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Thursday, August 23, 2007

Putin to Make Aircraft Manufacturing a Priority

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Tuesday that he is determined to resuscitate Russia’s military power and make the nation the world’s leading producer of military aircraft.

The president made his remarks at the opening ceremony of the maks-2007 international air show, the largest in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

“Russia has a very important goal which is to retain leadership in the production of military equipment,” Putin told the crowd.

Additionally, presidential aides hinted that “Russia could shortly resume the production of Tu-160 and Tu-95 strategic nuclear bombers, now that the aircraft are again flying ‘combat missions’” (Guardian, August 22).

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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous23/8/07 19:31

    The Seattle Times ran an AP story about the recent The International Aviation and Space Show in Moscow.

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