Realeconomy.ru (Russian link), citing Interfax, reported on 09/11/07 on the planned defense budget for the 2008-2010 period. Like the federal budget, the defense budget will allocate resources for a three-year period. According to Sergei Ivanov, First Deputy Prime-Minister, the emphasis for this budget will be on long-term contracts, with a lot of attention given to making the procurement process more effective, efficient, reliable and transparent.
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Bear Rising is a journal of Russian military and related economic news. It is designed to inform English speakers on significant events as made public and analyzed by either Russian or English outlets. The blog itself has no political motives and only seeks to inform and, when possible, present "the Russian perspective." Thank you for your interest and enjoy!