According to Defense News Web site October 26, 2009 reported that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on October 26 Russia’s military modernization process criticism, saying that it is affecting the quality of Russian weapons and equipment and endanger Russia’s international reputation.Dmitry Medvedev told Russian television interview, said, “In these last few years, we have invested a substantial amount of funds to develop military-industrial complex. But that has so far achieved was very mediocre.” “Unfortunately, we continue to fill the holes left by their predecessors, and the technology is still not achieved the goal of modernization. ”
Interfax quoted the Russian Industry Minister Viktor Khristenko • (Victor Khristenko) at a meeting to speak on the matter, said “The current Russian production and exports for their national armed forces abroad are causing the quality of weapons and equipment the concerns of many customers. We can not abandon the experienced numerous hardships and dangers in order to obtain results. This is Russia’s weapons and equipment as well as national reputation of a blow. ”
According to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in February this year, the figures published in 2008 in Russia after the disintegration of the former Soviet Union’s largest arms sales of the year, sales volume reached 83.5 billion rubles (55.9 billion).
