Russian Fighter Jets & Military Aircraft in Service (2026)
Russia has 1,478 fighter and attack jets in service across 11 types as of 2026, within a fleet of 5,308 military aircraft and 56 types: bombers, helicopters, transports, trainers and unmanned systems, all listed below.
Fighters & Combat Aircraft
1,478 active · 95 on order
Su-24 Fencer
Active294 Lost since 202213 Service entry1974
MiG-29 Fulcrum
Active255 +2 Lost since 20221 Service entry1983
Su-25 Frogfoot
Active183 Lost since 202235 Service entry1981
Su-30 Flanker-C
Active158 +15 Lost since 202217 Service entry1996
MiG-31 Foxhound
Active157 Lost since 20224 Service entry1981
Su-34 Fullback
Active138 Lost since 202239 Service entry2014
Su-35 Flanker-E
Active120 +30 Lost since 202211 Service entry2014
Su-27 Flanker
Active102 Lost since 20222 Service entry1985
Su-57 Felon
Active32 +48 BranchAir Force Service entry2020
MiG-29K Fulcrum-D
Active22 Lost since 20221 Service entry2010
Su-33 Flanker-D
Active17 BranchNavy Service entry1998Fleet profile2026 snapshot
| Combat share of the fleet | 28% (1,478 of 5,308) |
| Median fighter design entry | 1996 |
| Cold War designs | 5 of 11 fighter types |
| Oldest design | Su-24 Fencer 1974 |
| Newest design | Su-57 Felon 2020 |
| Lost since 2022 | 308 airframes logged losses, Russia-Ukraine War |
5,308 active airframes across 56 types and 3 branches
Head-to-headType against type
Rival air forces
Strategic Bombers
116 active · 50 on order
Military Helicopters
1,585 active · 206 on order
Mi-8 Hip
Active780 +10 Lost since 202253 Service entry1967
Mi-24 Hind
Active324 Lost since 202216 Service entry1972
Ka-52 Alligator Hokum-B
Active133 +41 Lost since 202254 Service entry2011
Mi-28 Havoc
Active111 +138 Lost since 202214 Service entry2006
Ka-27 Helix
Active106 Lost since 20223 Service entry1982
Mi-26 Halo
Active45 +15 Lost since 20221 Service entry1983
Mi-2 Hoplite
Active43 BranchAir Force Service entry1965
Ka-226 Hoodlum-C
Active36 BranchAir Force Service entry2002
Ka-31
Active3 BranchNavy Service entry1995
H125M / AS550 Fennec
Active2 BranchAir Force Service entry1990
Mi-38
Active2 +2 BranchAir Force Service entry2019Transport & Tanker Aircraft
506 active · 9 on order
Il-76 Candid
Active131 +7 Lost since 20225 Service entry1974
An-26 Curl
Active112 Lost since 20226 Service entry1969
An-12 Cub
Active63 Lost since 20222 Service entry1959
Let L-410
Active53 +2 BranchAir Force Service entry1970
An-72/74 Coaler
Active34 Lost since 20221 Service entry1985
An-24 Coke
Active24 BranchNavy Service entry1962
Il-18 Coot
Active24 Lost since 20221 Service entry1957
An-30 Clank
Active16 BranchAir Force Service entry1968
An-148
Active15 BranchAir Force Service entry2009
An-140
Active7 BranchNavy +1 Service entry2002
Il-62 Classic
Active7 BranchAir Force Service entry1967
Tu-214
Active6 BranchAir Force Service entry1996
An-124 Condor
Active5 BranchAir Force Service entry1986
An-22 Cock
Active4 Lost since 20221 Service entry1967
Tu-154 Careless
Active4 BranchAir Force +1 Service entry1972
Be-200
Active1 Lost since 20221 Service entry2003Special Mission Aircraft
108 active · 31 on order
Tu-142
Active32 BranchNavy Service entry1972
Il-38 May
Active21 BranchNavy Service entry1967
Il-78 Midas
Active20 +31 BranchAir Force Service entry1984
Il-20 Coot-A
Active13 BranchAir Force +1 Service entry—
A-50 Mainstay
Active12 Lost since 20222 Service entry1985
Be-12 Tchaïka Mail
Active7 BranchNavy Service entry1960
Il-80
Active3 BranchAir Force Service entry1992Trainers
441 active · 14 on order
Unmanned Aircraft
1,074 active
Other National Fleets
National fleets — aircraft in service by country
- 🇺🇸 United States · all-time
- 🇷🇺 Russia · all-time
- 🇨🇳 China · all-time
- 🇮🇳 India · all-time
- 🇰🇷 South Korea · all-time
- 🇯🇵 Japan · all-time
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan · all-time
- 🇰🇵 North Korea · all-time
- 🇪🇬 Egypt · all-time
- 🇹🇷 Turkey · all-time
- 🇫🇷 France · all-time
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · all-time
- 🇮🇹 Italy · all-time
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan · all-time
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · all-time
- 🇮🇷 Iran · all-time
- 🇬🇷 Greece · all-time
- 🇩🇿 Algeria · all-time
- 🇩🇪 Germany · all-time
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · all-time
- 🇮🇱 Israel · all-time
- 🇧🇷 Brazil · all-time
- 🇪🇸 Spain · all-time
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia · all-time
- 🇵🇱 Poland · all-time
- 🇮🇶 Iraq · all-time
- 🇦🇺 Australia · all-time
- 🇨🇦 Canada · all-time
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine · all-time
- 🇦🇷 Argentina · all-time
Frequently Asked Questions
How many fighter jets does Russia have in 2026?
Russia has 1,478 fighter and attack jets in service across 11 types as of 2026, the Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer being the most numerous with 294 airframes. The figure counts combat aircraft only; bombers, helicopters, transports, trainers and drones are listed further down this page, and the full inventory with yearly history is on the Russia air force page.
How many aircraft does the Russian military operate in 2026?
Russia operates 5,308 aircraft across 56 distinct types as of 2026, split between 3 service branches.
Which Russian service branch has the most aircraft?
The Russian Air Force operates the largest fleet with 3,888 active airframes across 46 types.
What is the most numerous Russian military aircraft?
The STC Orlan-10 is the single most numerous airframe in Russia's inventory, with 1,000 active units.
Does this page include retired or stored aircraft?
No. Counts reflect airframes on active inventory in the most recent fleet snapshot, across every service that flies them: air force, army aviation and naval aviation alike. Retired, stored and test-only aircraft are excluded; a type on order but not yet delivered is shown as such.
Fleet snapshot 2026, events applied through 15 Oct 2026, compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), official air force and government publications and dated press reports; the Russia air force page carries the update journal and the yearly history.
Losses are the airframes logged in the Russia-Ukraine War tracker since 2022, from dated and sourced events; an absence is not an absence of loss.