Air Forces comparison: Russia vs Turkey

Russia's air force fields 5,378 active aircraft — 4.0:1 Turkey's 1,357.

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RussiaWorld #3 53.2

AIRS Index / 100

Russia leads on 6 of 7 categories

TurkeyWorld #9 23.8

120 Bombersweight ×100 · generation 0
1,524 Combat aircraftweight ×50 · generation 299
1,604 Helicoptersweight ×10 · era 458
514 Transportweight ×10 86
96 Special missionweight ×8 23
1,078 UAVsweight ×10 290
442 Trainersweight ×1 201

Russia Turkey 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

	Russia	Turkey	Ratio
Official name	Russian Air Force	Turkish Air Force
Active aircraft	5,378	1,357	🇷🇺 4.0×
Aircraft on order	677	203	🇷🇺 3.3×
Combat aircraft	1,524	299	🇷🇺 5.1×
Combat share of fleet	28.3 %	22.0 %	🇷🇺 1.3×
Aircraft types in service	52	31	🇷🇺 1.7×
Main supplier	Ex-USSR · 62 %	United States · 56 %

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Bombers	120	0	🇷🇺
Helicopters	1,604	458	🇷🇺 3.5×
Transport aircraft	514	86	🇷🇺 6.0×
Special-mission aircraft	96	23	🇷🇺 4.2×
Trainers	442	201	🇷🇺 2.2×
UAVs	1,078	290	🇷🇺 3.7×