India vs Russia Military Comparison
Side-by-side military strength: active personnel, defense budgets, air force aircraft, and naval assets.
India
1M active troops
$80B budget
VS
Russia
900K active troops
$200B budget
4,614
Tanks
12,420
12,000
Armored Vehicles
30,122
4,275
Artillery
14,145
266
Rocket Systems
3,391
538
Fighter Jets
789
812
Helicopters
1,543
295
Warships
605
17
Submarines
70
Nuclear Arsenal
Russia
LARGEST
5,580
WARHEADS
India
3.1% OF LARGEST
172
WARHEADS
Russia holds
32.4×
the warheads of India
Warheads Over Time
Estimated total warhead inventories — Federation of American Scientists / SIPRI
Defense Budget vs GDP
Historical defense spending and how it compares to each country's GDP. The % of GDP view normalises for economic size so smaller economies aren't drowned out by absolute dollar figures.
Defense Budget Over Time ($B)
Defense Budget as % of GDP
Source: World Bank Open Data API (MS.MIL.XPND.CD)
Military Active Personnel
India
LARGEST
1.45M
TROOPS
Russia
62.3% OF LARGEST
900K
TROOPS
India has 1.61× the active personnel of Russia
Air Force Total Aircraft
Russia
LARGEST
4.17K
AIRCRAFT
India
52.3% OF LARGEST
2.18K
AIRCRAFT
Russia has 1.91× the aircraft of India
Total Naval Assets
Land Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
India
|
Russia
|
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 1,445,000 | 900,000 |
| Reserve Personnel | 1,155,000 | 2,000,000 |
| Total Military Personnel | 2,610,550 | 3,350,000 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $81,400,000,000 | $154,000,000,000 |
| Tanks | 4,614 | 12,420 |
| Armored Vehicles | 12,000 | 30,122 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 100 | 6,574 |
| Towed Artillery | 4,175 | 7,571 |
| Rocket Projectors | 266 | 3,391 |
Air Force — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
India
|
Russia
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Aircraft | 2,182 | 4,173 |
| Fighters | 538 | 789 |
| Attack Aircraft | 172 | 1,391 |
| Transport Aircraft | 250 | 445 |
| Trainer Aircraft | 359 | 496 |
| Helicopters | 812 | 1,543 |
| Attack Helicopters | 68 | 544 |
Naval Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
India
|
Russia
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Naval Assets | 295 | 605 |
| Aircraft Carriers | 2 | 1 |
| Destroyers | 12 | 15 |
| Frigates | 13 | 11 |
| Corvettes | 19 | 86 |
| Submarines | 17 | 70 |
| Patrol Vessels | 139 | 65 |
| Mine Warfare Vessels | 3 | 47 |
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Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated June 2026.
Sources & methodology