Air Forces comparison: United Kingdom vs Russia
🇬🇧 Royal Air Force
| Official Name | Royal Air Force |
| Active aircraft | 631 as of 2025 |
| Aircraft on order | 139 |
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🇷🇺 Russian Air Force
| Official Name | Russian Air Force |
| Local Name | Военно-воздушные cилы (Voenno-vozdushnye sily) |
| Active aircraft | 4290 as of 2025 |
| Aircraft on order | 651 |
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🇬🇧 British aircraft by type
| Aircraft type | Active | |
|---|---|---|
Combat
|
144 | |
Bomber
|
0 | |
Helicopter
|
266 | |
Training
|
156 | |
Transport
|
52 | |
UAV
|
0 | |
Other
|
13 | |
🇷🇺 Russian aircraft by type
| Aircraft type | Active | |
|---|---|---|
|
Combat
|
1519 | |
|
Bomber
|
151 | |
|
Helicopter
|
1604 | |
|
Training
|
442 | |
|
Transport
|
512 | |
|
UAV
|
0 | |
|
Other
|
62 | |