, Russia sold a record $6.5 billion (4.9 billion euros) worth of weaponry in 2006, 20 percent more than expected, President Vladimir Putin said March 20, according to Russian news agencies.
Total orders for Russian arms reached 30 billion dollars last year, Putin was quoted as telling a commission responsible for defense sector cooperation.
“It is not only combat aircraft that are in demand,” Putin said. “Foreign specialists are also more and more interested in anti-aircraft defense systems, maritime military equipment and anti-tank systems.”
The value of Russian arms exports to members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), which includes all former Soviet countries except the three Baltic republics, doubled last year, Putin said.
It was the second record year in a row for Russia
