Russian Weapons In Demand After Syria Success

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Russian combat equipment used in Syria did have many drawbacks but the successful mission by the Russian Aerospace Troops has helped increase arms exports.

During an annual televised Q&A session president Vladimir Putin vowed to examine the many drawbacks that had surfaced in the operation of Russian combat equipment in Syria.

“I shall be honest, there are many of them. Everything is now carefully being examined by experts.”

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Putin mentioned that demand for Russian weapons have increased worldwide forcing the opening of new manufacturing plants, putting Russia second behind the U.S. in arms sales.

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Tass News Agency reports:

The president said that after the application of the equipment in combat experts of many manufacturing companies went to the field “to tune up the equipment to the required condition.” “The work continues,” he added.

Demand for Russian weapons grows after Syria operation

Putin has however marked a sharp growth in demand for Russian weapons after the operation of the Russian Aerospace Troops in Syria.

“Interest in our weapons, especially after and during the operation of our Aerospace Troops and in general Armed Forces in Syria has grown sharply,” the president said.

“We cannot meet the demands of the foreign market on some kinds of weapons, for example on air defense systems,” the president said.

Putin noted that specifically to settle this problem three plants for production of this hardware had to be built.

Speaking about the global market of weapons, Putin noted that Russia was placed second there, slightly legging behind the United States. In 2014, Russia sold weapons worth $15 billion, in 2015 – worth $14.5 billion.