Russia vs Turkey Military Comparison
Side-by-side military strength: active personnel, defense budgets, air force aircraft, and naval assets.
Russia
900K active troops
$200B budget
VS
Turkey
400K active troops
$20B budget
12,420
Tanks
3,022
30,122
Armored Vehicles
11,630
14,145
Artillery
2,520
3,391
Rocket Systems
366
789
Fighter Jets
206
1,543
Helicopters
492
605
Warships
149
70
Submarines
12
Nuclear Arsenal
Russia
LARGEST
5,580
WARHEADS
Turkey
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Warheads Over Time
Estimated total warhead inventories — Federation of American Scientists / SIPRI
Defense Budget vs GDP
Historical defense spending and how it compares to each country's GDP. The % of GDP view normalises for economic size so smaller economies aren't drowned out by absolute dollar figures.
Defense Budget Over Time ($B)
Defense Budget as % of GDP
Source: World Bank Open Data API (MS.MIL.XPND.CD)
Military Active Personnel
Russia
LARGEST
900K
TROOPS
Turkey
39.5% OF LARGEST
355.2K
TROOPS
Russia has 2.53× the active personnel of Turkey
Air Force Total Aircraft
Russia
LARGEST
4.17K
AIRCRAFT
Turkey
25.3% OF LARGEST
1.06K
AIRCRAFT
Russia has 3.95× the aircraft of Turkey
Total Naval Assets
Land Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Russia
|
Turkey
|
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 900,000 | 355,200 |
| Reserve Personnel | 2,000,000 | 378,700 |
| Total Military Personnel | 3,350,000 | 733,900 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $154,000,000,000 | $15,500,000,000 |
| Tanks | 12,420 | 3,022 |
| Armored Vehicles | 30,122 | 11,630 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 6,574 | 1,242 |
| Towed Artillery | 7,571 | 1,278 |
| Rocket Projectors | 3,391 | 366 |
Air Force — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Russia
|
Turkey
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Aircraft | 4,173 | 1,057 |
| Fighters | 789 | 206 |
| Attack Aircraft | 1,391 | 249 |
| Transport Aircraft | 445 | 87 |
| Trainer Aircraft | 496 | 289 |
| Helicopters | 1,543 | 492 |
| Attack Helicopters | 544 | 94 |
Naval Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Russia
|
Turkey
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Naval Assets | 605 | 149 |
| Aircraft Carriers | 1 | 1 |
| Destroyers | 15 | 0 |
| Frigates | 11 | 16 |
| Corvettes | 86 | 10 |
| Submarines | 70 | 12 |
| Patrol Vessels | 65 | 34 |
| Mine Warfare Vessels | 47 | 11 |
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Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated June 2026.
Sources & methodology