Russia has either recently exceeded the US as the world's top arms seller or is running a close second, depending on how you count things. Russia produces military equipment mostly for export.
Chris Doss The Russia Journal ------------------ Ulhas wrote:
Russia's Military Industrial Complex Struggle for Revival
The end of the cold war combined with the collapse in demand for industrial goods as a result of the sluggish economy have severely constrained attempts to change the production patterns of the military industrial complex towards the manufacture of products for civilian use. With Russia's improving relations with NATO, its military production and trade may get a boost.
R G Gidadhubli
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