In January 2026 Russia was estimated to have 575 deployed strategic launchers with about 1530 nuclear warheads.

The Strategic Rocket Forces were estimated to have as many as 310 operational missile systems that include missiles that carry about 930 warheads. These include 60 silo-based and 18 road-mobile Topol-M (SS-27) systems, 220 Yars missiles (40 silo-based and 180 mobile) as well as 12 Avangard systems.

The Russian strategic fleet includes 13 operational strategic missile submarines with 208 SLBMs, that can carry an estimated 544 nuclear warheads. Five operational Project 667BDRM submarines are based in the Northern Fleet. These submarines carry 80 R-29RM (SS-N-23) launchers. Project 955 and Project 955A submarines carry 16 Bulava SLBMs each. Three of these submarines are based in the Northern Fleet and five are based in the Pacific Fleet.

The Russian strategic aviation consists of 47 bombers that carry an estimated 200 long-range cruise missiles and bombs. The bombers are 15 Tu-160 (Blackjack) and 42 Tu-95MS (Bear H). The bombers can carry various modifications of the Kh-55 (AS-15) and Kh-101 cruise missiles and gravity bombs.

Russia operates four satellites of the new-generation early-warning system, EKS, and a network of early-warning radars.