DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Russian Shipbuilders, Military In Conflict Over Mistral Deal....NSI News Source Info # 1548
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources Ria Novosti(NSI News Source Info) MOSCOW, Russia - February 8, 2011: Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) has been taken out of the contractual talks with France on the purchase of Mistral class amphibious assault ships, a Russian business daily said Tuesday.
The Kommersant newspaper cited anonymous defense industry sources as saying state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport will represent Russia in direct talks with France's DCNS from now on.
Kommersant speculates that the removal of the USC from the talks could be the result of the company's aspirations to acquire a status of an "independent dealer" on the lucrative arms exports market.
Rosoboronexport, backed by the Russian Defense Ministry, has almost monopolized Russia's arms exports and apparently does not want new players to bite into its share in enormous profits from growing arms sales, which totaled $10 billion in 2010.
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