According to the Russian world arms trade center site on 20 January reported that Russia will continue to be India’s first year major source of arms for the country. It is estimated that Russia and India in 2012 on weapons and military equipment exports will total about $ 7.7 billion, is expected to account for the total amount of Russian arms exports to over 60% of India’s arms imports accounted for about 80%. However, from 2013, Russia and India as the largest source of arms for the country’s position will be replaced by the United States.
Russian World Weapons Analysis Center released U.S. report shows
that Russian-Indian military-technical cooperation in the field this
year will implement a number of major trading scheme. It should be noted
that a considerable part of the transaction which is based on a
previous contract implementation. Among them, one of the highest value
end of the year was undoubtedly the Russian deliveries to the Indian
Navy, “Admiral Gorshkov” aircraft carrier. For modernization of the cost
of the ship has been changed several times and eventually freeze-frame
23.4 billion. The second major deal between Russia and India for the
delivery of two 1135.6 frigate, with a total value of about $ 1 billion.
Russia ranked third in the transaction in January this year for the
Indian Navy to lease a 971-type submarines. According to the latest
news, the amount of the transaction will involve up to $ 920 million.
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