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The continued existence of the Russian defence and arms industry (OPK) was called into question following the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991. Industry experts cited the lack of a domestic market, endemic corruption, and excess capacity within the industry as factors underpinning its predicted demise. However, the industry’s export customers in China, India and Iran during those early years became the OPK’s saving grace. Their orders introduced hard currency back into the industry and went a long way to preventing the forecasted OPK collapse. Although pessimistic predictions continued to plague the OPK throughout the 1990s, the valuable export dollars provided the OPK the breathing space it needed to claw back its competitive advantage as an arms producer. That revival has been further underpinned by a new political commitment, various research and development initiatives, and the restoration of defence industry as a tool of Russian foreign policy. The short-term future of the Russian OPK looks promising. The rising domestic defence order is beginning to challenge the export market as the OPK’s most important customer. Meanwhile, exports will be safeguarded by continued foreign demand for niche Russian defence products. Although the long-term future of the OPK is more difficult to predict, Russia’s solid research and development foundation and successful international joint military ventures suggest that the current thriving trend in exports is likely to continue. Russia represents the next generation of affordable and rugged military equipment for the arsenals of the developing world. Coupled with Russia’s growing ability to rearm itself through higher oil prices and a more streamlined defence industry, the future of the OPK looks bright.

Weapons industry --- Arms industry --- Military weapons industry --- Munitions --- Munitions industry --- Defense industries --- Russia --- Russia --- Social conditions. --- Economic conditions.

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Cluster bombs (International law) --- Arms control --- International cooperation. --- Convention on Cluster Munitions

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"This third book in the bestselling Artech House EW 100 series is dedicated entirely to the practical aspects of electronic warfare against enemy communication. Like its predecessors, EW 103 presents a series of highly informative and easy-to-comprehend tutorials, along with insightful introductory and connective material that helps you understand how each aspect fits together. From communications math (mainly simple dB formulas), receiving systems, and signals to communications emitter location, Intercept, and Jamming, this comprehensive volume covers all the key topics in the field." "Moreover, this hands-on reference includes a CD-ROM with critical formulas that save professionals countless hours working on their projects. This book also comes packaged with a unique antenna and propagation slide rule for quick communication link calculations. Unlike common slide rules, this tool incorporates newly designed scales not found on any others. To ensure a complete understanding of the tutorials, this authoritative book features a complete set of problems with solutions."--Jacket.

Communications, Military. --- Electronics in military engineering. --- Automated battlefield --- Electronic battlefield --- Electronic warfare --- Information warfare --- Military engineering --- Military art and science --- Precision guided munitions --- Communications, Naval --- Military communications --- Naval communications --- Communication and traffic --- Automation

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Arms transfers. --- Illegal arms transfers. --- Arms transfers --- Illegal arms transfers --- 874 Wapenhandel --- Arms smuggling --- Arms trafficking --- Contraband arms traffic --- Gun running --- Gunrunning --- Illegal arms trafficking --- International illicit arms sales --- Arms sales --- Arms traffic --- Foreign military sales --- Military sales --- Munitions --- Sale of military equipment --- International trade --- Arms race --- Defense industries --- Military assistance

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Arms transfers --- Arms control --- International Law --- Law, Politics & Government --- Treaties, International --- Security, International --- Arms race --- Disarmament --- Military readiness --- Arms sales --- Arms traffic --- Foreign military sales --- Military sales --- Munitions --- Sale of military equipment --- International trade --- Defense industries --- Military assistance --- Register of Conventional Arms. --- United Nations Register of Conventional Arms --- UN Register of Conventional Arms