Start with the USA. Their air force is stupidly big. They have more planes than most countries have cars.
Numbers? Over 5,000 active aircraft. That’s insane. They also own the biggest fleet of stealth jets on Earth.
Quirky fact: The US military loves weird names. Their newest bomber is called the B-21 Raider. Sounds like a video game boss.
They also fly the F-35 Lightning II. That jet costs over $100 million each. It’s so smart, it can talk to other planes mid-flight.
Fun detail: A single F-35 can carry two nuclear bombs. But pilots often joke it’s too expensive to crash.
Russia: The Crazy Uncle
Russia’s air force is big and scary. But also… a little weird.
They have the Su-57 Felon, their stealth fighter. It looks like a spaceship built in a garage. And it kind of is.
Quirky fact: Russian pilots once practiced bombing using rockets attached to a train. Yes, a train. On rails.
Their bomber fleet is old but legendary. The Tu-95 Bear is a propeller bomber from the 1950s. It’s so loud, submarines can hear it underwater.
Also, Russian jets have a habit of doing flips near US planes. It’s like aerial chicken. Very dramatic.
