Very often when one says about powerful state, he/she means not only economic or political spheres, but also a military one. As the Russian Federation is the biggest country in the world it would be interesting to find out about the state of its contemporary military, especially under Putin’s regime, as he is the president for the third time already.
It has been reported in Russian military hardware best in the world, that Russian military hardware became to be in great demand with many countries in the world. Its companies take place in different projects with India, Bahrain and others. China also wants Russian designers to help to develop engines for Chinese fighters.
Today, Russian military hardware, or it is better to say Soviet, as it is mostly since Soviet times, is in great demand with 88 countries exporting its equipment. Vietnam is the third among them after India and China. Interestingly, there is no information about purchases of Algeria, Venezuela, and Syria.
The current president told that Russia has to promote the weapon. He highlights that this "should help in the military-patriotic education of our citizens, especially young people."
According to Total navy ship strength, Russia is in the 6th place with its 224 ships. This is just 66 ships fewer than the USA has.
Putin did much for Russian Forced Army, as it the official name of the Russian military. Some years ago the spending in the Russian shipbuilding was no more than 10 percent of the US navy. However, now it is approximately 50 percent of the US spending.
It is expected to create the combat-ready and deployable army in Russia, being equipped with weaponry and equipment of the latest models by 2020.
The president Putin told they will spend $755 billion to fulfill all the reform requirements.
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