5 Most Powerful Navies in the World

3. Russian Navy

Number of Units: 265

TvR: 242.3

Russia has expanded its military presence in the Mediterranean Sea with a permanent naval presence known as the Mediterranean Squadron. The primary goal is to protect Russia’s southern areas and borders while challenging NATO’s and the US’s naval dominance in the eastern Mediterranean.

Russia has been building its conventional deterrence capabilities, relying on air defences and cruise missile-equipped ships to establish credible maritime deterrence against NATO. The country plans to expand its access to ports and bases in the region to contest NATO’s dominance in the central Mediterranean eventually.