Italyvs Russia
On Global Firepower's 2026 index, Russia (#2) holds a solid edge over Italy (#10).
- Russia has nuclear weapons; Italy has none.
- Russia fields 28× as many tanks.
- Russia fields 9.8× as many fighters.
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 4 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.
$48.1B
Military spending
$190B166K
Active personnel
1.32M18K
Reserves
2M105K
Paramilitary
250KSpending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Italy: 1.9% of GDP; Russia: 7.5% of GDP).
Land forces
Armour and artillery: the weight an army can put on the ground.
203
Tanks
5,63087K
Armored vehicles
127K64
Self-propelled artillery
3,603108
Towed artillery
5,92021
Rocket artillery
2,486Air power
Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.
714
Total aircraft
4,23788
Fighters
86165
Attack aircraft
698352
Helicopters
1,64337
Attack helicopters
5568
Tankers
1831
Transports
458Naval forces
Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.
285
Total fleet
7472
Aircraft carriers
10
Helicopter carriers
08
Submarines
663
Destroyers
1314
Frigates
120
Corvettes
79Nuclear weapons
Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.
0
Warheads
4,4000
Deployed warheads
1,796Compare other countries
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Profiles: Italy and Russia. Sources: Global Firepower 2026, SIPRI Military Expenditure 2025 (Apr 2026), SIPRI Yearbook 2026: World Nuclear Forces.