🔴🇷🇺🌍: RUSSIA SEEKS TO PRODUCE ITS WEAPONS DIRECTLY IN AFRICA
Russia is moving to deepen its defense-industrial cooperation with African countries, with Moscow exploring the possibility of producing Russian-designed weapons and aircraft components on the continent.
Alexander Mikheyev, head of Rosoboronexport, told TASS at the El Alamein Airshow in Egypt that Russia is working with several African partners on technological cooperation involving the production of aerial weapons and aircraft engines based on Russian designs.
The initiative would go beyond simply selling finished weapons. Moscow is seeking to:
🎯 Localize production of modern aviation equipment
🔧 Establish maintenance and repair facilities for aircraft, armored vehicles, naval vessels and air-defense systems
🎓 Train African personnel to maintain and potentially produce Russian-designed military equipment locally
One of the key products being promoted is the Yak-130M, a light combat aircraft that Rosoboronexport says could meet the requirements of many sub-Saharan African countries.
Africa already accounts for around 30% of Rosoboronexport’s order portfolio, highlighting the growing importance of the continent to Russia’s defense industry.