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Competition on world’s arms market growing – Mikhail Dmitriyev
Director of the Federal Military-Technical Cooperation Service Mikhail Dmitriyev told Interfax-AVN about the state of affairs and prospects for the development of military and technical cooperation.
Russian manufacturers will have exported $7 billion worth of armaments and military hardware by the end of 2007, Director of the Federal Military-Technical Cooperation Service Mikhail Dmitriyev told Interfax-AVN.
"Exports have been growing for seven years. Defense exports have nearly doubled since 2001. This year the trend continued: defense exports will top $7 billion," Dmitriyev said on Monday before the Golden Idea Award ceremony, which is granted to the best Russian defense plants.
Competition in the world arms market has been growing stronger, he said. “One can explore new promising markets only if new samples of military equipment, which have no counterparts in the world, are offered. One should develop and produce the latest competitive samples of arms and military equipment to strengthen leading positions in the world arms market. In particular, the Golden Idea Award is called to stimulate such a policy,” Dmitriyev said.
Russia’s position in the world arms market today is stable. “Aircraft have continued to be in high demand. These are the world famous Su and MiG fighters, Mil helicopters, as well as tanks primarily the T-90S and light armored personnel carriers,” he said.
The position of Russian defense plants that produces anti-tank missile systems and light arms are strong as well, Dmitriyev said.
“The fact that enterprises producing S-300 Pechora air defense systems are staffed with orders until 2012 proves the popularity of our air defense systems,” Dmitriyev said.
Active work to modernize earlier delivered equipment has been underway, he said. “We are developing cooperation with foreign countries on joint production of military equipment. We pay particular attention to the quality of our products, its maintenance, including the delivery of spare parts,” Dmitriyev said.
“To speak about potential for our military exports growth, there is of course such a potential. The current volume of ‘the portfolio’ of export orders is over $32 billion, and it allows us to optimistically look on cooperation prospects in the military and technical area. Rosoboronexport has the main pool of orders. Its portfolio includes orders worth $24 billion,” Dmitryev said.
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