Nuclear superpower with the world's largest nuclear arsenal and a vast conventional military force.
MILITARY DOCTRINE
Nuclear deterrence, anti-access/area denial (A2/AD), and hybrid warfare integration.
144.0M
POPULATION
$2.24T
GDP TOTAL
$86.4B
MILITARY BUDGET
1.3M
ACTIVE TROOPS
MILITARY CAPABILITY
FORCE STRUCTURE BREAKDOWN
PERSONNEL
Active Troops
1,330,000
Reserve Troops
2,000,000
Paramilitary
250,000
Special Forces
100,000
GFP POWER INDEX
0.0702
MIL. BUDGET % GDP
3.9%
GROUND FORCES
Tanks (MBT)
12,566
Armored Vehicles
30,000
Artillery
6,574
MLRS
3,793
12,566
TANKS
30,000
AFVs
6,574
ARTILLERY
AIR POWER
Fighter Aircraft
4,173
Attack Helicopters
544
Transport Helicopters
400
Drones (UAV/UCAV)
1,000
4,173
FIGHTERS
544
HELICOPTERS
1,000
DRONES
NAVAL & STRATEGIC
Total Ships
605
Submarines
64
Aircraft Carriers
1
Ballistic Missiles
560
NUCLEAR ARSENAL
6,257
ESTIMATED WARHEADS
vs. Global Max
6,257
EQUIPMENT INTEL
NATIONAL ARSENAL

Su-57 Felon
22
Su-57
Stealth Air Superiority Fighter

Su-35S Flanker-E
110
Su-35S
Multirole Air Superiority Fighter

Su-34 Fullback
146
Su-34
Fighter-Bomber

MiG-29M Fulcrum
800
MiG-29M
Multirole Fighter

Su-30MKI Flanker-H
116
Su-30MKI
Air Superiority / Multirole

MiG-31BM Foxhound
259
MiG-31BM
Interceptor

Tu-160M Blackjack
18
Tu-160M
Supersonic Strategic Bomber

Il-76MD-90A
25
Il-76MD-90A
Strategic Transport

Kh-47M2 Kinzhal
Kh-47M2
Air-Launched Hypersonic Ballistic Missile

9M723 Iskander-M
180
SS-26 Stone
Short-Range Ballistic Missile
Oniks P-800 (Yakhont)
1,000
P-800 Oniks
Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile

Iskander-M (9K720)
250
9K720 Iskander-M
Short-Range Ballistic Missile

Tsirkon (3M22)
100
3M22 Tsirkon
Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile

Kalibr-NK (3M14)
500
3M14 Kalibr
Land-Attack Cruise Missile

Kinzhal (Kh-47M2)
100
Kh-47M2
Air-Launched Hypersonic

S-400 Triumf
56
S-400 / SA-21 Growler
Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile System

S-500 Prometey
4
S-500 / 55R6M Triumfator-M
Strategic Air & Missile Defense System

S-300PMU-2 Favorit
100
S-300PMU-2
Long-Range SAM

Buk-M3 Viking
50
Buk-M3
Medium-Range SAM

Pantsir-S1M
100
Pantsir-S1M
SHORAD Gun/Missile

Tor-M2
150
Tor-M2
Short-Range SAM
INFANTRY DOSSIER
STANDARD INFANTRY LOADOUT
PRIMARY WEAPON
AK-12
5.45×39mm
SIDEARM
MP-443 Grach
9×19mm
OPTICS / SIGHTS
1P87 collimator / 1P86 scope
GRENADE
RGD-5 / RGN fragmentation
SUPPLEMENTARY EQUIPMENT
GP-34 UGL, Ratnik C4I system
BODY ARMOR
6B45 body armor + ceramic plates
HELMET
6B47 Ratnik helmet
LOAD BEARING SYSTEM
6Sh117 load-bearing vest
COMMS SYSTEM
Azart 6th-gen radio
NIGHT VISION
1PN138 NVG
TOTAL COMBAT LOAD
~40 kg combat load
STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT
KEY MILITARY STRENGTHS
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Nuclear Triad
Largest nuclear arsenal (5,580 warheads), RS-28 Sarmat ICBM
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Hypersonic Weapons
Kinzhal, Avangard, Zircon missile systems
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Air Defense Networks
S-400, S-500, Pantsir layered defense architecture
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Electronic Warfare
Krasukha-4, Murmansk-BN, Tirada-2 systems
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Arctic Military
Northern Fleet, polar bases, nuclear icebreaker fleet
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