Russia VS United States (USA) - Military Comparison 2020

Military Power of USA & Russia

Key Points of this article are

• USA VS Russia - The Army Rules
• USA VS Russia - Nuclear Weapons
• USA VS Russia - Military Budget
• USA VS Russia - Armed Forces
• USA VS Russia - Land Forces
• USA VS Russia – Air Force
• USA VS Russia - Navy

The US VS Russia

The capital of the United States is Washington and the capital of Russia is Moscow. The United States and Russia the both have a population 324, 527, 000 and 144, 554, 993 respectively. America captures 9857, 306 kilometers, whereas the Russia covers 17098, 242 square miles of the planet.

Nuclear Weapons

The United States is the first country to make and use nuclear warheads in the world. Americans started nuclear program in 1941. Since the end of the Second World War, United States emerged as one of the leading country with possessing nuclear warheads and it lasted approximately to 1980s. 

In 1960, the Americans had over 30,000. However, it is worth to note that throughout the entire period of the so-called Cold War, USA managed to build approximately 70,000 nuclear warheads, what is more than all other countries with access to nuclear weapons combined. 

The American made the first test during 1945. It is estimated that the United States has conducted 1054 tests of atomic bombs. Still, as a result of introduced restrictions on the amount of warheads one state can possess, the current number has dropped to 6500 warheads. 

The second richest state to have researching, developing, and then storing nuclear weapon is Russia. In 1949, Russia made the first nuclear test. At that time, it was taken with surprise for the Western Powers, as they believed that Russia won’t be capable of producing nuclear warheads. At the end of 1980, the Russia were the leading power of having 40,000 warheads – approximately.

Currently like United States, the Russians store a total number of 6490 warheads, what is scarcely more than USA. When it comes to the number of deployed warheads, the amount is the same as in case of Americans, namely 1600 deployed warheads. 

Russia has conducted over 700 tests, what makes them the second most important nation when it comes to developing nuclear weapons. 

Military Budget

Military budget of the United States is 610 billion $, which is 31% of the GDP, whereas the Military budget of Russia is estimated 633 billion $. Which is 43% of the GDP.

Armed Forces

The United States of American has 1281, 900 active army, 81, 000. The United States Armed Forces has the following branches.

• US Navy includes Marine Corps
• US Air Force
• US Coast Guard.

Russia has 771, 000 active army soldiers and 2000,000 are Reserve Personnel.The Russian Armed Forces has the following branches.

• Russian Ground Forces
• Russian Air Force
• Russian Navy
• Russian Strategic Missile Forces
• Russian Space Forces
• Russian Airborne Forces

Military Service Rules

The basic age limit to join the army in the United States is 18 years of age. The parental consent is mandatory to join the army in America. Both male and female can join the armed forces. The maximum age limit is 42 for Army, 27 for Air Force, 34 for Navy and 28 for Marines respectively.

The basic age limit to join the army in the Russia is between 18 to 27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service. 6 months of training is mandatory for each cadet.

Land Forces

Tanks

• The United States – 6, 393
• The Russia – 20, 050.

Armored Fighting Vehicles

• The United States – 41, 760
• The Russia – 27, 335.

Artillery

• The United States – 3, 269
• The Russia – 14, 557.

Self-propelled Artillery

• The United States – 950
• The Russia – 5, 955.

Rocket Artillery

• The United States – 1, 197
• The Russia – 4, 032.

Air Forces.

Aircraft

• The United States – 12 304
• The Russia – 4 441.

Fighter Aircraft

• The United States – 457
• The Russia – 751.

Multi-role Aircraft

• The United States – 2 192
• The Russia – 526.

Attack Aircraft

• The United States – 587
• The Russia – 783.

Helicopters

• The United States – 4 889
• The Russia – 1 505.

Navy.

• The United States – 437
• The Russia – 314.

Aircraft Carriers

• The United States – 20
• The Russia –1.

Destroyers

• The United States – 85
• The Russia –18.

Frigates

• The United States – 0
• The Russia – 10.

Corvettes

• The United States – 0
• The Russia – 83.

Submarines

• The United States – 71
• The Russia – 59