Thread by @RALee85

The FSVTS' Dmitry Shugaev did an interview with RBK. He said Russia's arms export portfolio is currently worth $52 billion, and he said India and China are potential future customers of the S-500 (once the Russian military receives enough first).
rbc.ru/politics/02/11…

He said in 2021 Russia delivered to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Su-30SM, Mi-35M, Buk-M2E, BTR-80 and BTR-82A, Orlan-10E UAVs, Typhoon-K MRAPs, and small arms. 2/

Shugaev called Armenian and Azerbaijan both strategic partners and said Russia's interest is in preserving peace and stability in the region. He said Russian annual arms export volumes to MENA countries has not dropped below $6 billion over the past five years. 3/

He said CSTO, African, and Latin American countries have taken an interest in Russian UAVs (Russia wants to achieve 10% of the global UAV market share). He also made it clear the Sukhoi Checkmate won't be ready for awhile so talking about details isn't worth it. 4/

He said they have had issues receiving payments for some contracts and said Russia is increasingly emphasizing technology sharing in its arms contracts. He said aviation remains 50% of Russia's arms exports, and that he sees no problems with delivering the S-400 to Belarus. 5/