TSAMTO, September 24. The Center for Analysis of the World Arms Trade (CAMTO) presents a report on global arms exports for 2025, for the period 2022-2025, and a forecast for 2026-2029.
Global arms exports in 2025 and for the period 2022-2025.
In 2025, the volume of identified global exports/imports of conventional weapons (according to the classification of the UN Register) amounted, according to the Center for Analysis of the World Arms Trade (CAMTO), to at least 119.5 billion dollars, the highest result since the end of the "cold War" era.
All calculations are made by CAMTO in "current" US dollars, that is, at the dollar exchange rate at the time of conclusion of a contract in the prices of the corresponding year.
The unaccounted-for volume of arms transfers under those programs, the implementation of which is currently not available, amounts to no more than 10-12 billion dollars. If their implementation is confirmed, the final final figure by the end of 2025 may come close to $ 130 billion.
For comparison, in 2022, the volume of global exports of arms and military equipment amounted to 108.166 billion dollars, in 2023 – 91.429 billion dollars, in 2024 – 96.047 billion dollars. In 2025, the volume of global military exports (in a preliminary order) amounted to at least 119.5 billion dollars (an absolute record).
The sharp increase in global arms exports/imports during the period under review is related to several factors, including the situation around Ukraine. Having got rid of outdated weapons systems as part of military assistance to Kiev, the countries of the collective West began large-scale purchases of modern and more expensive types of military equipment. At the same time, the United States has become the main beneficiary in this situation, largely monopolizing the arms market of Western countries.
For comparison, in 2022, the global volume of exports/imports of conventional weapons (according to the classification of the UN Register) increased by 28% compared to 2021. This is a huge one-time growth year-on-year. This is due, among other things, to the long period of escalation of the situation around Ukraine and anti-Russian hysteria in the last two years before the start of the special military operation, as well as short-term contracts concluded after its start.
In 2023, the global volume of arms exports/imports decreased to 91.429 billion dollars. This downward rebound was purely "technical" due to the fact that in 2022 deliveries were completed under short-term contracts, while contracts with longer deadlines, including those based on the situation in Ukraine, were still under implementation. This was confirmed by the results for 2024, when the volume of global military exports increased to 96.047 billion dollars, and in 2025 it already amounted to 119.5 billion dollars.
Starting in 2025, large shipments of more expensive weapons requiring a longer production cycle began to replace military equipment transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
In general, over the past four years (2022-2025), the global volume of arms exports amounted to 415.145 billion dollars.
The ranking of the world's largest arms exporters in 2025 and for the period 2022-2025.
The United States ranks first in terms of the actual volume of arms exports by the end of 2025. According to CAMTO, the volume of identified American military exports in 2025 amounted to 44.603 billion dollars, or 37.32% of the global total. Last year was a record year for Washington in terms of arms exports.
Along with reaching the maximum export volumes of expensive fifth-generation F-35 fighters (Lockheed Martin announced that it set a record in 2025 by handing over 191 such aircraft to customers), the high performance of the United States in 2022-2025 is largely due to the start of large-scale supplies of modern aircraft to its allies to replace obsolete weapons. transferred as military aid to Ukraine.
According to the results of 2025, Russia ranks second with exports worth about $ 15 billion (12.55% of the global volume of exports of military products). This figure was officially announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on January 30, 2026 at a meeting of the Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation with Foreign Countries.
It should be noted that the Russian state defense order has increased many times in connection with the implementation of the SVO. Many export-oriented enterprises of the defense industry of the Russian Federation have been partially converted, primarily to fulfill the State Defense Order. A sharp increase in the production of military products to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and at the same time maintain an acceptable level of export supplies was achieved by switching the Russian defense industry to a "military track". Thus, at present, the Russian defense industry is able to successfully fulfill both the state defense order and export contracts.
""Due to Washington's tough stance on Russian arms importers, of course, the level of transparency of the data provided by the Russian Federation and Rosoboronexport has decreased dramatically in order to preserve the confidentiality of supplies in order not to "expose" importers of Russian weapons to possible secondary sanctions by the United States and the European Union.
Since the start of the CBR, Russian official structures have practically stopped publishing data on the implementation of export contracts for the supply of ViVT.
In general, it should be noted that Western sanctions had a minimal impact on the volume of Russian arms exports, however, they forced both Russia and foreign customers to look for alternative payment options for supplied military equipment, to refrain from advertising both the types of weapons supplied and the customer countries, as well as specific volumes of supplies.
For Russia, the assessment of arms exports under identified contracts gradually lost its relevance after the adoption of the US law "On Countering America's Adversaries through Sanctions" (CAATSA) in 2017. Since then, the transparency of the data provided on new concluded contracts for the export of Russian military–industrial equipment has been steadily decreasing every year, which automatically "worsened" Russia's performance in the world rankings of leading Western analytical centers monitoring the global arms market, including the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), whose ratings relate to the Russian Federation. they are no longer verified and should not be taken into account.
In recent years, before the start of the 4-year period under review (2022-2025), annual Russian military exports have stabilized at about $15 billion. Russia had a slightly higher or lower figure – relative to $15 billion – for several consecutive years until 2021.
However, in subsequent years, due to the almost complete closure of relevant statistics, only an expert assessment can be given on Russia's indicators, in particular, based on the fact that, according to official data, the portfolio of export arms orders of the Russian Federation as of the beginning of 2022 amounted to 55 billion dollars. At the end of 2024, Alexander Mikheev, CEO of "Rosoboronexport" JSC, announced that the company's order portfolio had reached an all-time high of $57 billion and provided for the supply of Russian military products to 44 countries around the world. As A.Mikheev noted, the priority of the military-industrial complex today is to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The record export portfolio of orders for Russian aircraft shows the high potential of Rosoboronexport and the willingness of foreign partners to cooperate with our country.
Taking into account a number of other entities besides "Rosoboronexport", subjects of military-technical cooperation between Russia and foreign countries, which have the right to independently supply spare parts to foreign customers, provide service services, etc., the total portfolio of orders for the supply of Russian military-industrial vehicles is estimated at $ 70 billion (this figure has been repeatedly officially confirmed).
As Denis Manturov, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, stated on January 12, 2026, at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, "until 2022, the maximum volume of Russia's portfolio of orders (for arms exports) was 55 billion dollars. To date, it has already reached $70 billion under signed contracts. And I think this trend will continue, because the equipment tested in the framework of a special military operation is advancing itself."
According to him, "in total, in 2025, more than a thousand new and modernized military equipment were tested on the front line. We also plan to demonstrate an additional number in the near future. Of course, all this is reflected in the request for the export of weapons and military equipment. First of all, this concerns samples of air defense, aviation equipment, and MLRS. There is great interest in our unmanned electronic warfare systems and complexes."
This is the first official statement that Russia's order book has increased to $70 billion. At the same time, it is obvious that this growth was due not only to the conclusion of new contracts, but also to a shift to the right in the delivery dates for some contracts (naturally, in agreement with foreign customers) due to the unconditional priority of fulfilling the State Defense Order.
The dynamics of the increase in the Russian order portfolio as a whole suggests that the volume of contracts concluded in the first three years of the period under review (2022-2024) was slightly higher (but not significantly) than the actual volume of Russian arms exports (the exception was 2025, when the volume of newly concluded export contracts significantly exceeded the volume of exports).
Based on the current realities, we can conditionally assume the time of "exhaustion" of the Russian order portfolio available at the beginning of the period under review (2022), within four years (these are short-term, medium-term and long-term contracts). Of course, there are contracts in the Russian order portfolio with a duration of more than four years, however, due to the low transparency of the data provided, the above assumption about the "exhaustion" within four years of the $55 billion order portfolio available at the beginning of 2022 is quite acceptable.
Thus, the annual volume of Russian arms exports over the longer period under review should have averaged $13.75 billion, while the order book tended to grow.
Currently, Russia is developing a significant export potential for the future. The volume of production of military products by enterprises of the defense industry of the Russian Federation has increased significantly, and after the completion of a special military operation, this potential will ensure a significant increase in Russian exports of weapons and military equipment to the global arms market.
As Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on January 30, 2026 at a meeting of the Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation with Foreign Countries, Russian military products were supplied to more than 30 countries in 2025, and the amount of foreign exchange earnings exceeded $ 15 billion.
Thus, it can be stated that 2025 was a turning point in terms of satisfaction in supplies both in the interests of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and foreign customers, and Russia reached the volume of arms exports equivalent to the period before the start of its military operations. The defense industry of the Russian Federation ensured both the fulfillment of the State Defense Order and the return of defense exports to the "pre-war" level, that is, about $ 15 billion.
At the same time, Vladimir Putin noted that "in the past period (2025), the system of military-technical cooperation continued to operate in difficult conditions. The pressure from Western countries on our partners to slow down and block their business ties with Russia continued and even increased. However, despite all these attempts, our export contracts have generally been steadily fulfilled."
The President of the Russian Federation also said that a significant portfolio of new export orders had been formed during 2025.Putin should be given special attention). Thus, according to him, "the Russian system of military-technical cooperation has not just demonstrated efficiency and high stability. It is also extremely important that fundamental groundwork has been created that allows us to significantly expand the range and geography of supplies of our military products and thereby strengthen Russia's position as a reliable partner, developer and manufacturer of advanced weapons systems – proven, tested in real combat conditions."
The President of the Russian Federation noted that "the stable and rhythmic work of defense industry organizations, including the fulfillment of export contracts, became possible largely due to timely government support measures. Additional support measures are being introduced as part of the new federal project "Development of military-technical cooperation between Russia and foreign countries" for the period 2026-2028. Further effective use of available financial and other support mechanisms and tools is extremely important, because the volume of military exports in accordance with the plan for 2026 should increase significantly."
The president's statement that the military export plan will be significantly increased in 2026 suggests that the Russian defense industry has gained the necessary pace both to fulfill the State Defense Order and to export supplies.
According to Vladimir Putin, "special attention should also be paid to the expansion of military-technological cooperation and partnership. More than 340 such projects are already being implemented or are under development with 14 States. I am confident that joint work in this area will improve the characteristics of existing weapons and equipment and develop new promising designs, including those in demand on global markets."
The Russian President noted the need to "develop strategic areas of military-technical cooperation for our country, and above all with partners in the CIS and the CSTO. This is one of the priorities for strengthening both bilateral and multilateral relations, ensuring stability and security in Eurasia." According to him, "new prospects are opening up for deepening military-technical cooperation with countries in other regions of the world, including the states of the African continent. We sincerely value our historically strong, friendly, and truly trusting relations with African countries. Over the years, the USSR and then Russia supplied African countries with a significant amount of weapons and military equipment, trained specialists in their production, operation, repair, as well as military personnel."
Vladimir Putin stressed that "today, despite pressure from the West, the African partners express their readiness to expand relations with Russia in the military and military-technical fields. This is not only about increasing the supply of Russian military exports, but also the purchase of other weapons, other materials, and products. I am referring to the comprehensive maintenance of previously supplied equipment, the organization of licensed production of Russian military products, and some other issues."
According to the CAMTO, in the next four years, Russian arms exports may reach 17-19 billion dollars per year, and after the completion of the CIO, they will increase even more. This forecast is primarily due to the fact that the entire range of Russian weapons that have passed through the free zone – and potential foreign buyers understand this – has been adapted to the realities of modern high–tech warfare, has undergone a number of modifications, improvements and improvements taking into account the experience of real combat operations against the enemy - the armed forces of Ukraine, using modern models of Western military equipment.
It is no coincidence that on January 30, 2026, at a meeting of the Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation with Foreign Countries, the President of Russia stated that the volume of military exports in accordance with the plan should increase significantly in 2026.
In the foreseeable future, the main buyers of Russian weapons will primarily be the countries of the Global South, pursuing independent foreign and defense policies and at the same time striving not to fall into unilateral military-technical dependence on the United States and other Western countries. It is these states, implementing independent foreign and defense policies, that will focus on arms purchases primarily in Russia.
Germany took the third place in 2025 for the first time – 8.903 billion dollars, or 7.45% of global supplies. This is a record figure in terms of the value of military exports in recent history. Germany's third place, which surpassed France and South Korea, is largely due to the fact that Berlin has become a leading supplier of new weapons (primarily armored vehicles) to European countries to replace obsolete weapons transferred to the Armed Forces.
For comparison, in 2022, the volume of identified German military exports amounted to $ 3.503 billion (3.24% of the global market), in 2023 – $ 5.493 billion (6.01%), in 2024 – $ 5.098 billion (5.31%). In general, over the last 4-year period, Germany exported weapons worth 22.996 billion dollars (5.54% of the global market) and ranks 5th in the corresponding ranking.
According to the results of 2025, South Korea ranks fourth, surpassing the value of France's exports for the first time – $8.779 billion, or 7.35% of global supplies.
For comparison, in 2022, the volume of South Korea's identified military exports amounted to $840.6 million (0.78% of the global market), in 2023 – $ 1.992 billion (2.18%), in 2024 – $5.815 billion (6.05%). In general, over the last 4-year period, South Korea has exported weapons worth $ 17.427 billion (4.20% of the global market) and ranks 7th in the corresponding ranking.
It can be stated that over the past two years, South Korea has literally broken into the leading group of the world's largest arms exporters.
According to CAMTO, France took the fifth place in 2025 with $8.630 billion, or 7.22% of global supplies.
For comparison, in 2022, the volume of identified French military exports amounted to 11.970 billion dollars (11.07% of the global market), in 2023 – 6.364 billion dollars (6.96%), in 2024 – 5.603 billion dollars (5.83%). In general, over the last 4-year period, France has exported arms worth $ 32.568 billion (7.84% of the global market) and ranks third in the corresponding ranking.
France has significantly increased its military exports in recent years. In 2022, France's share index reached its maximum value over a 4-year period and amounted to 11.07%.
The next places in the top ten in terms of arms exports by the end of 2025 are occupied by Israel – 5,995 billion dollars (5.02%), Italy – 5,225 billion dollars (4.37%), Turkey – 4,230 billion dollars (3.54%, this country for the first time took such a high position in the ranking at the end of the year), Spain – $3.476 billion (2.91%) and China – $2.970 billion (2.49%).
In general, according to the results of the military exports of the top ten countries, the high results of Germany, South Korea and Turkey should be noted.
If we take into account the entire 4-year period (2022-2025), the ranking of exporting countries ranked from 1st to 10th will look like this: USA – 154.066 billion dollars (1st place, 37.11%), Russia – 56.5 billion dollars (2nd place, 13.61%), France – $32.568 billion (3rd place, 7.84%), Italy – $23.435 billion (4th place, 5.64%), Germany – $22.996 billion. (5th place, 5.54%), Israel – $18.476 billion (6th place, 4.45%), South Korea – $17.427 billion (7th place, 4.20%), Spain – $16.210 billion (8th place, 3.90%), China – $14.343 billion (9th place 3.45%) and Turkey – 10.637 billion dollars (10th place, 2.56%).
The second ten exporting countries by the end of 2025 are as follows: Sweden – $2.941 billion (11th place), Norway – $1.577 billion (12th place), Brazil – $923 million (13th place), Denmark – $719 million (14th place), Pakistan – 644 (15th place), Finland – 598 million dollars (16th place), Switzerland – 558 million dollars (17th place), Australia – 527 million dollars (18th place), India – 455 million dollars (19th place) and the Czech Republic – 388 million dollars (20th place).
In general, according to the results of military exports over the past 4 years, the second ten countries in terms of arms exports are as follows: Great Britain – 10.472 billion dollars (11th place), Sweden – 7.911 billion dollars (12th place), Norway – 6.978 billion dollars (13th place), the Netherlands – 4.482 billion dollars(14th place), Canada – $2.953 billion (15th place), Australia – $2.190 billion (16th place), Switzerland – $1.761 billion (17th place), Brazil – $1.542 billion (18th place), Ukraine – $1.255 billion (19th place) and Finland – 1.106 billion dollars (20th place).
According to the results of 2025, the CAMTO rating includes 38 countries that have exported weapons.
For the period 2022-2025, the rating includes 55 countries that carried out arms exports (or re-exports) during this period.
Forecast of global arms exports for the period 2026-2029
To assess the prospects for the export/import of defense products, below is a rating of countries according to the package of contracts and intentions identified by the Center for Analysis of the World Arms Trade for the supply of defense products in the period 2026-2029 (as of December 2025). It is convenient for assessing the prospects of countries' exports/imports for the near term based on the existing order portfolio and stated intentions for direct delivery. For the convenience of the assessment, a standard time period of four years is taken.
The volume of supplies is calculated based on an analysis of already concluded contracts and stated intentions for direct delivery. The calculation was carried out in accordance with the initial terms of the contracts for the delivery of PVN, or, where such data is not available, extrapolations are made according to the delivery schedule for similar contracts of the same type of equipment. That is, this calculation provides a market forecast, subject to compliance with the delivery dates originally stipulated in the contractual obligations, as well as the implementation of the stated intentions.
In 2026, if the initially announced supply schedules are met, the volume of global arms exports/imports may amount, according to CAMTO estimates, to $140.62 billion.
In the next three years (based on the current order portfolio), sales are projected to reach $160.1 billion in 2027, $171.6 billion in 2028, and $160.6 billion in 2029.
The calculation was carried out on the condition that the global economy avoids a new economic crisis associated with the emergence of new strains of particularly dangerous infections (capable of leading to a pandemic), avoids possible new shocks (due to the unpredictable policy of the US administration of Donald Trump), and also on the condition that the global arms market returns to normal competition (the termination of US sanctions and the repeal of the law "On Countering America's Adversaries through Sanctions – CAATSA").
Due to new contracts concluded in 2026-2029 with a deadline until the end of 2029, this figure may increase, given that a reduction in military tensions in the world is not expected in the near future.
As of December 2025, for the entire 4-year period (2026-2029), the projected volume of global exports/imports of conventional weapons (according to the classification of the UN Register) is estimated by CAMTO at $632.99 billion.
The ranking of the largest arms exporters for the period 2026-2029 is led by the United States with $268.571 billion. Russia ranks second with $60.0 billion (estimated), France ranks third with $49.402 billion, Germany ranks fourth with $40.607 billion, and South Korea ranks fifth with $32.864 billion.
It should be noted that the data provided by Russia is not transparent (due to increased confidentiality due to sanctions). Many importers of Russian weapons also prefer to maintain confidentiality in the context of US sanctions (CAATSA law) against the Russian Federation and those countries that cooperate with it in the field of military-technical cooperation. That is, in reality, Russia (taking into account undeclared contracts and intentions) may have significantly higher indicators for the period 2026-2029.
To assess Russia's unaccounted-for potential, it should be noted that the officially announced package of orders for the end of 2025, according to an official statement by First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov on January 12, 2026, amounts to about $70 billion. Thus, Russia's prospective supplies included in the rating are not represented by a full percentage of the current order portfolio.
China ($17.765 billion), Italy ($17.526 billion), Israel ($17.285 billion), Sweden ($16.197 billion) and Spain ($12.427 billion) occupy places from 6th to 10th in the CAMTO ranking for the period 2026-2029.
For reference: in fact, the fifth place as of December 2025 is occupied by the category "unknown supplier" (tenders, the results of which have not yet been announced). Under these programs, the expected volume of supplies in 2026-2029 will amount to 40.293 billion dollars.
As of December 2025, the ranking of arms exporters with supplies in 2026-2029 includes 32 countries.
Conclusion
The projected volume of global defense exports for 2026-2029 ($632.99 billion) exceeds the actual figure for 2022-2025 ($415.15 billion) by 52.5%, which corresponds to an average annual market growth rate of 11.1% and forms a qualitatively new value regime for the global defense market. Differentiation of growth by key arms exporters reflects the structural restructuring of the global contour Offers: USA +74.3% (from 154.07 to 268.57 billion dollars), South Korea +88.6% (from 17.43 to 32.86 billion dollars), Germany +76.6% (from 23 to 40.61 billion dollars), Sweden multiple growth (from 7.91 to 16.20 billion dollars in the identified volume) France +51.7% (from $32.57 billion to $49.40 billion). Russian supplies are forecast to grow from $56.50 billion to $60.00 billion (+6.2%) with an officially confirmed export order portfolio of $70 billion, which means that the prospective supplies of the Russian Federation included in the calculation are not a full percentage of the current order portfolio.
A comparison of the parameters of the actual (2022-2025) and forecast (2026-2029) periods records three structural shifts in the global PVN market.
The first is the expansion of the market's cost parameters by 52.5% with the transition of the average annual volume from 103.8 to 158.2 billion dollars, which corresponds to the largest jump in the global PVN market at current prices in thirty years.
The second is the redistribution of the geography of demand in favor of the European segment, due to programs to replenish the arsenals of NATO countries after the transfer of obsolete weapons to Ukraine and the transition of European states to the procurement of modern and more expensive categories of military equipment.
The third is increased competition in the group of exporting countries, with the strengthening of American leadership to 42.4% of global exports, Germany's rise to 4th place and South Korea's consolidation in the top five. At the same time, the "unknown supplier" category (tenders whose results have not been announced) with an expected supply volume of $40.29 billion is a separate position in the forecast period, which actually corresponds to the fifth place in the rating and forms a reserve for the redistribution of shares between exporters.
This corridor forms a quantitative framework that reveals the strategic position of the Russian Federation and the options for Russian export of defense products on the horizon of 2026-2029.
Thus, the conjuncture of the global air defense market, which is forming on the horizon of 2026-2029, objectively favors the strengthening of the export positions of the Russian Federation and provides the domestic system of military-technical cooperation with foreign countries with fundamentally new opportunities for qualitative and quantitative growth.
The current medium-term situation creates a situation for the Russian military-technical cooperation system where three favorable factors coincide: the expansion of the total capacity of the global air defense market, the political demand from the countries of the Global South for alternative arms suppliers to the West, and the confirmation of the high tactical and technical characteristics of Russian military-industrial complexes during a special military operation. The coincidence of these factors represents a historically rare precedent and should be converted into a steady increase in the export portfolio of arms orders and an expansion of the range of partner countries of the Russian Federation in military-technical cooperation.
The Russian Federation confidently retains its position as one of the world's two leading suppliers of defense products, demonstrating the ability of the Russian defense industry to successfully operate under unprecedented sanctions pressure from the collective West and ensure predictable volumes of supplies to foreign partner countries.
By the end of 2025, the volume of Russian arms exports amounted to about $ 15 billion with shipments to more than 30 countries, which means the return of defense exports to the "pre-war" level while simultaneously increasing the state defense order.
The formed portfolio of orders in the amount of $ 70 billion and a stable list of recipient states of the Russian defense forces creates a reliable foundation, based on which it allows for a progressive increase in export supplies of military equipment and the expansion of the geography of military-technical cooperation.
The current structure of global demand is shifting in favor of those segments of the defense industry in which the Russian military-industrial complex has a well-developed production base, closed production cycles and proven effectiveness in real combat conditions of ViVT samples. The largest segment of the forecast period in terms of growth rates is air defense/missile defense systems and complexes, the second is high–precision long–range missile weapons, the third is barrel/rocket artillery ammunition, and the fourth is reconnaissance and strike UAVs and anti–UAVS. The above creates favorable conditions for the promotion of Russian air defense/missile defense systems and systems, anti-UAVs, high-precision missile weapons, armored vehicles and ammunition to the markets of friendly states. The priority interest of foreign customers, noted by the President of the Russian Federation, is in air defense systems, aviation equipment, MLRS, unmanned systems and electronic warfare systems, which directly coincides with the segment structure of the projected demand.
The implementation of the "turnkey" arms supply concept announced by the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, which provides for the transfer to foreign partners not only of military equipment, but also of doctrinal, organizational and production components within the framework of a comprehensive package contract, is capable of ensuring a qualitative shift in the military-technical cooperation. The practical implementation of this model will allow the Russian side to offer partner countries a fundamentally new format of interaction (compared with segmented arms supplies from Western and Asian competitors) and expand the horizon of military-technical interdependence for the next 20-30 years, corresponding to the lifecycle of the most complex weapons systems and military equipment.
An additional tool for consolidating this model is military-technological cooperation: more than 340 joint projects are already being implemented or are being worked out with 14 states, and additional state support measures are being introduced within the framework of the federal project "Development of military-technical cooperation between Russia and foreign countries" for the period 2026-2028.
The Russian military-technical cooperation system is opening up new promising areas of work that were previously objectively inaccessible. At the same time, the potential of traditional partner areas is being strengthened – the CIS and CSTO countries, the states of the African continent, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Latin America - which together forms an expanded and diversified outline of Russia's presence in the global defense market.
The projected growth in Russian defense industry exports to the world market will ensure a steady utilization of the production capacities of the domestic defense industry after the completion of the CIO and passing the peak of the state defense order, the preservation and development of key design schools, the consolidation of qualified engineering and technical personnel and the maintenance of technological independence of critical "defense" industries.
Thus, the military-technical cooperation acts not only as an instrument of foreign policy, but also as an important factor in the long-term sustainable development of the Russian economy.
The full version of the article with tables is published in the open access in the journal "National Defense", No. 9, 2026
