Hard/National Security/Air Power

Airborne ISR, Early Warning & Battle Management

The capacity to see the air battle and direct it from the air: early warning and control aircraft, airborne battle management and the sensing layer that turns aircraft into air power.
pending/cap/airborne-isr-early-warning-battle-management
World mean
3.9
of 20 · median 2.0
Range
0–20
middle half 1.0–6.0
Panel SD
±0.30
round 1 ±1.04 — the honest estimate
Leader
20
United States

Indicators

The measures seeded for this capability in the framework. They are candidate indicators: no cell in the index has a source document attached to it yet.

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 2
Advanced 10
Established 9
Transitional 9
Foundational 20
Nascent 32
Inception 115

All 197 nations

Best first. The score is the mean of the four adjudicators' round-3 integers, rounded to the nearest integer; ±SD is their spread on that cell. Where the spread is three points or more, read the number as a band rather than a value.

#NationRegionScoreBandPanel SD
1 🇺🇸United States Americas 20 Frontier ±0.00
2 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 18 Frontier ±0.43
3 🇨🇳China Asia Pacific 17 Advanced ±0.00
4 🇫🇷France Europe 17 Advanced ±0.00
5 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 17 Advanced ±0.00
6 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 16 Advanced ±0.43
7 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 16 Advanced ±0.43
8 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 16 Advanced ±0.00
9 🇷🇺Russia Europe 15 Advanced ±0.43
10 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 15 Advanced ±0.50
11 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 15 Advanced ±0.00
12 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 15 Advanced ±0.00
13 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 14 Established ±0.00
14 🇮🇹Italy Europe 14 Established ±0.00
15 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 14 Established ±0.00
16 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 14 Established ±0.50
17 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 14 Established ±0.43
18 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 13 Established ±0.50
19 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 12 Established ±0.50
20 🇨🇦Canada Americas 12 Established ±2.18
21 🇬🇷Greece Europe 12 Established ±0.00
22 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 11 Transitional ±0.71
23 🇩🇪Germany Europe 11 Transitional ±1.58
24 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 11 Transitional ±1.64
25 🇳🇴Norway Europe 11 Transitional ±1.00
26 🇵🇱Poland Europe 11 Transitional ±0.43
27 🇪🇸Spain Europe 11 Transitional ±1.64
28 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 10 Transitional ±0.50
29 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 9 Transitional ±0.43
30 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 9 Transitional ±0.50
31 🇨🇱Chile Americas 8 Foundational ±0.71
32 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±0.87
33 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 8 Foundational ±0.43
34 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 7 Foundational ±0.50
35 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±0.43
36 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±0.83
37 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 7 Foundational ±0.00
38 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 7 Foundational ±0.43
39 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 6 Foundational ±0.50
40 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 6 Foundational ±1.30
41 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 6 Foundational ±0.00
42 🇫🇮Finland Europe 6 Foundational ±0.83
43 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 6 Foundational ±0.00
44 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 6 Foundational ±0.43
45 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±0.00
46 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 6 Foundational ±0.83
47 🇷🇴Romania Europe 6 Foundational ±0.50
48 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 6 Foundational ±0.83
49 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 6 Foundational ±0.87
50 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±0.50
51 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 5 Nascent ±0.43
52 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 5 Nascent ±0.50
53 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 5 Nascent ±0.71
54 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 5 Nascent ±0.43
55 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 5 Nascent ±0.00
56 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 5 Nascent ±0.50
57 🇵🇪Peru Americas 5 Nascent ±0.00
58 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 4 Nascent ±0.43
59 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.50
60 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 4 Nascent ±0.83
61 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 4 Nascent ±0.43
62 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.50
63 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.83
64 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 4 Nascent ±0.00
65 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 4 Nascent ±0.00
66 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 3 Nascent ±0.83
67 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 3 Nascent ±0.50
68 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 3 Nascent ±0.43
69 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 3 Nascent ±0.50
70 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 3 Nascent ±0.00
71 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 3 Nascent ±0.50
72 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 3 Nascent ±0.83
73 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.43
74 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 3 Nascent ±0.00
75 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 3 Nascent ±0.50
76 🇲🇱Mali Africa 3 Nascent ±0.87
77 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 3 Nascent ±0.83
78 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 3 Nascent ±0.50
79 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.43
80 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 3 Nascent ±0.00
81 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 3 Nascent ±0.50
82 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.00
83 🇦🇱Albania Europe 2 Inception ±0.50
84 🇦🇴Angola Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
85 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 2 Inception ±0.43
86 🇦🇹Austria Europe 2 Inception ±0.43
87 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.43
88 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 2 Inception ±0.50
89 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 2 Inception ±0.00
90 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 2 Inception ±0.43
91 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 2 Inception ±0.43
92 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 2 Inception ±0.43
93 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
94 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 2 Inception ±0.00
95 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 2 Inception ±0.00
96 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 2 Inception ±1.00
97 🇱🇾Libya Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
98 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 2 Inception ±0.83
99 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 2 Inception ±0.50
100 🇲🇹Malta Europe 2 Inception ±0.00
101 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
102 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
103 🇳🇪Niger Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
104 🇵🇦Panama Americas 2 Inception ±0.43
105 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 2 Inception ±0.50
106 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
107 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
108 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
109 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
110 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
111 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 2 Inception ±0.71
112 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.00
113 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 2 Inception ±0.00
114 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 1 Inception ±0.00
115 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 1 Inception ±0.00
116 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 1 Inception ±0.00
117 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
118 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
119 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.00
120 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
121 🇹🇩Chad Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
122 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
123 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
124 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
125 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
126 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
127 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.00
128 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
129 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
130 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 1 Inception ±0.00
131 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
132 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
133 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
134 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.00
135 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.00
136 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
137 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
138 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
139 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
140 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.00
141 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 1 Inception ±0.00
142 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
143 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
144 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.00
145 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 1 Inception ±0.00
146 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 1 Inception ±0.00
147 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.00
148 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
149 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
150 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
151 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
152 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 1 Inception ±0.43
153 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.00
154 🇹🇬Togo Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
155 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 1 Inception ±0.43
156 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
157 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
158 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
159 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
160 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
161 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
162 🇧🇿Belize Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
163 🇧🇯Benin Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
164 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
165 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
166 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
167 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
168 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
169 🇨🇬Congo Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
170 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
171 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
172 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
173 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
174 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
175 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
176 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
177 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
178 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
179 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
180 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
181 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
182 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
183 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
184 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
185 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
186 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
187 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
188 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
189 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
190 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
191 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
192 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
193 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
194 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
195 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
196 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
197 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00

Others in Air Power

CapabilityWorld meanRangeLeader
Air Sovereignty & Policing6.20–20United States
Control of the Air4.90–20United States
Air Strike & Interdiction5.30–20United States