The first Vice Prime Minister of Russian Federation (RF) Sergey Ivanov declared that according to 2007 results the Russian weapon export would attain the next record, exceeding $7bln. Thus, Russia received about $1 bln less because of problems with ship building and cooling relations with Algeria. For seven years, within which the former head of Rosoboronexport Federal State Unitary Enterprise (FSUE) and now director general of Rostecnology public corporation Sergey Chemezov was engaged in weapon export, the sales volume grew twice

Delivery of the Iskander tactical missile systems to Belarus will become an asymmetrical response to the plans of the USA on creation of the third positioning ABM (anti-ballistic missile) region in European continent, reference to the statement of commander of the Russian Missile and Artillery Troops, Colonel General Vladimir Zaritsky. “Any action always triggers counteraction, and it is the same with ABM elements in the USA, the Czech Republic and Poland”, general added. Zaritsky underlined also, that Russian and Belarusian missilemen closely co-operate and are intended to develop cooperation.

Russia became the leader on supplies of weapon in the first five years of new century, reference to information of Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). According to data of SIPRI, on Russia falls 31% from the general volume of weapon supplies for export in 2001-2005. On the second place is the USA, having taken 30% of the market. Russia‘s leadership is explained by large-scale supplies in relation to cheap weapon armament.

The local authorities of the city of Sarov in Nizhniy Novgorod region have accidentally declassified the newest construction project of the Russian submarine, having put on the authorities’ official site the meeting report with its captain. The report on visit to the city of the captain of the 3rd class of submarine “Sarov” Sergey Kroshkin was put on the authorities’ official site of Sarov on September, 6th, 2007. The item said, that the submarine is still on the stocks of a Severodvinsk plant, but “the commander-in-chief of navy has given a task to complete the work till the end of the year”. Also it was reported, that the date of a solemn launching is not defined yet, but the crew of 52 officers and midshipmen is already formed, and the submariners who served under the command of Kroshkin for four years on the submarine “Lipetsk” are its basis.

It got about from unnamed sources of the military-industrial complex that Russian aircraft builders negotiate with one of the western companies about the construction of altitude planes M-55 to provide communication lines.