Russia and Eastern Europe: if defence exports are becoming more important in Western Europe, they are vital in Russia. Over the course of little more than a decade, Russia has had to cope with the loss of superpower status, a massive decline in the numbers and quality of its military forces and the need to totally reorganise its military industrial complex.

Armada International › Vol. 26 Nbr. 3, June 2002

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Russia and Eastern Europe: if defence exports are becoming more important in Western Europe, they are vital in Russia. Over the course of little more than a decade, Russia has had to cope with the loss of superpower status, a massive decline in the numbers and quality of its military forces and the need to totally reorganise its military industrial complex.

In spite of its dilemmas, which remain a work in progress, Russia has gained momentum in the export marketplace.

Efforts to centralise and control defence exports have seen the creation of Rosoboronexport...

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