Israelvs Russia
On Global Firepower's 2026 index, Russia (#2) holds a solid edge over Israel (#15).
- Russia has aircraft carriers; Israel has none.
- Russia has destroyers; Israel has none.
- Russia holds 49× as many nuclear warheads.
Who leads in each area
- People and moneyRussia leads 4 of 4
- Land forcesRussia leads 5 of 5
- Air powerRussia leads 7 of 7
- Naval forcesRussia leads 6 of 7
- Nuclear weaponsRussia leads 2 of 2
Leads count raw numbers in each category. Larger is not always stronger: a modern fleet can beat a bigger, older one.
People and money
Who can be put in uniform, and how much is spent keeping them there.
$48.3B
Military spending
$190B170K
Active personnel
1.32M465K
Reserves
2M35K
Paramilitary
250KSpending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Israel: 7.8% of GDP; Russia: 7.5% of GDP).
Land forces
Armour and artillery: the weight an army can put on the ground.
1,300
Tanks
5,63062K
Armored vehicles
127K323
Self-propelled artillery
3,603171
Towed artillery
5,920228
Rocket artillery
2,486Air power
Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.
597
Total aircraft
4,237239
Fighters
86145
Attack aircraft
698127
Helicopters
1,64348
Attack helicopters
55613
Tankers
1814
Transports
458Naval forces
Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.
82
Total fleet
7470
Aircraft carriers
10
Helicopter carriers
06
Submarines
660
Destroyers
130
Frigates
127
Corvettes
79Nuclear weapons
Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.
90
Warheads
4,4000
Deployed warheads
1,796Compare other countries
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Profiles: Israel and Russia. Sources: Global Firepower 2026, SIPRI Military Expenditure 2025 (Apr 2026), SIPRI Yearbook 2026: World Nuclear Forces.