Filenews 15 March 2022
In the past, people were divided into two military blocs. On the one hand the Warsaw Pact and on the other NATO. With the collapse of real socialism, the Warsaw Pact was dissolved and only the North Atlantic alliance remained.
For many years NATO has been the master of the game. Russia was a country that had inherited the Soviet Union's nuclear arsenal and its conventional powers, but for some time it could not intervene on the international stage – like NATO – due to economic and not only problems.
In the comparison that you will read we have on the one hand a coalition of 30 countries and on the other we have a country on its own.
Terrestrial comparison
In the video we will see a comparison of NATO and Russian forces, the two most powerful armies in the world. NATO's defence budget is close to $1 trillion and Russia's is close to $154 billion.
NATO's active personnel are close to 4 million and that of Russia is close to 4 million. NATO's reserves are 3 million as are those of Russia. In the tanks NATO has 23,171against Russia's 12,420
In armoured personnel carriers, NATO has 19,627 and Russia 10,862. While in armoured vehicles NATO has 110,712 and Russia 19,721. In light tactical vehicles NATO deploys 19,627 and Russia 10,209
NATO has 5,331 missile launchers while Russia has 3,391. In total artillery the NATO force is 16,344 guns and Russia's 14,145.
In the air
And let's move on to see NATO and Russian forces in the air. NATO has a total of 31,955 aircraft and Russia 4,173. NATO has 3,744 fighter jets and Russia 772. NATO has 3,626 attack aircraft and Russia 739. In training aircraft, NATO has 4,661 and Russia has 516.
Total helicopters for NATO 8,781 and for Russia 1,543. NATO has 1,885 attack helicopters and Russia 544. NATO has 1,990 transport aircraft and Russia 445.
Flying radars, NATO has 96 and Russia 41. NATO's electronic warfare aircraft has 35 and Russia 7. Flying tankers (refuelling aircraft) NATO has 697 and Russia 20. While in huge strategic bombers, NATO has 158 and Russia 135.
Sea
NATO's total force on ships is 2,128 and Russia's 651. NATO has 17 aircraft carriers and Russia 1. Destroyers NATO has 113 and Russia 15, the frigates for NATO are 150 and for Russia 11 while the corvettes are 230 for NATO and 86 for Russia. NATO's submarines are 165 and Russia's 70.
Nuclear
As we have said, the nuclear weapons of the Soviet Union have passed into the hands of Russia. There is a great balance of terror here between NATO and Russia. NATO has 4,418 nuclear warheads and Russia 6,500.
