Air Forces comparison: France vs Russia

Russia's air force fields 5,378 active aircraft — 5.3:1 France's 1,017.

AIRS (Air Inventory Rating of Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →

FranceWorld #8 27.5

AIRS Index / 100

Russia leads on 7 of 7 categories

RussiaWorld #3 53.2

0 Bombersweight ×100 · generation 120
264 Combat aircraftweight ×50 · generation 1,524
451 Helicoptersweight ×10 · era 1,604
167 Transportweight ×10 514
59 Special missionweight ×8 96
31 UAVsweight ×10 1,078
45 Trainersweight ×1 442

France Russia Bars: weighted contribution to the AIRS Index (airframes × category weight; combat and bombers by generation tier, helicopters by era; the enabler, armament and availability multipliers apply on top) · figures: active airframes at each side's latest inventory year · Methodology

Key figures as of 2026

	France	Russia	Ratio
Official name	French Air and Space Force	Russian Air Force
Active aircraft	1,017	5,378	🇷🇺 5.3×
Aircraft on order	323	677	🇷🇺 2.1×
Combat aircraft	264	1,524	🇷🇺 5.8×
Combat share of fleet	26.0 %	28.3 %	🇷🇺 1.1×
Aircraft types in service	37	52	🇷🇺 1.4×
Main supplier	France · 79 %	Ex-USSR · 62 %

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Bombers	0	120	🇷🇺
Helicopters	451	1,604	🇷🇺 3.6×
Transport aircraft	167	514	🇷🇺 3.1×
Special-mission aircraft	59	96	🇷🇺 1.6×
Trainers	45	442	🇷🇺 9.8×
UAVs	31	1,078	🇷🇺 35×