Russiavs Turkey
On Global Firepower's 2026 index, Russia (#2) holds a solid edge over Turkey (#9).
- Russia has nuclear weapons; Turkey has none.
- Russia has aircraft carriers; Turkey has none.
- Russia has destroyers; Turkey has none.
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 5 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.
$190B
Military spending
$30.0B1.32M
Active personnel
481K2M
Reserves
380K250K
Paramilitary
150KSpending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Russia: 7.5% of GDP; Turkey: 1.9% of GDP).
Land forces
Armour and artillery: the weight an army can put on the ground.
5,630
Tanks
2,284127K
Armored vehicles
98K3,603
Self-propelled artillery
1,0455,920
Towed artillery
6352,486
Rocket artillery
237Air power
Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.
4,237
Total aircraft
1,101861
Fighters
201698
Attack aircraft
01,643
Helicopters
509556
Attack helicopters
11118
Tankers
7458
Transports
84Naval forces
Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.
747
Total fleet
1921
Aircraft carriers
00
Helicopter carriers
166
Submarines
1413
Destroyers
012
Frigates
1779
Corvettes
9Nuclear weapons
Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.
4,400
Warheads
01,796
Deployed warheads
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Profiles: Russia and Turkey. Sources: Global Firepower 2026, SIPRI Military Expenditure 2025 (Apr 2026), SIPRI Yearbook 2026: World Nuclear Forces.