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Russia the militaries stack up.
Russia has been ranked as the second-most-powerful military power in the world.
Russia is a formidable military power, with large numbers of ground troops and a range of high-tech weaponry.
According to Global Firepower, it is the second-strongest country globally and the its spends around 4% of its GDP on the military.
This is overview of its military capabilities.
MANPOWER
- Just under 70 million people available for military service, with just under 47 million who are deemed fit for service.
- It has 850,000 active personnel and 250,000 in reserve, for a total of 1,350,000, according to Global Firepower, while the IISS's Military active personnel strength to be 900,000.
**The CIA World Factbook also gives figures of 200,000 to 250,000 Federal National Guard (i.e .reservists) and 850,000 full-time military personnel, which it breaks down into 375,000 ground troops, of which 40,000 are airborne; 150,000 in the Russian Navy; 160,000 Aerospace Forces; 160,000 Strategic Rocket Forces and approximately 90,000 other uniformed forces, including 20,000 special operations forces.
- Russia's military is made up of both volunteers and conscripts, with around 1.3 million reaching military age annually.
- Though in 2019, Russia did signal its intention to eventually end conscription and move towards a smaller, more professional, all-volunteer force.
LAND POWER
-tanks:12,420;
- armoured vehicles: 30,122;
-self-propelled artillery: 6,574;
NAVAL POWER
AIR POWER
** 4,173 aircraft in total.
These breakdown as;
BUDGETS
Despite a drop in oil prices due to reduced demand during the COVID pandemic,
2021 saw an increase in GDP growth in Russia, something that ought to have increased military spending, in real terms there was a decrease due to an inflation rate of 5.9%. The percentage figure for military spending was 3.8%, which amounted to $41bn USD, a drop from the equivalent of $41.7bn in 2020.
Source: forces.net
Russia has been ranked as the second-most-powerful military power in the world.
Russia is a formidable military power, with large numbers of ground troops and a range of high-tech weaponry.
According to Global Firepower, it is the second-strongest country globally and the its spends around 4% of its GDP on the military.
This is overview of its military capabilities.
MANPOWER
- Just under 70 million people available for military service, with just under 47 million who are deemed fit for service.
- It has 850,000 active personnel and 250,000 in reserve, for a total of 1,350,000, according to Global Firepower, while the IISS's Military active personnel strength to be 900,000.
**The CIA World Factbook also gives figures of 200,000 to 250,000 Federal National Guard (i.e .reservists) and 850,000 full-time military personnel, which it breaks down into 375,000 ground troops, of which 40,000 are airborne; 150,000 in the Russian Navy; 160,000 Aerospace Forces; 160,000 Strategic Rocket Forces and approximately 90,000 other uniformed forces, including 20,000 special operations forces.
- Russia's military is made up of both volunteers and conscripts, with around 1.3 million reaching military age annually.
- Though in 2019, Russia did signal its intention to eventually end conscription and move towards a smaller, more professional, all-volunteer force.
LAND POWER
-tanks:12,420;
- armoured vehicles: 30,122;
-self-propelled artillery: 6,574;
- towed artillery: 7,571;
- rocket projectors: 3,391.
NAVAL POWER
- 1 aircraft carrier,
- 70 submarines, as well as 15 destroyers,
- 11 frigates,
- 86 corvettes,
- 59 patrol vessels
- 49 vessels for submarine warfare.
AIR POWER
** 4,173 aircraft in total.
These breakdown as;
- 772 fighter/interceptor aircraft;
- 739 dedicated attack aircraft;
- 445 transport aircraft;
- 20 tankers,
- 132 for special missions,
- 1,543 helicopters, including 544 attack helicopters;
- 522 training aircraft.
BUDGETS
Despite a drop in oil prices due to reduced demand during the COVID pandemic,
2021 saw an increase in GDP growth in Russia, something that ought to have increased military spending, in real terms there was a decrease due to an inflation rate of 5.9%. The percentage figure for military spending was 3.8%, which amounted to $41bn USD, a drop from the equivalent of $41.7bn in 2020.
Source: forces.net