| Description |
1 online resource (iv, 40 pages) : color illustrations, color photographs |
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Executive summary. -- Introduction. -- Historical dynamics of Russian arms sales. -- Key trends following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. -- Top arms exports from Russia, aircraft, engines, missiles and air defense systems, armored vehicles, naval systems. -- Russia's key export destinations, India, China, Africa, Southeast Asia: the cases of Vietnam and Myanmar. -- Conclusion and policy recommendations. -- About the authors. -- Endnotes |
| Summary |
Russia’s role as a major global arms supplier is under threat. This report analyzes how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the concomitant Western sanctions have affected its status as one of the top suppliers in the global arms trade. The Russian arms export industry has been declining in its international competitiveness since the early 2010s due to previous packages of Western sanctions aimed at deterring third countries from purchasing Russian weapons, as well as the efforts by China and India to strengthen their domestic arms production. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and the subsequent sanctions have aggravated these issues by straining Russia’s defense production capacity, negatively affecting the reputation of Russian arms, and complicating payment options for the Kremlin’s existing customers. Russia is struggling to meet its arms sales commitment to its partners, calling into question its reliability. While Moscow still retains its competitiveness in areas such as missile and air defense systems, aircraft, armored vehicles, naval systems, and engines, recent trends suggest that Russian arms exports in virtually all of these major weapons categories will decline. However, Moscow will likely continue to maintain its strong position in the lower-cost market, as Russian systems remain widely used, relatively reliable, and not cost prohibitive. While those deliveries will likely have little monetary value and thus limited ability to insulate Russia’s declining arms export industry, they will continue to bring diplomatic benefits to the Kremlin, particularly in Africa |
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"A report of the CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program"--Title page |
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"September 2023"--Title page |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 30-40) |
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"This publication was funded by the Russia Strategic Initiative, U.S. European Command." |
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover page (CSIS, viewed September 19, 2023) |
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Arms transfers -- Russia (Federation) -- Evaluation
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Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022 -- Economic aspects
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Defense industries -- Russia (Federation)
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Economic sanctions, American -- Russia (Federation)
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Defense industries
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Economic sanctions, American
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Russia (Federation)
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Snegovaya, Maria, author
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Dolbaia, Tina, author
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Fenton, Nick, author
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Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.), publisher.
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