Riyaz Patel
Russia and South Africa are planning to work together to develop and manufacture weapons and military equipment, the Director of the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation said Thursday.
“There are some promising cooperation projects related to the joint development and manufacture of weapons and military equipment both for our countries’ national armed forces and in the interests of third countries,” Dmitry Shugayev told reporters on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit underway in Sochi, Russia.
Shugayev added that South Africa had the most developed military-industrial complex in Africa, and Russia was interested in enhancing cooperation, taking into account the excellent bilateral relations and cooperation within the BRICS group.
The head of Russia’s state arms firm Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, said earlier that Russia’s African partners accounted for about one-third ($14bn) of the company’s total order portfolio of $55bn.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said meanwhile, that Moscow is ready
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