Russian air forces strength
versus US air forces strength,
based on Global Firepower Rankings 2021
Total strength of Russian air forces is 4,114 aircrafts
or ranked number 2 in the world.
While US has 13,233 aircrafts or number 1 ranked.
This is more 9 thousand compared to Russia.
It shows how dominate the US air force against Russia.
For fighter or interceptor strength,
Russian air forces is supported 789 fighters jet.
Their fighters such as 249 Mikoyan Mig-29,
132 Mikoyan Mig-31 and 229 Sukhoi Su-27.
Russia also has modern fighters like 111 Sukhoi Su-30,
124 Sukhoi Su-34,
and 98 Sukhoi Su-35S.
They have 1 Stealth Multirole fighter,
the Sukhoi Su-57, where 76 is still on order.
What about the United States ?
For fighter or interceptor strength,
US has 1,956 fighters or 1,167 more than Russian fighter.
The US fighter is 1,078 F-16 Fighting Falcon as the most widely fighter of USA.
US has also 266 F-15 Eagle,
219 F-15 Strike Eagle.
It is still includes 186 F-22 Raptor as a Stealth air superiority fighter,
and 229 stealth multirole fighter F-35 Lighting II,
where 1,534 is still on order.
For dedicated attack,
the strength of two countries are not too far.
Russia has 742 attack aircrafts,
while US has 761 dedicated attack.
Russian attack aircraft consist of 274 Sukhoi Su-24,
194 Sukhoi Su-25 and 110 Yakovlev Yak-130.
They have also 3 type bomber,
67 Tupolev Tu-22M,
17 Tupolev Tu-160,
and 42 Tupolev Tu-95.
Meanwhile, of 761 US attack aircraft,
US has 287 A-10 Thunderbolt II,
71 heavy bomber B-52 Stratofortress,
20 stealth bomber B-2 Spirit,
included 32 ground attack aircraft Lockheed AC-130
and 59 strategic bomber B-1 Lancer.
Transport aircraft fleet strength,
Russia is supported 429 aircrafts.
Antonov An-26 is the most widely Russian transport,
120 are still in service,
109 Ilyushin Il-76 also in service,
62 Antonov An-12,
56 Tupolev Tu-134,
27 Antonov An-72.
They have also 71 other various type transport aircrafts.
Whilst US transport aircraft fleet strength
is supported 945 or 516 aircrafts more than Russia.
With 222 aircrafts,
Boeing C-17 is the most widely US transport,
also supported 202 C-130 Hercules,
132 C-130J Super Hercules,
52 C-5 Galaxy,
32 Lockheed HC-130J.
America has also 106 other various type transport aircraft.
Russian Special Mission Aircraft strength is 130
compared to 749 US aircrafts.
They have 16 Ilyushin Il-22 as a Command and control,
24 patrol aircrafts that are Antonov An-30 and Ilyushin II-20,
and the rest from various type special mission aircrafts.
While US Special Mission Aircraft strength is 749
or 619 more than Russian special mission.
US special mission strength consist of 39 AWACS that are Boeing E-4,
Boeing E-3 and Global Express.
19 Electronic Warfare, Gulfstream G550,
EC-130H Compass Call and EC-130 Commando Solo.
US special mission is also supported by 147 Reconnaissance
of various type such as Lockheed U-2,
Boeing RC-135,
Beechcraft MC-12 and Pilatus PC-12.
Tanker Fleet.
Russian has only 19 tanker fleets,
whilst America has 625.
There are only one type of Russian tanker fleet,
Ilyushin II-78.
Meanwhile, US tanker fleet consist of 396 Boeing KC-135,
67 Lockheed Martin KC-130,
58 KC-10 Extender,
23 KC-46 Pegasus and other various type.
Comparison Helicopter Fleet Strength between Russia and USA.
Russian Helicopter Fleet is 1,540,
and additional 538 attack Helicopters.
Type of Russian helicopters is 746 Mil Mi-8 or Mi-17
which is the most widely Russian helicopters,
while 330 helicopters Mil Mi-24/35 is the most widely Russian attack helicopter.
American helicopter is 5,436 units and 904 attack Helicopters.
The most widely US helicopter is Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk 1,443 helicopters,
and 792 Boeing AH-64 Apache is the most widely US attack helicopter.