tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post6597645101890503998..comments2008-12-23T06:56:19.761-05:00TraderMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241756200482130281noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post-10245300445573651202008-12-23T06:56:00.000-05:002008-12-23T06:56:00.000-05:00Almost there.<BR/><BR/>Russia: State To Invest $35.3 Billion In Military Hardware Production<BR/>December 22, 2008<BR/><BR/>Russia will make state capital investments into the serial production of military hardware and armaments totaling about $35.3 billion from 2009-2011, RIA Novosti reported Dec. 22, citing a first deputy chairman of the Russian military-industrial commission. <BR/><BR/>Vladislav Putilin said Russia plans to put more than 400 new weapons and other pieces of military equipment into service, and that the government has approved the state defense order for 2009-2011. The order is worth about $141 billion. <BR/><BR/>From 2009-2011, the Russian military will receive 20 Iskander missiles, 70 strategic missiles and several carrier rockets and spacecraft. Russia is also slated to purchase 38 military aircraft, more than 60 helicopters, six drones, 14 ships, more than 2,000 vehicles and nearly 300 tanks, according to Putilin.OKLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02690110575860903343noreply@blogger.com