Russian export of arms and military equipment. Arms exports are breaking records. Sanctions and pressure
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In 2015, the share of arms exports in total Russian exports reached an all-time high. In absolute terms, the dynamics are not so favorable, but the volumes of already concluded contracts indicate that Russia will remain among the leaders in the world arms market for a long time to come.
The tank on the Armata platform was developed taking into account the export potential of Russian armored vehicles (Photo: Ilya Pitalev / RIA Novosti)
From the statements of Russian officials, it follows that in 2015 Russia sold weapons and military equipment worth more than $ 15 billion. Thus, the share of foreign sales of military products reached a record value of 4.4% of total exports. The Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (AST Center) gives a similar assessment - 4.22%. Five years earlier, in 2011, the share of military exports barely exceeded 2.5%. However, this achievement was ensured not so much due to the growth of the segment, which, compared to 2011, added no more than 10%, but due to the drop in civilian exports, which decreased by a third during this time, and mostly just last year, due to for the fall in oil prices. Therefore, to understand the real state of affairs with the export of Russian weapons, its absolute volumes and the country's share in the world market are much more important. However, it is not so easy to objectively assess these indicators.
Statistical deviations
For obvious reasons, the global arms trade is not the most transparent sphere of the economy; complete and reliable data on it in the public field are rare. Experts conduct an assessment on the basis of direct (government statements, company reports, data on contracts) and indirect (assumptions about the volume of illegal shipments) data. The share of illegal supplies increases when the number of armed conflicts increases, and now it is such a time.
It is not surprising that the published data diverge, and sometimes significantly. For example, according to the estimates of the American Congress, published by The New York Times, US revenues from arms sales in 2014 amounted to $ 36.2 billion, and Russia - $ 10.2 billion. The estimate of the World Arms Trade Analysis Center (TSAMTO) was different - $ 31.541 billion from the United States and $ 13.092 billion from Russia. OJSC Rosoboronexport, which controls more than 85% of Russian military exports, indicated in its annual report for 2014 the volume of external supplies of military products (MPP) in the amount of $ 13.189 billion. military equipment worth $ 15 billion, including $ 13 billion through Rosoboronexport.
Rosoboronexport has not yet published its 2015 report; The AST Center estimated Russian arms exports over the past year at $ 14.5 billion (a decrease of 4% year-on-year), TSAMTO at $ 13.944 billion (an increase of 6.5%), and taking into account the "unaccounted volume" - more than $ 15 billion. that is, approximately the same amount that appeared in the statements of officials.
When analyzing the arms market, assessment methods are quite different. TSAMTO estimates the value of exports at current prices for the current year and averages the data over a four-year period. The AST Center calculates in current prices and, for comparison, in prices of five years ago.
The Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is not at all interested in current prices, which, according to this organization, distort the real picture. Its calculations are carried out in 1990 prices, and not only real sales, but also production licenses and even gratuitous transfers of weapons are taken into account. For example, Russian exports in 2014 included estimates for the "military trade of Novorossiya".
As a result of all this discord, there is a strong discrepancy in assessing the shares and ratings of exporting countries. The only thing that all the experts agree on is in determining the leaders: the USA is in the first place, Russia is in the second, the rest follow by a wide margin. But the shares of the leaders are also distributed in different ways. According to TSAMTO (in current prices), the United States controlled 44.77% of the global volume of military products exports in 2015, and over the last four years, 41% of the world market. Russia accounted for 15% of global supplies, and in general over the last four years - 18.3% of the world market. According to SIPRI (in 1990 prices), the United States accounted for 36.62% of the arms market in 2015 and 32.83% over the last five years, while Russia accounted for 19.15 and 25.36%, respectively.
First of all - planes
In the structure of Russian arms and military equipment exports, the dominant share is occupied by military aviation - more than 56% in 2015 and almost 44% over the five-year period (according to SIPRI estimates). In the report of the Russian Federation, submitted to the UN Register of Conventional Arms, the supply of 28 aircraft appears - this is, apparently, 14 Yak-130 units sold to Bangladesh, six MiG-29s for India and four Su-30s each, delivered to Kazakhstan and Vietnam, and also 62 combat helicopters, most of which fell on India (24 units) and Peru (16 units), presumably this is the Mi-17 of various modifications.
In second place in sales for the five-year period are naval equipment (14%), followed by missiles (13%), as well as armored vehicles and air defense systems (10% each). At the same time, against the background of the growing share of aviation equipment, other types of weapons are losing their positions.
According to SIPRI estimates, in 2011-2015, Russia accounted for every fourth military aircraft exported in the world and every second air defense system. And also every fifth armored vehicle, every fourth warship, every fourth missile and every fourth engine. In fact, this is not so - the SIPRI estimates are not entirely quantitative and not entirely monetary, since they consider the equipment supplied for export in some general conditional prices of 1990. So it is difficult to judge the real volumes of supplies according to the SIPRI data, but the existing database allows you to see the dynamics. And she says that, despite the price advantage, in the past two years Russia has been reducing not only the total volume of arms exports, but also its market share, both in general and in its main types.
For practically all the main types of military equipment that have a weight in the export structure, the share of Russia in 2015 was below the average indicators of the five-year period. For comparison, the share of the United States for all major species, with the exception of the naval, showed positive dynamics.
Foundation for the future
The exporting countries have so far managed to retain permanent consumers of military products and not overlap, since, in order to change the supplier, it is sometimes necessary to carry out a complete rearmament of combat units, and this is quite costly.
The majority of Russian arms exports over the five-year period went to Asian countries (68%), followed by Africa (11%), the Middle East (8.2%), Europe (mainly the countries of the former USSR - 6.4%). Over the five-year period 2011-2015, 39% of exports fell on India, China and Vietnam (11% each), and 7.28% of Russian military supplies were received by Algeria. In 2015, the ratio shifted towards China and Vietnam: their shares rose to 15%, while shipments to India fell to 35%. Also, the share of Algeria decreased to 5%, but the shares of Iraq and Kazakhstan increased to 7.5%. All this is without taking into account Syria, for which data are not available in all sources. If we talk about smaller sales markets, supplies to Pakistan, Belarus and Bangladesh have increased recently, with Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Rwanda, Thailand and Zambia among buyers. At the same time, supplies to the UAE, Sudan, Uganda and Malaysia were stopped.
Despite the outlined decline in volumes, Russian defense exports have prospects for maintaining and even expanding their market share. First, 2015 saw a significant increase in the number of new contracts signed. The most important of them is an agreement for the supply of 48 Mi-17V-5 helicopters to India for $ 1.1 billion, half of which may be shipped this year. Also last year, they agreed to sell 46 Ka-52 helicopters (the amount is unknown) to Egypt and 24 Su-35 fighters for $ 2.5 billion within three years to China (data from the AST Center). In addition, supplies will continue under previously concluded contracts. In particular, these will be Mi-28NE helicopters for Algeria, frigates and diesel-electric submarines for Vietnam.
The Russian army rearmament program should also provide support to domestic manufacturers of weapons and military equipment; At the expense of the funds allocated for it, manufacturers will be able to maintain the competitiveness of their products in the foreign market. Therefore, given the significant gap between the market leaders and the group of countries fighting for the third place, at least the loss of the second place in the arms market does not threaten Russia.
For Russia, the export of weapons is one of the main and priority types of income at the state level. Today Russia is number two in the world in this type of export and is only slightly behind the United States. Moreover, this lag is constantly decreasing, both in quantitative and qualitative terms. Russian weapons are constantly being improved, and budget revenues from trade in them are growing.
Today, participation in the global arms business provides the country with one of the largest sources of income. From 2000 to 2010, the amount of Russian arms exports increased from 3 billion dollars to 10.4 billion. In 2015, this figure was already 14 billion, and the dynamics of the first half of 2016 suggests that Russian arms exports will exceed 15 billion.
Russia's position in this market is constantly strengthening, and today Russia occupies over a quarter of the total arms trade in the world. At the same time, the geography of deliveries of Russian weapons is very extensive, these are dozens of countries around the world. Some of the largest consumers of our weapons are India, China, Vietnam, Algeria, Venezuela, and the countries of the Middle East. According to 2012 data, Russian weapons were bought in 66 countries.
Of course, the lion's share of Russian weapons is bought by Asian and African countries. In general, this is almost 80% of Russian supplies. However, exports to European countries have also been growing lately. Trade with Latin American countries is increasing significantly.
The main operator of Russian arms exports is the state-owned company Rosoboronexport, which has offices in 44 states and 26 regions of Russia.
It is worth noting that the structure of Russian exports shows that contrary to popular opinion, which is constantly broadcast by the liberal media, the lion's share falls not on "old tanks and cheap Kalashnikov assault rifles", but on the latest high-tech and, accordingly, the most expensive military equipment and equipment.
First of all, as follows from our infographics, these are aviation, air defense systems, guided high-precision weapons and warships. They account for more than 80% of the Russian sector, while small arms and ammunition account for less than 15%.
From 2010 to 2011 alone, the export of aircraft alone grew from $ 3.1 billion to $ 4.8 billion. The basis for this growth was the start of deliveries of the Su-30, the newest Russian multi-role fighter of the 4+ generation.
In addition, there is one important aspect in the export of arms that allows Russia to feel confident in the arms markets of the world, and the legacy of the USSR plays a significant role in this. Russia inherited a large number of reliable partners from the Soviet Union, and the reason for this is very simple.
The fact is that the arms market for machinery and equipment differs significantly from other segments of the international market. For example, in the construction industry, you may own a large fleet of Caterpillar equipment, but that doesn't stop you from buying other brands. In short, the principles of interpersonal relations do not work here. Buying a different model of car is not the same as adultery.
If you choose a certain model of a fighter or equip your army with tanks of a certain model, then you inevitably become dependent on the country of origin. Very few countries in the world have their own powerful military-industrial complex, which makes it possible to establish an uninterrupted supply of spare parts for the fleet of equipment and carry out maintenance of complex equipment on their own.
The deliveries of Soviet military equipment to a large number of countries, primarily the countries of the socialist camp and the "Warsaw Pact" countries, are enormous. It is almost painless to "transfer" your army from a T-72 tank to a T-90 tank. Re-equipping your armored forces, for example, with German Leopard-2 tanks, will be extremely difficult, painful and expensive.
This will require not only retraining of crews, but the creation of a very complex technical infrastructure. For more than a decade, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland and other former Warsaw Pact countries have been trying to make the transition to NATO standards. As far as shooting equipment is concerned, it is relatively easy. But with tanks and planes, everything is much more difficult.
Russia cannot, must not lose its position on the world arms market. The slogan "oil instead of guns" will not work here. In the Russian military-industrial complex today there are hundreds of thousands of jobs, these are high technologies, these are advanced scientific developments. Realizing this, only an ignorant person can talk about conversion, about the time to produce tractors for farmers and bicycles for children at Uralvagonzavod.
By and large, the deep modernization and diversification of the Russian economy largely depends on the military-industrial complex.
This is the future.
10. Netherlands
The Netherlands closes the top ten with a market share of 2%.
The main buyers of weapons from the Netherlands are countries such as Egypt, India, Pakistan.
It should be noted that in recent years the Netherlands have been losing their positions in the arms market. If in 2008 the country was among the top 5 largest arms exporters in the world, now it has dropped to 10th place.
9.Ukraine
Market share: 2.6%
The main recipients of Ukrainian weapons are countries such as Nigeria, Thailand, Croatia, China and Algeria.
Among the weapons are T-72 battle tanks, armored personnel carriers BTR-4EN, BTR-3E1 and others.
As a result, Ukraine became the ninth largest arms supplier in the world.
8.Italy
Market share: 2.7%
Italy is one of the world and European leaders in the export of weapons.
7.Spain
Market share: 3.5%
The main recipients of Spanish weapons were also the countries of the Middle East - Oman, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, as well as Australia.
6.UK
Market share: 4.5%
Great Britain ranked sixth in the ranking, becoming one of the largest arms exporters to Europe. The main direction of British arms exports has become the Middle East - a region in which military operations are constantly taking place and, accordingly, there is a constant need for the supply of weapons.
5. Germany
Market share: 4.7%
Germany dropped to fifth place with a market share of 4.7%.
For the period from 2011 to 2015 Germany's arms exports fell by half.
Across Europe as a whole, imports declined 41% between 2006 and 2010 and between 2011 and 2015.
4. France
Market share: 5.6%
France, having moved to fourth place, reduced arms supplies by 9.8%.
During 2015, France entered into several major arms supply contracts, including the first two contracts for the supply of the Rafale military aircraft.
3. China
Market share: 5.9%
China's arms exports rose 88% to rank third in the market.
"China continues to build up its military capacity through both arms imports and domestic production," said Simon Weseman, senior research fellow at the SIPRI Arms and Military Expenditure Program.
At the same time, China also entered the top 5 leaders among the countries-importers of weapons. In this ranking, the country ranks third, behind only India and Saudi Arabia.
2. Russia
Market share: 25%
Russia ranked second among the arms exporting countries.
Compared to 2006-2010 deliveries of Russian military equipment increased by 28%.
However, SIPRI points out that in 2014 and 2015. exports were significantly lower than in 2011-2013, and were at the levels of the previous five-year plan.
In 2011-2015. Moscow supplied weapons to 50 countries, as well as insurgents in Ukraine, said the Stockholm Peace Research Institute.
India became the largest buyer of Russian weapons with 39% of the volume of weapons sold by Russia, the second and third places are shared by China and Vietnam - 11% each, Vedomosti notes.
1. USA
Market share: 33%
The United States, with a 33% share in the arms market, remains the main arms exporter in 2011-2015, having increased its share during this period by 27%.
"As tensions rise and regional conflicts escalate, the United States maintains its leading position as an arms exporter, significantly outperforming the competition," said Aude Flerant, director of the Arms and Military Expenditure Program (SIPRI).
"Over the past five years, the United States has sold or transferred weapons to at least 96 countries, and the US military industry has many export orders, including the delivery of 611 F-35 military aircraft to nine countries," he said.
In December 2019, it became known that Algeria had signed a contract for the purchase of 14 Russian fifth-generation Su-57E multifunctional fighters and 14 Su-34 front-line bombers. This is reported by the Menadefense portal.
The contract, which is estimated at $ 6 billion, is scheduled to be completed until 2025. The portal notes that Algeria has been negotiating the purchase of aircraft for a long time. The decision was made after the Algerian delegation visited the MAKS air show in Moscow in the summer of 2019. It is reported that information about the purchase of the Su-57 was also confirmed by international media sources. According to experts, in this way Algeria became the first foreign customer for the Su-57 and Su-34.
2018: Russia is the largest exporter of arms to Africa
From 2000 to 2018, the countries of the Black Continent purchase weapons mainly from Russia.
Over the past five years, Algeria has held the status of the main importer of Russian (and not only) weapons: 56% of the total African imports came from this country, while these purchases from most countries were insignificant.
The main importers of Russian weapons are also: Nigeria, Angola, Sudan, Cameroon and Senegal. In addition, the volume of supplies to Egypt over the past five years amounted to 46%.
2017: Reduction of a share in 5 years from 26% to 22% based on open data on deliveries
Data from the Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) show that in 2013-2017 the arms market grew by 10% compared to 2008-2012. The five largest arms exporters include Russia, France, Germany and China. These countries account for 74% of sales. The largest importers of weapons were India, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and China. They buy 35% of the weapons sold.
The US share of the arms market over the past five years has increased by 4%, amounting to 34%. The main US customers are Saudi Arabia (18% of shipments), the UAE (7.4%) and Australia (6.7%). On the contrary, Russia's share in the market decreased by 4%, from 26% to 22%. Key clients of the Russian Federation are India (35%), China (12%) and Vietnam (10%).
2016: Export of more than $ 15 billion, a portfolio of orders for $ 50 billion
In March 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin summed up the results of arms exports for 2016, stating that Russia had managed to supply over $ 15 billion worth of arms and military equipment abroad. According to Kommersant, 2016 was dedicated to the implementation of existing agreements with Algeria , Vietnam, China and India. In 2017, the Russian Federation expects to conclude new billion-dollar deals.
The results of arms exports for 2016 were summed up by Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation (MTC). Recalling that Russia "confidently holds the second place in the world" by this indicator (second only to the United States), he said that in 2016 export deliveries exceeded $ 15 billion (against $ 14.5 billion in 2015). The President specified that the total order book remained at the level of $ 50 billion - this, according to him, was achieved due to new contracts signed in 2016 worth about $ 9.5 billion.
"Russian military equipment is in steady demand and is supplied to 52 countries of the world," summed up Mr. Putin.
Of the contracts signed in 2016, it is worth noting agreements with China for the supply of AL-31F and D-30KP2 aircraft engines (worth over $ 1.2 billion). The chief editor of the Export Arms magazine, Andrei Frolov, says that in 2016 there was not a single serious contract for the supply of combat aircraft, for naval equipment and for air defense systems:
"The sum of 9.5 billion had to be typed literally by the bottom of the barrel."
This is partly confirmed by Kommersant's sources in the military-technical cooperation sphere. According to them, the main emphasis in 2016 was placed on the implementation of previously assumed obligations. Thus, the execution of the Chinese contract for the supply of 24 Su-35 fighters began (four aircraft had already been delivered by March 2017), the supply of Ka-32A11BC helicopters, as well as D-30KP2 and RD-93 aircraft engines, continued.
The contract for the MiG-29K / Cube carrier-based fighters (29 units in total) was closed with India, but the modernization of these aircraft to the UPG level continued, and spare parts for T-72 tanks were also supplied.
A contract with Vietnam was closed for six diesel-electric submarines of project 06361 "Varshavyanka" and the last of 12 Su-30MK2 fighters were delivered, at the same time the execution of an agreement on the licensed construction of boats of project 12148 for the Vietnamese Navy began.
A large volume of deliveries fell on Algeria: the country received 8 out of 14 ordered Su-30MKA fighters, Mi-28NE and Mi-26T2 helicopters, at least a hundred T-90SA tanks and Kornet ATGM.
Mostly helicopter equipment was transferred to Iraq: Mi-35M and Mi-28NE. The last of the 48 ordered Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile-gun systems arrived in Iraq.
Three divisions of Antey-2500 (S-300VM) anti-aircraft missile systems left for Egypt.
Four divisions of S-300PMU-2 anti-aircraft missile systems were delivered to Iran.
In 2016, the CIS countries did not remain unarmed: for example, Belarus became the owner of four divisions of the S-300PS air defense system and one division of the Tor-M2K air defense system, armored personnel carriers BTR-82A, and Mi-17V-5 helicopters.
The supply of T-90S tanks to Azerbaijan continued, to Kazakhstan - of Su-30SM fighters, Mi-171Sh and Mi-35M helicopters.
It should be noted that Armenia became the first foreign owner of the Iskander operational-tactical missile system, transferred to it from the reserves of the Ministry of Defense. Deliveries to the CIS were carried out both within the framework of the Russian Federation's obligations under the CSTO, and under separate commercial agreements, Kommersant sources said: "The commercialization of relations with these countries will continue."
Kommersant's interlocutors admit that 2016 was devoted to marketing, which was based, among other things, on the results of the use of military aircraft and air defense systems in the Russian military operation in Syria. Thus, a serious reserve was created for 2017, Kommersant sources say: substantive negotiations are underway on the purchase of Su-32 bombers (export version of the Su-34) by Algeria, Indonesia's interest in Su-35 fighters has increased, and the anti-aircraft missile system has been seriously promoted S-400 Triumph to India and Turkey (an intergovernmental agreement has already been signed with Delhi).
Great hopes are also connected with naval equipment: Jakarta wants to purchase a pair of diesel-electric submarines of the 636 Varshavyanka project, and Delhi wants to lease a second nuclear submarine from the Russian Federation.
"If we conclude all the expected contracts with India, we will ensure half of the annual volume of supplies," says Mr. Frolov. "There are chances to reach the level of $ 16-17 billion for contracts and $ 14-15 billion for supplies."at a meeting of the Commission on military-technical cooperation with foreign states.
“The results are good, we cannot slow down the momentum gained,” Putin said. "The export of high-tech military products, especially in a difficult geopolitical situation, is significant for Russia," he stressed.
At the same time, Putin called on Russian arms exporters to expand their presence in the "promising markets of Latin America, Southeast Asia, Africa and the Caribbean."
On September 28, it became known that the commander-in-chief of the Libyan army, General Khalifa Haftar, appealed to Moscow with a request for supplies to Libya. The supplies have been banned since 2011, and many world powers are active in this, but the Libyan army chose Russia. Like many other armies.
The demand for Russian weapons has grown since the beginning of the operation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria. In the harsh Middle East conditions, the products of the domestic defense industry (including software for cruise missiles and GLONASS) have confirmed their high reliability and efficiency.
Russian planes launch attacks on IS in SyriaThe attacks are being made on military equipment, communication centers, transport, warehouses of weapons, ammunition and fuel and lubricants belonging to terrorists from the "Islamic State".In 2015, Russia exported $ 14.5 billion worth of arms. The order book has reached a record amount since 1992 - $ 56 billion. The overwhelming share of supplies is high-tech aviation products and air defense systems. In the portfolio of "Rosoboronexport" orders for aircraft equipment - for $ 18 billion, air defense equipment - for $ 9 billion.
In addition to recognizing outstanding tactical and technical characteristics and applied capabilities, global demand and 27% of the arms market testify to steady scientific and technological progress in Russia and the collapse of the policy of isolation and economic pressure from the West.
If the beginning or outcome of armed conflicts on the planet ceases to depend on the US military force, the Americans will finally lose control over geopolitics.
However, the authoritative American politician Henry Kissinger once said: "Diplomacy is the art of harnessing power." Thus, both the S-300 air defense system and the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system, which will soon receive, can be considered only instruments of diplomacy.
First of all - helicopters
At international arms exhibitions, virtual battles of the most advanced developments in aviation technology and weapons are taking place. The winners not only receive money, they determine the level of military-technical cooperation and the technological level of future military conflicts.
For example, the legislators of the helicopter style live in the Russian Federation - this is confirmed by the International Exhibition and hundreds of joint Russian-Indian projects in the field of helicopter construction.
In September 2015, the Indian Defense Procurement Council approved the purchase of 48 Mi-17V5 helicopters in the amount of. Earlier in May, the purchase of 197 helicopters manufactured by Kamov was approved in the same way. Note that India already operates more than 400 Russian rotorcraft.
And in the future, by agreement with Russia, helicopters of the Mi-17 and Ka-226T type (up to 400 per year) will be produced on Indian territory. By the way, the Russian Ka-226 competed in the Indian tender with the European AS550 Fennec, but the tender was canceled - the high performance of the Ka-226 in mountain and sea versions completely satisfied the customer.
"Dry" suppresses
In recent years, Russia has supplied India with weapons and military equipment worth about $ 5 billion. In February 2015, the tradition was strengthened by the Aero India-2015 exhibition.
Today, Su-30MKI fighters, which have repeatedly demonstrated superiority over most modern fighters, form the backbone of the Indian Air Force's combat strength.
In October 2015, India again gave preference to Russian fighters, pushing the French ones out. Prospects for military-technical cooperation with India are seen for years to come.
Our other neighbors are also catching up. China will become the first country after Russia to receive 24 Su-35S aircraft. Fighters of this type have an increased fuel reserve, a range of more than 1,500 km, and will effectively complement the capabilities of the Navy.
Potential buyers of the Su-35S include Indonesia, Algeria, Vietnam, Venezuela. According to experts, the Russian aviation industry can annually export to the world market up to one hundred Su-35S fighters. Vietnam plans to expand its fleet of fighter aircraft by purchasing fighters.
The civilian products of CJSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft are also in stable demand on the international market - only within the framework of the salon, foreign companies ordered Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft worth over $ 1 billion. Joint production of defense products in the territory of partner countries is becoming a priority.
New items for the ground forces
At the end of September, Russia presented over 300 samples of military equipment at the ADEX 2016 exhibition in Azerbaijan. Among them - an armored vehicle of the "Tiger" family, an anti-aircraft missile system "Tor-M2KM", a T-90S tank, an anti-tank system "Metis-M1", an artillery complex "Krasnopol-M2", a mortar complex "Gran", missiles for the ZRPK "Pantsir -S1 ", AGS-30 grenade launcher, as well as small arms and flamethrower weapons. And it is crowded near the stands.
Earlier, at the international defense exhibition IDEX-2015 in Abu Dhabi, the Russian Federation for the first time showed a modernized tank and an uninhabited weapon station with a rapid-fire 57 mm cannon.
The era of robotization of weapons, combat drones in all spatial environments begins. Russia has already done a lot in this direction. The weight of the Russian defense industry was also appreciated at the DSA-2016 arms exhibition.
The competitive advantages of Russian manufacturers are the independent foreign policy of the Russian Federation, effective combat use in local conflicts, successful long-term operation of weapons in all climatic zones of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Perfection wins
There remains a high interest in Russian weapons innovations for the Navy. In July 2015, this was confirmed by the Naval Show, with the participation of 46 countries and 10 commanders of the Navy.
For today, only the Russian Navy has. Not every country can boast of the Caliber - NK shipborne missile system, which has proven itself well. Export potential of these and other samples.
Over the past 15 years, the Russian Federation has supplied warships worth more than $ 21 billion abroad (a third of this amount is accounted for by submarines). This is not the limit. Further plans are related to expanding the boundaries of military-technical cooperation and prompt response to market conditions and geography.
By the way, about geography. Over the past 12 years, Russia has sold $ 14 billion worth of military equipment and weapons to Latin American countries. The most active partners in the field of military-technical cooperation are Cuba, Nicaragua, Peru, Venezuela, Argentina, Ecuador, Uruguay, Mexico, Colombia, which account for about 15 percent of Russian arms exports. The capacity of the Latin American arms market for the next ten years may reach $ 50 billion. A very promising continent.
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