Australiavs Russia
On Global Firepower's 2026 index, Russia (#2) holds a clear lead over Australia (#17).
- Russia has nuclear weapons; Australia has none.
- Russia has aircraft carriers; Australia has none.
- Russia fields 122× as many tanks.
Who leads in each area
- People and moneyRussia leads 4 of 4
- Land forcesRussia leads 5 of 5
- Air powerRussia leads 7 of 7
- Naval forcesRussia leads 6 of 7
- Nuclear weaponsRussia leads 2 of 2
Leads count raw numbers in each category. Larger is not always stronger: a modern fleet can beat a bigger, older one.
People and money
Who can be put in uniform, and how much is spent keeping them there.
$35.3B
Military spending
$190B59K
Active personnel
1.32M33K
Reserves
2M0
Paramilitary
250KSpending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Australia: 1.9% of GDP; Russia: 7.5% of GDP).
Land forces
Armour and artillery: the weight an army can put on the ground.
46
Tanks
5,63017K
Armored vehicles
127K0
Self-propelled artillery
3,60348
Towed artillery
5,9208
Rocket artillery
2,486Air power
Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.
348
Total aircraft
4,23724
Fighters
86171
Attack aircraft
69872
Helicopters
1,64322
Attack helicopters
5566
Tankers
1837
Transports
458Naval forces
Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.
45
Total fleet
7470
Aircraft carriers
12
Helicopter carriers
06
Submarines
663
Destroyers
137
Frigates
120
Corvettes
79Nuclear weapons
Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.
0
Warheads
4,4000
Deployed warheads
1,796Compare other countries
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Profiles: Australia and Russia. Sources: Global Firepower 2026, SIPRI Military Expenditure 2025 (Apr 2026), SIPRI Yearbook 2026: World Nuclear Forces.