Russia is implementing or planning to implement more than 340 projects in the field of military-technical cooperation and partnership with foreign countries, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting on military-technical cooperation.
“Special attention should also be paid to expanding military-technical cooperation and partnership. More than 340 such projects are already being implemented or are in the development stage with 14 countries,” the Russian leader noted.
He noted, that Russia produces advanced weapons that have already been tested in real combat operations.
“Further efficient use of available financial and other mechanisms and instruments of support is critical, because defense export volumes in accordance with the plan for 2026, which we will finally consider and approve today, must grow significantly,” the president said.
He especially emphasized new prospects for expanding defense cooperation with African countries.
“New prospects are opening up for expanding military-technical cooperation with countries in other parts of the globe, including with African countries. We sincerely value our historically strong, friendly and really trust-based relations with African countries”.
Meanwhile, Rosoboronexport’s $60 billion export order portfolio confirms Russia’s impeccable reputation in global arms exports, military analyst Igor Korotchenko, head of the Center for Analysis of World Arms Trade (CAWAT), told TASS.
He noted that Russia fulfills all its contractual obligations throughout the entire life cycle of weapons and military equipment, which lasts “20, and sometimes even 30 years.” He added that in addition to the weapons and equipment themselves, Russia also supplies spare parts, carries out maintenance and modernization, creates the necessary infrastructure, and trains military specialists to operate them.
“Today, demand for Russian weapons is consistently high, primarily due to the excellent performance we demonstrated across virtually all weapon systems during the special military operation, where the enemy is confronting us with the latest Western military equipment supplied to the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” he added.
Furthermore, Korotchenko highlighted the most popular weapons exported.
“Today, air defense systems are taking center stage. This is due to the global consensus regarding new threats, which are being materialized by the explosive development of strike and reconnaissance unmanned systems,” he said.
Thus, according to him, the most in-demand short-range air defense systems are the Tor-M2 and Pantsir-S-1, while in the medium-range area, the most in-demand are the Viking anti-aircraft missile systems (the Buk-M3 version for export), as well as the S-400 systems.
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