The Russian army is becoming more powerful by the day. So, how powerful is Russia's army? We investigate the Russian army in depth. Let's start with the Russian ground forces. The Russian army has a total of 1,350,000 soldiers. There are 850,000 active duty members and 250,000 reserve personnel. There is also a 250,000-strong paramilitary army. The Russian Army is made up of well-trained and professional soldiers.
It is always prepared for war, as military drills are undertaken on a regular basis. The Russian army maintains around 30,000 military soldiers at foreign bases. It is capable of conducting military operations in various places of the world. Let's have a look at the Land Forces inventory. Tanks serve as a deterrence to ground forces. The Russian army possesses the most number of tanks in the world. The army has a total of 12,420 tanks in service. In addition, there are 30,122 armoured vehicles, 6,574 self-propelled artillery, 7,571 towed artillery, and 3,391 rocket systems. T-90 tanks are used in 570 of the tanks. 3450 of these are T-80 tanks.
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There are around 8500 T-72 tanks left. Russian tanks have extremely powerful armour. The T-72s are now being replaced by the newly manufactured T-14 Armata tanks. It is intended to build 2300 T-14 tanks. Russia is unable to compete with NATO air forces. As a result, they have significantly enhanced their air defence systems. It possesses 2,000 surface-to-air missile systems (S-300 and S-400). The air defence system 2000 is a massive force. Furthermore, work on the S-500 continues after the S-400.
Let us look at the Russian Air Force. In today's battles, the air force is critical. In warfare, whoever controls the air also controls the ground. The Russian air force has a total of 4,173 aeroplanes in its arsenal. There are 772 fighter planes, 739 dedicated attack planes, 445 transport planes, 522 trainer planes, 132 special-mission planes, and 20 tanker planes. In addition, there are 1,543 helicopters and 544 attack helicopters. The Russian air force inventory includes a wide range of aircraft. The majority of the warplanes are manufactured by Mikoyan and Sukhoi. There are 239 MiG-29, 229 Su-27, and 90 Su-35 aircraft in the air superiority category.
Advanced MiG-35s are set to replace ageing MiG-29s in the coming days. There are also 112 Su-30s and 127 Su-34s on the ground. The majority of attack aircraft are 274 Su-24s and 194 Su-25s. There are 110 vintage Tupolev Tu-22s and Tu-95s in the bomber category. The Tupolev Tu-160, which is newer, has 16. The Russian air force is equipped with cutting-edge assault helicopters. The air force operates 127 Kamov Ka-52, 330 Mil Mi-35, and 95 Mil Mi-28 attack helicopters. Finally, let us look at the Russian Navy.
Following the demise of the Soviet Union, the Russian Navy command was founded. The Russian navy made various improvements to the previous Soviet fleet. The huge and ageing Soviet fleet was reduced in size and modernised further. The outdated, heavy, and cumbersome ships were decommissioned. With a total of 140,000 soldiers, the Russian Marine forces are extremely substantial. It has a total of 605 navy stocks. The Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier is the navy's flagship. It can transport 40 aeroplanes and weights 40 thousand tonnes.
The Navy has 15 destroyers, 11 frigates, 85 corvettes, 64 submarines, 55 patrol vessels, and 48 mine warfare ships in its arsenal. The navy's most deadly force consists of nine Udaloy class destroyers and four Sovremennyy class destroyers. Five new frigates have joined the service in the previous five years. Long-range missiles and other modern technologies are installed on the two new Gorshkov frigates that have entered service. The Russian Navy has the most corvettes in the world. Seven of the 85 corvettes are Steregushchiy class, about the size of a frigate.
The freshly constructed Gremyashchiy-class corvette is much bigger, and five more will be completed by 2028. Russian submarines are quite advanced. It has a sizable fleet of 64 submarines. Ten of them are nuclear assault submarines of the Akula class, which are extremely deadly. There are also 9 cruise missile submarines and 22 advanced class attack submarines in the fleet. There are additionally 12 ballistic missile submarines in the Russian navy. Four of the ballistic missile submarines are sophisticated Borei-class submarines that are quite effective.
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