Two of the most powerful militaries in the world, USA and Russia , these two are currently the sole existing military superpowers. Also the biggest supplier of weapons, American and Russian (formerly Soviet) has dominated the military arsenal of most countries of the world. While both have proven their mettle on the battlefield, which one is better? One can’t trust the news reports of either country because both have a military establishment which brags about the sophistication and efficiency of their respective armed forces’ technological prowess.
Both the countries have vastly different approaches in their designs. American engineering is built on the idea of unified purpose while Russian design is scattered all over the place, though all Russian weapons share the common purpose of acting as counter to American weaponry. The same thing applies to their respective doctrines of war.
The USA has a full on Viking mentality of raiding other people’s lands so it is almost entirely offensive, after all, given USA’s location, who is going to invade them? Russia on the other hand possesses a more defensive doctrine, not invading until they view it as paramount. The Russian terrain allows the Russian Armed Forces to fight effectively in their own background and they are constantly upgrading their capabilities to ensure that the West does not once get the bright idea of invading.
The best example is the difference between AK-47 and M-16. Both are great guns, but AK is the king of assault rifles. Its hardiness, cheapness and reliability make it a better gun than M-16 which despite being more expensive has thrice the malfunctions. Russia is miles ahead of the US in missile technology. The S-400 which is hailed as the world’s greatest surface to air missile system can handle up to 80 different targets at ranges of up to 250 miles. The only comparable system in the world is America’s AEGIS which is used in US Navy. There is simply no land-based system capable of matching the S-400 currently. Russian military engineering has a more unpredictable style to it, while American engineering is over-specced, over-engineered and expensive to maintain.
Regarding air power, Russia possesses 1,153 combat-capable aircraft, 76 bomber aircraft, and under 50 uninhabited aerial vehicles. While the United States has 1,574 combat-capable aircraft, 66 bomber aircraft, and 261 uninhabited aerial vehicles.
The most cutting-edge military technology in the world is found in the United States of America (U.S.A.). France, China, Russia, and the United Kingdom are the other nations in the world with the most advanced military technology.
Despite many technological achievements in the 19th and 20th centuries, since the time of Brezhnev stagnation Russia has lagged significantly behind the West in a number of technologies, especially those concerning energy conservation and consumer goods production.
The exact number of nuclear warheads is a state secret and is therefore a matter of guesswork. As of 2024, the Federation of American Scientists estimates that Russia possesses 5,580 nuclear weapons, while the United States has 5,428; Russia and the U.S. each have about 1,600 active deployed strategic nuclear warheads.
The US dominates the air with far more bases, fighter jets and bombers than Russia but Russia is superior on the ground with more tanks, artillery and land vehicles. At sea, the countries are more evenly matched, but here the US has the edge with more destroyers, submarines and aircraft carriers.
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Solid Schooling System: Russia has a long history of stressing math and science instruction. The country's schooling system puts a critical accentuation on STEM (Science, Innovation, Designing, and Math) subjects, which gives a strong groundwork to programming and software engineering.
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In terms of sheer troop numbers, Nato members excluding the United States boast over 1.5 million active military personnel, contrasting Russia's approximately 1 million active-duty soldiers. While on paper, this suggests a numerical advantage for Nato, the true strength of the Alliance lies beyond headcounts.
According to the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), "Russia plans to expand its active personnel force to 1.5 million by 2026, which will make it the third largest in the world, after China and India." The Russian Armed Forces maintain the world's largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, possess the world's ...
China has a larger and stronger military than Russia. Also Russia has 15 times the amount of nukes China, but China still has nukes to completely destroy Russia. China is also stronger economically, with a $17.70 trillion GDP while Russia only has $1.86 trillion.
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