Alexander Hela Mu Qi Xin: the defense industry for the military services, rather than the reverse

Russian imports of weapons and equipment of the problem has been the transition from theory to a practical level the field. We now have a France-made tanks and helicopters used in thermal imager, and our special forces and snipers have been equipped with rifles produced by the United Kingdom and Austria, the Russian army to buy the Israeli unmanned aerial vehicles. According to reports, the Russian Air Force plans to equip the “An Sate” light helicopters will use United States Pratt – Whitney engines produced.

However, all these with possible imports from France from the “Northwest Wind”-class landing ship common than are “overshadowed” instead and not just on price (we have to dig the money may not be less than 1 billion , but by no means rubles). Thermal imager, engines and unmanned aerial vehicles is also not weapons. Sniper rifle is a weapon, but not the key weapon. And the displacement of more than 20,000 tons of GM is not a trivial matter in respect of landing craft.

Of course, our compatriots, to a large extent not used to this situation. We should know that until recently, only the United States and Russia can use its own production of a full range of weapons and military technologies and equipment. Of course, the United States to buy the British “Harrier” aircraft, the Soviet Union had purchased the Czech Republic and Poland trainer landing ship, but they are exceptions, can be ignored. In addition to our and outside the United States, France, Sweden and China is capable of producing more than 90% of the weapons and equipment types.

Therefore, the import of weapons in the majority of Russian citizens (including experts) has aroused resentment mind: Russia is one of the major arms exporting countries, how suddenly turned into an arms importing countries, it seems a little illogical.

Naturally, this also caused the Russian military and defense industry, some representatives of the protest. In the online and the press can see such protests. For example, Evgeny nitrianske Fu Nuofu on July 21, “newspaper” online published an article, “Bar-for-arms”, the author believes that the import of weapons do not meet Russian interests, would undermine China’s national defense industrial sectors, so that the Russian engineers and unemployment. , Although he also admitted that “our weapons is not ‘the world’s best’, and only ignorant people would think so.” Indeed, it is time to stop lying on this issue, and apart from ourselves, no one deceive. The self-deception in this area is very dangerous.

Should face up to reality – China’s defense industrial sector has lost a number of important technology. But there are many important technologies simply do not possess. As early as during the Soviet era, we are in communications, reconnaissance, navigation, observation, radio-electronic warfare, command systems, began to lag behind Western any more.

We never good at the aircraft carrier construction standards, even those who have been referred to as “contains cruiser,” It’s strange warships are built in Ukraine. Russia to build aircraft carriers have neither the capacity nor the cadres in this regard. In this regard, to be ashamed of the “Admiral Gorshkov” Road Improvement Project (Indian Navy ordered) did not leave us any illusions. Therefore, if we can not do, it means that should be purchased from abroad.

It seems important to lift the import of weapons and military technology and equipment constraints (natural, strategic nuclear forces, except, of course, no one would sell to us). At the same time, it should be clearly recognized that the armed forces and defense industry can not be a variant of social insurance. The task is to defend the country’s armed forces, not for the military and defense industrial enterprises to provide social security for staff. Defending the country will need to purchase their tasks competently weapons. Who is buying the weapons is not important. If the military does not have such weapons, they can not defend the country, including the defense business staff. Therefore, the import of weapons and equipment will make our engineers and workers unemployment is not true.

Moreover, both in the world market, or in the domestic market, if you are in a real tough competitive situation, our defense industry sector (at least in part) to survive. However, this situation has not been fully realized, the Russian defense industry, as most of the products sold to buy weapons for political reasons, countries (Iran, Venezuela, Syria), or the habit of using Soviet-made weapons and did not want to replace the main supplier countries (Algeria, Viet Nam).

India also belong to the latter, but the country just to allow all of the West including the United States producers to enter the domestic market, the Russian defense industry began to rapidly lose its position here. Just because lack of competitiveness in many areas. If China’s defense industry continues to spoiled, it will be difficult to survive and will die any time soon. Of course, it is still alive.

Unfortunately, both internal competition and external competition, and in fact not, the administrative resources involved in the competition (especially in Russia), corruption factor very large. Alas, this is objective reality. The strong survive, should not be complaining. No other options. Should be pointed out is that China is a major arms importer, is also a major arms exporter – not unique in this case, Israel is the obvious example. A large part of the armed forces weapons and equipment (most advanced) were purchased from abroad, but also export large quantities of military products (first of all to developing countries).

Need to add that all major military plans a start international. This process has involved earlier in the import and co-operation for the United States for the unattainable, but it is especially typical for Europe, even France has also begun to allow foreign companies to enter their markets, or cooperation with foreign countries. For example, the French Navy’s destroyers and frigates in the construction program implemented jointly with Italy. For Germany, the UK and Italy, despite a very strong military industry, import or production of weapons and equipment co-operation no longer the exception, but the habit, especially in complex technical equipment (aviation, missiles, naval equipment) manufacturing.

For Russia, the last option is the ideal program, it is not as direct imports, as psychologically humiliating. In addition, through cooperation we will get the channels leading to modern technology, while other methods can never be (or when a serious aging technology when available).

Of course, the issue of the import of weapons and equipment there is a weak link. It is clear that only the West could become source of imports, because only they can produce something that we can not be produced. But to know that the Kremlin’s propaganda departments at least five years in preaching endlessly shocking machinations of the West would use to prevent the rise of Russia. The issue of trust has emerged.

In this connection, Evgeny Nitro Feimo Fu wrote: ” ‘Novorossiysk’ battleship (Italy ‘Julio Caesar’ number, as a World War II war reparations to the Soviet Union) in 1955 in Sebastopol, Er explosion, most experts believe it is handed over to the Italian expert in the former Soviet Navy installed mine. Who can guarantee that buying warships from abroad, a bomb will not be installed to prevent the deterioration of relations with Russia do??

“Most experts believe that ‘Novorossiysk’ number is in the combat divers from Italy a few days before the explosion planted a bomb.” Delivered to us on the battleship with bombs when he is heard saying. It is no exaggeration to say that this means that the Soviet Union sailors and engineers, is suffering from cretinism. The Soviet navy in the process of using up to 6 years are not found in their possession of the Bow weight more than 1 ton of explosives. Perhaps the French will not be in the “Northwest Wind”-class landing ship to install a bomb, but now much simpler to solve this problem – installation of an electronic “bookmark” can be had (in fact can not be found), it receives the corresponding an external signal cause paralysis of the radio electronic equipment, so that a heap of scrap metal warships. Essence of the problem is still mistrust.

It should be to talk about the change the whole concept of diplomatic reality. Moscow had to admit that the West (as “terrible” NATO as the representative) for us, not only are not enemies, but allies. In fact, the draw and announced that this conclusion is not difficult, because we do not know why the West are our enemies? What is the substance of antagonistic contradictions? In principle, the Kremlin on television as long as the blocking of some of those paranoid’s mouth, the idea will soon be able to enter the normal state. And to purchase was not put there, “bookmark” the warships opportunities. In fact, our armed forces and defense industry has come to no good and the western junction point where there would be no way out

At the same time, in discussing the import of weapons and equipment problems can not be left to another question: Why buy the technology and equipment rather than another? Why do we all of unmanned aerial vehicles from Israel chose the oldest models? Why do we buy “Northwest Wind” multi-purpose landing ship? This is the latest best warships, our defense industry can not build a similar ship (or even Soviet-era small-scale landing ship was also built in Poland). Why is the question of whether the actual collapse of the Chinese Navy cases we need this kind of ships? We want this monster to do? Where we have to use it to login? What forces and weapons from the sea and air to provide it with shelter? The Navy today need to frigates and destroyers, landing ships for the carrier and general demand for another 10 years too late to consider.

Again and again we repeat a long-standing problem – the Russian Federation’s military-building process in the community is absolutely opaque, there is no clear, rational and balanced concept of military construction. If the “military reform” put an end to the armed forces is actually a synonym for, then any import all can not help. Is not the West’s “bookmark” bury our army, our own using an outsider, bribery, apathy ruin it.

Evgeny Nippo Day Dudayev: Broken Sword

We can say that every week on a new arms import program information. In view of the status quo of China’s defense industry, this is indeed inevitable. But to believe that this situation is completely normal to be too bad.

“Importer” There are three basic arguments: first, the import of weapons will not bring a special expenditure; second, the highest level of development and production of a full range of modern equipment is practically impossible; and third, all countries and even the United States dependence on imported equipment, for example, there were 73 foreign companies participated in the United States in Iraq, the use of the 12 major weapons systems include the “Tomahawk” missiles and “Predator” unmanned aerial vehicle production.

They thus obtained the corresponding conclusions. Political and Military Analysis Institute Alexander Hela Mu Qi Xin Analysis Branch in the “defense industry for the military services, rather than the reverse,” a preliminary view of the text, “It seems important to lift the import of weapons and military technology and equipment constraints (natural, strategic nuclear forces, except, of course, no one would sell to us). At the same time, it should be clearly recognized that the armed forces and defense industry can not be a variant of social insurance.’s armed forces the task is to defend countries, but not for the military and defense industrial enterprises to provide social security for staff. to defend the country will need to purchase their tasks competently weapons. to purchase the weapons it does not matter who. ”

We first want to say is that the U.S. imports of equipment, most of the examples and issues to be discussed has nothing to do. Typically, say, or the United States for export-oriented technology and equipment imported components, or license the production, or simply civilian products.

In the long list and figures behind the impression of large-scale procurement illusory. For example, on 12 types of weapon systems involved in the production of 73 foreign companies the information is simply ridiculous – a complex weapon system for each production has engaged hundreds of companies. At the same time, most of its supply by a foreign company based in the United States companies to complete.

In fact, only 2% of the Pentagon’s military spend on overseas markets (500 million U.S. dollars in recent years and above). At the same time, the Pentagon spending abroad is by no means for the purchase of equipment. All remaining funds are used for the maintenance of armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan operations as well as national companies to buy equipment.

The overall situation is this: in 1990 the U.S. military products (ie, equipment, accessories, technical data, etc.) imported a record amount of more than 470 million U.S. dollars, to 90 before the end of the decade reduced to 262 million. The first 10 years of the new century, this figure rose to very large – 2003 was 32.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2004 reached 3.74 billion U.S. dollars in 2005, 3.5 billion U.S. dollars. The actual supply in 2007 amounted to 3.75 billion U.S. dollars, while the contract amounted to 7.4 billion U.S. dollars (a record).

Contract during the period amounted to 20 billion U.S. dollars, the actual supply amounted to 13.9 billion U.S. dollars. Is it to prove that the equipment the Pentagon is the rapid globalization?

No, can not prove. First of all, the United States for the years 2000-2007 a total of weapons and technical equipment purchases more than 450 billion U.S. dollars, in 2007 reached 84 billion U.S. dollars. Therefore, the proportion of imports usually no more than 5% of the total purchases.

Secondly, here are talking about an ongoing war country. In fact any war can expose a country needs an emergency procurement of weapons and equipment, inadequate, or even need to be purchased from abroad. Meanwhile, since 2003, “emergency” is the term for the Pentagon has suddenly acquired a very specific content. The problem is that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld decided to take their many “strategists,” the idea of mind lingers: hopes more mobile, light armored technical equipment, air support and long-range damage. This decision is the gospel of insurgents in Iraq.

Consequence is that the Americans had to resort to a little more experience in counter-guerrilla war in Tel Aviv, the Israeli defense industry sector has ordered armor, explosive reactive armor, trucks, armored and self-mortars, as well as the Air Force’s “lightning” targeting / navigation pod. The results of Israel’s arms-exporting countries at once jumped to fourth place. U.S. and Israeli defense industry, signed a contract nearly 30 billion dollars.

However, the Pentagon is not dependent on foreign. The following year, the Pentagon is only the purchase of 10 billion dollars, Israel’s arms exports in the world to re-relegated to sixth on the list.

At the same time, the Americans imported research equipment system in the attitude of very representative. For example, although, NBC and the Congress as the representative of public opinion have failed to see enough of a dangerous “crack down on those who” system and the pressure, but the Pentagon was still trying to avoid the purchase of Israel’s “war booty” active protection system, until the successful development of their products . Similarly, the Northrop – Grumman soon become Israel, the U.S. Air Force developed “Lightning” targeting / navigation pod’s main producer. General Dynamics is responsible for the production of Israel’s Rafael initially developed “against those who” reaction protection system. This is the so-called “globalization.”

Even the Pentagon’s relative international procurement has a series of characteristics. Basically, the Americans only to the closest allies or satellite countries (Britain, Israel, Japan, etc.) to purchase terminal products and accessories. At the same time, even here, there are restrictions on overt or covert – of any U.S. efforts do not lead to the U.S. industry in the fast-start of production when necessary, may encounter difficulties in order to allies. For example, F-35 radio-electronic warfare systems engineering would not hand over to Israel, although Israel’s radio-electronic warfare equipment, significantly higher than the U.S. goods and effective. Moreover, the U.S. technology “dependency” is mutual – the U.S. producers to provide parts for the opponent’s equipment.

At the same time, imports of apologist, said exceptions to the law of the United States, the Soviet Union is unusual, it is not empire, but there is no “independent” of the defense industry. And medium-sized country is what is the situation? Let us look at France.

France’s gross domestic product (purchasing power parity) is only slightly less than in Russia. Russia, whose population is 40%. Military spending in dollar terms with Russia the same, but according to purchasing power, we can find in Paris for the actual defense spending is half of Russia.

Results? In the new century and the first five years, the French military imports accounted for 5% of the total purchases. At present, this indicator is slightly higher, but not excessive. Joint production of military technology and equipment projects increased significantly, but above all is a mutual exchange of parts of the interdependence of production; Second, the EU’s closest partners is a partner in Paris. At the same time the French military “individualism” directly related to ensuring political and economic independence from the United States linked.

There is also a vivid example – Sweden, the country’s population of only 9 million, gross domestic product is only a fraction of Russia. In recent years, Stockholm liberation of its own procurement policy, it was not until the mid-90s before the Swedes to independence of the actual production of all conventional arms (imports share is only a little more than 5%). And the Swedish arms is not a bunch of useless things, but a positive for export.

At the same time, many other developed countries to more “free” – such as Britain, the proportion of its weapons and equipment imports, up to 15-20% and Spain 30%, but the vast majority of imports from a close ally. In addition, the United Kingdom has never been nearly half a century trying to play an independent role – in fact a vassal of the United States. Until recently, countries such as Germany and Italy, also in this situation.

Now let’s look at Russia. Obviously, we are diametrically opposed to the situation with the United States. We are now several times in the United States and France, importing the equipment – just a “Northwest Wind” multi-purpose landing ship engulfed in 2009 on weapons and equipment procurement costs by about 10%, while the Defense Department is prepared to continue procurement of unmanned aerial vehicles and other equipment, while the parts do not need to say. Can be seen that the proportion of imports will eventually reach the level of the United Kingdom.

At the same time, we are to potential enemies to buy, and its totally dependent on us (by the way, France is the first Chechen war clamor for sanctions against Russia’s money and ended up the most vicious).

If we say that the Americans pressed the “make their own high-tech, low-tech over to someone else to do, although he had no problem riveting” the principle of survival, then we are just the opposite. To do our own original product, but to buy high-tech products, we can not produce the high-tech products with an acceptable level. This is, in principle, is another potential rival the level of the level of dependency. Meanwhile, contrary to the wishes and the Department of Defense, “partners” We do not intend to transfer new technologies. For example, “Northwest Wind” multi-purpose landing craft, the French made clear that “the transfer of these technologies may be relatively limited.”

Of course, we can use the West for our reliance on raw materials. However, this dependence is very asymmetric – we can not sell raw materials, while the West can do the Russian market.

At what price? A fact that a good illustration of this point, that is, all a bit ambitious arms-importing countries will do their best to avoid this situation.

Similarly, India unswervingly push forward the procurement of “Indian-oriented” plan. According to the Defense Minister said, “countries such as India can not rely on imports of weapons.” In other words, “to defend the country should buy the best weapons to buy weapons it does not matter who is” this topic does not for the purchase of weapons endorsed.

This is not surprising. Arms imports actually spawned a series of technical, economic and political costs. At the same time, Russia, India and China as a major weapons supplier, does not have the arrogance of the West that can be treated as partners in capacity.

Alexander Hela Mu Qi Xin: In order to cure Russia’s defense industry, the import drugs

I am in the “defense industry for the military services, rather than the reverse,” a paper proof of Russia’s imports of foreign weapons and military technology and equipment need not expected, the article triggered a variety of responses, including a negative reaction, in which the There Evgeny Nippo Day Dudayev September 11, published in the “Russia – the Baltic Sea,” news agency website on the comments – “broken sword.”

In this article, virtually impossible to argue anything, because the fact that Mr. Pozhidayev, it is best for healthy people and the rich, rather than the poor and the sick. Naturally, some people may not object to this. In fact, unfortunately, the article about how to become healthy and wealthy people did not say anything, if you are poor and the sick, poor condition and illness is only getting worse.

Evgeny Nippo Day Dudayev that the United States apart from some complex parts are not in fact there is no import of weapons, while giving priority to a close ally of the United States to purchase (NATO member states and Israel).

France’s situation is roughly the same. China and India is struggling to reduce its dependence on imported weaponry. This is also undeniable. Yes, these are right. It’s next?

The Russian defense industry can no longer be for the Russian armed forces necessary to provide a full range of weapons and military technical equipment, unfortunately, Evgeny Nippo on their articles at the beginning of Dudayev himself recognized this “illness.”

First of all, throughout the post-Soviet period, our government did not establish a clear idea of the Russian Federation to be concerned about the military buildup, it still do not know, the Russian Federation armed forces and what kind of weapons, they should have what kind of tactical and technical performance , How much? Therefore, China’s national defense industry in the Soviet Union and continued to consume the reserve, which has been hopelessly out of date. We should know that the Soviet production of weapons in 90 years successfully for export, while the new century, part of the first 10 years was still successful exports, which saved their manufacturers. Now these companies are strong these aging weapons upon their own army, but much smaller amount than exports.

Second, the lobbying, this is only part of the all-encompassing corruption. It covers all aspects of Russian life, including military orders. Russia’s Defense Ministry finally began to care about: the huge funding, such as the development of unmanned aerial vehicles into the funding assigned gone? Why did not the money, and unmanned aerial vehicles did not see? This may make us think of the infamous “Bulava” missile. Why does the new sea-based intercontinental ballistic missile test fails again and again, and its constantly improving the welfare of Yan Zhizhe? Similar examples are numerous.

Third, to a large extent determine the combat effectiveness of the armed forces in those areas (command, communications, reconnaissance, observation, navigation, radio-electronic warfare equipment), we have been seriously lagging behind the Soviet era, Western countries. Now, this gap even greater. Not only that, the question naturally related to the traditional “iron and steel products.” For example, 米哈伊尔拉 Stoop Shen past few years in the “Independent Military Review” has been telling us that even the Russian tanks – has traditionally been “our everything”, politely speaking, are not at the world’s most好的. I do not know why no one has expressed opposition to his failed, showing that this is a fact.

Fourth, the authorities in the field of defense industry policy will not be able to promote their prosperity. In addition to the concept behind the military construction, there is the entire defense industry and its components, leading amateur. Many key enterprises under the authority of the laissez-faire (or have its approval) has been a destination for bankruptcy.

Here, I must say a few words in particular the formation of the holding company of national defense policy, the result is actually, in the defense industry’s only one producer in each sector. Is the name of the measure taken to improve the competitiveness of the Russian defense industry under the banner, but it is clear that it eventually destroyed the competitive edge, especially in the continued ban on imports of weapons and equipment cases. Even in the Soviet era defense industry in China is not strong upon their troops they need, but only the former can be produced. The Russian Federation in this situation even more serious. The emergence of holding companies so that our armed forces than to accept what the monopolist produce no choice.

Of course, organizational issues can be resolved, but only in theory. Currently built on corruption, relations and lay the basis of the power structure will not solve any problem, because they are the current domestic politics – the product of the economic system.

However, if in Russia in some completely weird in ways not concerned about how to fill their own pockets but out of concern the national interest, the experts and do not suffer from fear of Soviet politics and psychology of the new powers will help to overcome the have been very serious and are continuing rapid deterioration of the Russian defense industry to the major Western countries are backward in technology. Here, there is only one prescription to reverse the situation – with Western arms manufacturers to compete on the domestic and foreign markets, and with certain foreign companies to cooperate.

In other words, today, our choice is limited: either with Western defense industry cooperation, a net importer, or China’s defense industry and armed forces, complete and irreversible degradation.

Import of weapons and equipment at this time to talk about good or bad has no meaning. And discussion in Moscow in August this year, the cold wet weather good or bad result is the same: no matter how much we have spent the tongue, in August is a cold and rainy. Today, we can only discuss what they import, import how much the availability of imported weapons and equipment production technology. Money and health, of course good, but we are poor and sick, very sick.

In this case, of course, can not fail to study import of political issues. Such as Evgeny Nippo Day Dudayev said, “We are buying to potential enemies, and its totally dependent on us (by the way, France is the first Chechen war clamor for sanctions against Russia’s money and ended up the most vicious) . ”

I would like to ask once again, why the West is an enemy to us? Where the reasons for confrontation? We are both in law and in fact, capitalist countries, while in law or democracy. So why do we have to fight with the West? Who can answer this question? For example, I can not think of arguments to refute their opponents imagined … …

The West on the war in Chechnya and the Russian-Georgian conflict, the statements still do not have special meaning (by the way, on “freedom-loving the suffering of the Chechen people,” the most severe criticism came from small European countries, not France). I would like to point out is that Western countries did not impose sanctions on China. Incidentally, recently, we have also said they had these words in the mouth of the battle completely quits. Possible, if only proceed from words, today the West as a threat to us the reason we see it as a threat than the reason for much more.

As regards purely military aspects of the emerging impression: in Russia and the ongoing tension between the European members of NATO, the “disarmament race.” Only in France (it is not only the European powers, but also one of the world powers) as an example, according to its military construction program is pushing forward to 2014, the Army will have only 12 brigades, of which 3 is a logistics support brigade . They will have a total of 240 tanks, 288 heavy weapons, tanks, 630 infantry fighting vehicles, 128 artillery pieces, 24 sets of fire salvo system, 80 helicopter gunships and 130 transport helicopters. In fact, these weapons and military technology and equipment, today is only equivalent to a genuine division. French Air Force will retain only less than 300 combat aircraft.

In the real war, so that the power not sufficient to defend its own territory. Fortunately, no one would attack the French. It is also obviously not attack any country.

Even a small country is not worth a mention, and their armed forces were practically nil. Psychological aspects have nothing to say, it is clear that in principle, today’s Europeans are unable to launch a decent war, where both the people or the political elites are pursuing pacifism.

We have so much behind the U.S. (both quantity and quality), so that even in the mobilization of domestic implementation of Stalinist economic situation, it is also impossible to overcome this is rapidly expanding and backwardness. America’s economic and technological potential of Russia can not be compared, so we had to compete with no meaning.

There is no doubt a considerable geo-political level, the United States, China and the EU “big board” on the Independent Games Playing better, they do not join the coalition, but rather according to their wishes. Well, Russia is no longer an impossibility. Five years ago, we have a superpower, the last point features – the armed forces and defense industry. Today, we destroyed them himself. Accordingly, we have not only the issue of imports of arms and equipment lost their choice, in the geopolitical orientation, also lost their choice. As soon as possible to understand this point. Including the cessation of anti-Western hysteria and “Russia is standing up,” a pack of lies.

Not to discuss such good or not. This is entirely possible that a bad choice. But rejected this option would be worse. Because by then people will we make choices, and we also bear the cost.

Author: Alexander Hela Mu Qi Xin; Evgeny Nippo Day Dayev

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