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kabe1:
Thank you Sir for your response, I already knew the answer before I asked the question to mainly elicit a response.

So I came across the real answer today, read it and see what you think.

It is incredibly detailed and in depth, plus an enjoyable read.

WHY RUSSIAN MILITARY EXPENDITURE IS MUCH HIGHER THAN COMMONLY UNDERSTOOD (AS IS CHINA’S)

Why Russia Gets More Bang for the Ruble

Based on the annual average dollar-to-ruble exchange rates, Russia is typically depicted as spending in the region of $60 billion per year on its military. This is roughly in line with the defense spending of medium-sized powers like the United Kingdom and France. However, anybody familiar with Russia’s military modernization program over the past decade will see the illogic: how can a military budget the size of the United Kingdom’s be used to maintain over a million personnel while simultaneously procuring vast quantities of capable military equipment?

Russian procurement dwarfs that of most European powers combined. Beyond delivering large quantities of weaponry for today’s forces, Russia’s scientists and research institutes are far along in development of hypersonic weapons, such as Tsirkon and Avangard, along with next-generation air defense systems like S-500. This volume of procurement and research and development should not be possible with a military budget ostensibly the same size as the United Kingdom’s. When theory checks in with practice, the problem with the approaches that return such answers is plain for anyone to see.

Read more in the link below.


https://warontherocks.com/2019/12/why-russian-military-expenditure-is-much-higher-than-commonly-understood-as-is-chinas/

I just finished reading through. That was a very insightful piece. I never saw it from that angle. Thank you for sharing.

kabe1:
I know Russia has a huge stockpile of Soviet era weapons, but the Soviet union was like 85% Russia. The industrial base was mostly in Russia, the other countries were small satellite states. Only Ukraine was any significance.

But the old Soviet union apart.

If we look at Russian modernization programme, they have bought more planes, more ships, more land systems that all the countries in the world apart from USA. On the navy side, only China has bought more.

How do you achieve that, when you spend less than Saudi Arabia?

Are Russian gears really inexpensive? MI-35M, 12 units cost Nigeria 350 million dollars. If you compare it with the Super Tucano Nigeria bought from USA at 400 million dollars, although not a direct comparison to the MI-35m you will see the costs are the same or even cheaper in favour of the Tucano, remember the lists of bombs we are getting with the Tucano too?

Why is this?

Remember, actual Russian modernization only started as recently at around 2010. Before that all frontline existing hardware like the T-90, T-72, BMP's, BTR's, Naval vessels, aircraft, were mostly Soviet-era albeit heavily modified. My point is that they are pre-existing, were mostly not built from scratch and generally don't require that much maintenance. This will of course translate to lower per capita defence Russian spending as compared to Saudi Arabia that always buys shiny new toys from the west almost every other day.

New Russian hardware like the T-15 Armata MBT, the VPK-7829 Bumerang and the T-50 are very much in limited numbers and are in the evaluation phase. Defence spending will definitely catch up when they begin to enter service.

As a side note, remember that the Mi-35 is top of the line and only made its maiden flight in 2007. It's has cutting-edge and advanced systems that definitely justify the price.

Large-scale joint US/Egyptian Army exercise panorama image. Abrams tanks, F-16, EAF Dassault Rafale, IFV's, APCs involved

NA Scorpion light tanks and a Bigfoot MRAP at Port Harcourt

NA BTR-4E IFV gunner manning the Paurus Combat Module

NA T-72 tank platoon

Nigerian Army

kabe1:
Please, I have a question, how much does Russia spend on defence. I heard Saudi Arabia spends more than Russia on defence.

If this is the case, how come Russia has more weapons than Saudi Arabia, and has the 2nd largest military in the world?

Russia has a huuuuge stockpile from the Soviet era and their equipment is far less expensive than the high-tech gear and equipment Saudi Arabia buys from Western powers.

Saudi Arabia even buys at inflated prices to keep western defence industries pleased and hence the US in particular happy with their relationship. This in turn makes the US bend in any way to keep the relationship alive as seen in their consistent pro- Saudi foreign policy disposition.

Malian Special Forces. CQB training

jln115:
I know exactly the video you're talking about....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykdkW4dWvPk&t=66s

Good God that was masterful!!!!!

jln115:
Awesome skill by SAAF pilots, between buildings and power lines and in strong wind



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwcpMTNFUeI&feature=emb_title

Not as impressive as what SANDF Oryx rescue pilots pulled off in Mozambique. That was next level

jln115:
any idea on what class of ship it will be?

Seems like it's the DAMEN LST 120

Kenyan Airforce F-5E lost a canopy on takeoff yesterday. It made a safe landing.

New acquisition.

SANDF CQB training exercise.

SANDF armour. From past to present.

NA AFSF marksman armed with a Super SASS

Mi-35M on the battlefield in N.Borno

Rhodesian Special Forces. 1970's

Algerian Yabhon Flash 40 MALE UCAV in service. Nigeria still waiting for her units......

slimthugchimee2:
Once again russian technology triumphs over american techs

The system used wasn't Russian. It was an Iranian supplied, British made Rapier SAM system.

kabe1:
Thank you Sir.

What is cage armour?

What sort of material is it made from?

How does it work?

Cage Armour or "Slat" Armour works by detonation a shaped charge such as an RPG when shot at it before it reaches the actual armour of the vehicle. It generally has a 50% chance of successfully protecting the vehicle.

However, for it to be effective, the distance from the slat armour to the surface of the vehicle has to be twice the diameter, which is absent on the NA fabricated vehicles. I don't think it'll be effective at all. Other examples of slat armouring on vehicles in NA inventory can be seen on the BTR-4E

NA infantry soldier armed with a Norinco LG4 grenade launcher

SANDF troops in the DRC

NA Army 255 Recce Battalion soldier exchanging fire together with US Marines against militants in Somalia. 1993

AFSF with Caiman MRAP's

NN SBS on deployment

Nigerian Navy AW-109

NA troops. NE deployment

NA soldier.

NA soldier on the frontlines