NATO Russia military comparison 2022

As of 2022, NATO had approximately 3.37 million active military personnel compared with 1.35 million active military personnel in the Russian military. The collective military capabilities of the 30 countries that make up NATO outnumber Russia in terms of aircraft, at 20,723 to 4,173, and in naval power, with 2,049 military ships, to 605. Russia's ground combat vehicle capacity is more competitive, however, with 12,420 units, to 14,682. The combined nuclear arsenal of the United States, United Kingdom, and France amounted to 6,065 nuclear warheads, compared with Russia's 6,255.

Comparison of the military capabilities of NATO and Russia as of 2022

Characteristic	NATO	Russia
Personnel	-	-
Total military personnel	5,405,700	1,350,000
Active soldiers	3,366,000	850,000
Reserve forces	1,301,000	250,000
Paramilitary units	738,700	250,000
Air Force	-	-
Total aircraft	20,723	4,173
Fighters / interceptors	3,527	772
Ground attack aircraft	1,048	739
Transport aircraft	1,543	445
Special aircraft (e.g reconnaissance)	1,014	132
Tanker aircraft	678	20
Total helicopters	8,485	1,543
Combat helicopters	1,359	544
Ground combat vehicles	-	-
Main battle tanks	14,682	12,420
Armored vehicles	115,855	30,122
Self-propelled artillery	5,040	6,574
Tower artillery	5,495	7,571
Self-propelled rocket launchers	2,803	3,391
Naval forces	-	-
Total military ships	2,049	605
Destroyers	112	15
Frigates	135	11
Corvettes	56	86
Aircraft carriers	17	1
Submarines	144	70
Patrol boats	298	59
Minesweepers	153	49
Nuclear Weapons	-	-
Nuclear warheads*	6,065	6,255

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Release date

February 2022

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Worldwide

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2022

Supplementary notes

*Information was taken from this press release from SIPRI (as of January 2021). The values for the USA, France and the United Kingdom were added together for the information for NATO.

Status of all other information: February 24, 2022

The figures for NATO were calculated using the figures for the individual member states. Information may be partially estimated according to the source

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