How Did Russia Improved Its Military With An Economy That Is The Size Of Spain

Russia troop and hardware stand in formation during Vostok-2018 (East-2018) military drills. © Sputnik / Vadim Savitskii

US News and World Report: How Russia Improved its Military With An Economy the Size of Spain

The Russians spend the highest share of their military budget on procurement and build much of the equipment in-house.

After a decade of heavy investment in modernizing its military, Russia, a country with an economy similar in size to Spain, now has an updated army, navy and air force that fuel President Vladimir Putin's ambitions of keeping the country's superpower status. The upgrade has been possible, experts say, by boosting in-house production levels of weapons and equipment, and choosing to spend a larger share of the budget on acquisitions.

The Russian military received increased funding beginning in 2011, which improved pay for employees, allowed for the purchasing of high quantities of new and more sophisticated equipment, and supported more training and exercises.

Although the country spends significantly less in absolute figures than what the United States, China, Saudi Arabia, India or France each put into their military, in relative numbers Moscow spends a higher share of its defense budget for acquiring new or modernized equipment and weaponry.

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WNU Editor: Russia focuses its military spending on things that work. Would they spend over $1 trillion to develop a new F-35 fighter .... no. But the would spend a billion or two on how to shoot it down.

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