이놈의 북극곰이 드디어 기지개를 켜는군요. 역시 오일달러의 위력... 그런데 가능할런지... 하긴 장기적으로 기름값이 어느정도 유지된다고 하니... 장비 절반교체에 신형폭격기 등
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Russian Armed Forces: Bring on the Big Budget Boost

The Russian Ministry of Defense plans to replace nearly half of the Russian Army's hardware by 2015, according to Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov. Ivanov said military spending over the next 8 years was planned at $189 billion, and that official Russian military spending had quadrupled from 2001 to reach $31 billion this year.

Ivanov said weapons purchases would include "17 intercontinental ballistic missiles, 4 military spacecraft with the same number of launch rockets for them," as well as new bombers, ships, and other heavy equipment. The ICBMs are believed to be the new SS-27 Topol-M, and other plans reportedly include 50 new bombers, 31 ships of varying sizes, and fully re-arming 40 tank, 97 infantry and 50 parachute battalions. Some outside observers doubt Russia's ability to fulfill these plans, however, given a closed military procurement system, that's very resistant to scrutiny, in a country with a record of corruption.

PS : 더이상 러시아를 돈만주면 기술을 준다고 믿는분이 안계셨으면 좋겠네요. 러시아가 3차 불곰사업을 원하는 것은 아시아지역에서 무기시장을 확대 할려는 의도이기 때문입니다. 뭐 작년에 미국에 무기수출국 1위자리를 내어준 영향도 있고...