Russia: February 8, 2003

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Russian weapons sales reached $4.7 billion in 2002, but this activity is expected to decline in a few years if the defense industry doesn't invest in more research and development. Most of the current export sales are to China and India. Both of these customers, especially China, are mainly buying Russian technology, and Russia isn't producing much new military technology.

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