citing UNMISS (June 2, 2026) |
 Pakistan |  Saudi Arabia | 🪖 Ground forces | Pakistan: troops, JF-17 squadron and HQ-9 air defense
Not disclosed | Announced or pending | May 18, 2026 | May 18, 2026 | Reuters via Arab News
Outlook India |
 Iran | Strait of Hormuz | 🚢 Naval forces | Iran says it deployed midget submarines in the Strait of Hormuz
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | May 12, 2026 | May 12, 2026 | Bloomberg via Insurance Journal, citing Tasnim (May 12, 2026) |
 Israel |  Lebanon | 🪖 Ground forces | Israeli forces in southern Lebanon
Five divisions plus naval forces (as stated by the Israeli military) Official announcement | Confirmed active | Apr 19, 2026 | Apr 19, 2026 | Reuters via Al-Monitor: Israeli military publishes map of south Lebanon territory under its control (Apr. 19, 2026) |
 Turkey |  Syria | 🪖 Ground forces | Turkish temporary bases in Syria
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Apr 16, 2026 | Apr 16, 2026 | YetkinReport, citing Turkish Ministry of National Defence sources (Apr. 16, 2026) |
| Turkey |  Iraq | 🪖 Ground forces | Turkish temporary bases in northern Iraq
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Apr 16, 2026 | Apr 16, 2026 | YetkinReport, citing Turkish Ministry of National Defence sources (Apr. 16, 2026) |
| Australia | Persian Gulf | ✈️ Air force | Australian E-7A Wedgetail deployed to the Gulf
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Mar 12, 2026 | Mar 12, 2026 | Australian Department of Defence (Mar. 12, 2026) |
| South Korea |  United Arab Emirates | 🪖 Ground forces | South Korea: Akh Unit, 24th contingent: 145 personnel
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Mar 10, 2026 | Mar 10, 2026 | The Asia Business Daily |
| United States |  Ecuador | 🏳️ Joint or multiple branches | U.S. forces in Ecuador for counternarcotics operations
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Mar 4, 2026 | Mar 4, 2026 | The Washington Times (Mar. 4, 2026) |
| South Korea |  Sudan | 🪖 Ground forces | South Korea: Hanbit Unit (UN mission in South Sudan) and Dongmyeong Unit (UN mission in Leb…
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Mar 2, 2026 | Mar 2, 2026 | The Asia Business Daily
KEI |
 North Korea | Russia | 🪖 Ground forces | North Korea: about 11,000 troops (about 10,000 combat, 1,000 engineers)
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Feb 13, 2026 | Feb 13, 2026 | The Kyiv Independent |
 France | Persian Gulf | 🚢 Naval forces | French navy with Combined Maritime Forces in the Gulf
150 Official announcement | Confirmed active | Apr 22, 2025 | Apr 22, 2025 | French Ministry of the Armed Forces: operational commitments (page updated Apr. 22, 2025) |
| France | Gulf of Guinea | 🚢 Naval forces | Mission Corymbe: French navy in the Gulf of Guinea
450 Official announcement | Confirmed active | Apr 22, 2025 | Apr 22, 2025 | French Ministry of the Armed Forces: operational commitments (page updated Apr. 22, 2025) |
| France | Lebanon | 🪖 Ground forces | French peacekeepers with UNIFIL in Lebanon
700 Official announcement | Confirmed active | Apr 22, 2025 | Apr 22, 2025 | French Ministry of the Armed Forces: operational commitments (page updated Apr. 22, 2025) |
| France |  Estonia | 🪖 Ground forces | French troops with NATO in Estonia
350 Official announcement | Confirmed active | Apr 22, 2025 | Apr 22, 2025 | French Ministry of the Armed Forces: operational commitments (page updated Apr. 22, 2025) |
| France |  Romania | 🪖 Ground forces | French-led NATO battalion in Romania
1,400 Official announcement | Confirmed active | Apr 22, 2025 | Oct 30, 2025 | French Ministry of the Armed Forces: operational commitments (page updated Apr. 22, 2025)
Agerpres: Vautrin says French presence in Romania to remain at NATO-agreed level (Oct. 30, 2025) |
| France | Iraq | 🏳️ Joint or multiple branches | Operation Chammal: French forces in Iraq
950 Official announcement | Confirmed active | Apr 22, 2025 | Apr 22, 2025 | French Ministry of the Armed Forces: operational commitments (page updated Apr. 22, 2025) |
| Japan |  Djibouti | 🪖 Ground forces | Japan: Counter-piracy air unit (DAPE) and support group (DGPE)
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | — | — | Japan Ministry of Defense |
