2 hours agoRussia's staggering amount of arms export
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)Exporting weapons and military equipment to Russia is expected to reach $15.3 billion by the end of 2017. The figures have been made public by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of members of Russia's military co-operation commission with other countries. “Based on data for the January-September period of this [...]
The figures have been made public by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of members of Russia's military co-operation commission with other countries.
According to data for the January-September period of this year, the order portfolio for military-technical co-operation has exceeded the quota of 45 billion US dollars. While based on the plan for 2017, exports are expected to reach 15.3 billion”, Putin said.
According to him, the economic and financial stability of the arms industry has significantly strengthened in recent years, while their technological capacity has advanced.
“Talk about military and technological products aimed at protecting civilians. In this direction I would like to re-focus the importance of diversification of the <x1) weapons industry, Putin said.
