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Military power of Saudi Arabia & Russia

Saudi Arabia vs Russia

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Saudi Arabia is a country located in Middle East with an area of 2,149,690 km² (land boundries: 4,272 km and costline 2,640 km). The capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh. The number of inhabitants is 34,218,169.

Saudi-led coalition of Arab states invaded Yemen in 2015. The inventory of the Saudi military forces, including the SANG, includes a mix of mostly modern weapons systems from the US and Europe. The United States is the leading supplier of armaments. In 2021 Saudi Arabia was the world's largest arms importer.

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Russia is a country located in North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean with an area of 17,098,242 km² (land boundries: 22,407 km and costline 37,653 km). The capital of Russia is Moscow. The number of inhabitants is 146,171,015.

On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine with an estimated 150 k troops. Russia is the leading member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. The Russian Federation's military is equipped with domestically-produced weapons systems. Russia is the world's second largest exporter of military hardware and has the world's largest stockpile of nuclear weapons.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

75 billion $

86.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

7 %

4.1 %

Manpower

Active personnel

480,000

1,000,000

Reserve personnel

325,000

2,000,000

Available for military

8,240,714

34,765,736

Land Forces

Tanks

1,275

12,267

Armoured fighting vehicles

6,347

24,172

Total artillery

2,580

18,266

Self-propelled artillery

510

6,443

Rocket artillery

252

4,331

Air Forces

Total aircraft

1,407

4,418

Fighter

141

340

Multirole

72

382

Attack

151

689

Helicopters

491

1,665

UCAV (combat drone)

0

100

Navy

Total naval

34

653

Aircraft carriers

0

1

Destroyers

0

14

Frigates

11

Corvettes

9

80

Submarines

0

66

Nuclear weapons

Saudi Arabia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Russia

The second most important state when it comes to researching, developing, and then storing nuclear weapon. Although the Russians managed to catch up with Americans later on, it was only in 1949 that the first nuclear test conducted by then the Soviet Union occurred. It was still quite a surprise for the Western Powers, who believed that Russia won’t be capable of producing nuclear warheads until 1953-1954. After the first test, the nation in question started to rapidly increase the amount of warheads they possessed. In the end of 1980s, they were the leading power when it comes to total number of warheads stored. It was approximately 40,000 warheads.

Nowadays, similarly to 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. We should also remember about the fact that Russia conducted over 700 tests, what makes them the second most important nation when it comes to developing nuclear weapons. However, it was the Soviet Union that managed to create the biggest bomb in the world. Known as Tsar Bomba, it had blast yield of 50 megatons of TNT.

Military service

Saudi Arabia

17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription.

Russia

18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; males are registered for the draft at 17 years of age; 1-year service obligation (conscripts can only be sent to combat zones after 6 months of training); reserve obligation for non-officers to age 50; enrollment in military schools from the age of 16, cadets classified as members of the armed forces.