Russians expect increase in arm's sales

12:32 09/03/2011

MOSCOW, March 9 (RIA Novosti) Russia's state-run arms exporter, Rosoboronexport, said on Wednesday it expects to make up to $9.5 billion in arms sales this year.

"Rosoboronexport's portfolio [of orders] is about $38.5 billion; this is the target we hope to meet in three years," company head Anatoly Isaikin said.

Last year Russian arms exports totalled $8.6 billion.

According to wikipedia, the US exported US $6.8 billion is arms in 2009. Russia was number two with $4.47 billion in sales.

What is the most widely exported weapon. that would be the reliable and inexpensive AK series of  assault rifles, a favourite of the Mexican drug cartels.  

A Romanian version is legally imported into the US, retrofitted with a new receiver and then smuggled into Mexico.

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