8 May 2014 13:58

Rosoboronexport signs approx. 1,200 contracts in 2013

ASTANA. May 8 (Interfax) - Potential buyers of Russian weapons filed over 1,500 applications with Rosoboronexport in 2013, head of the Rosoboronexport delegation to the Amman arms show SOFEX 2014 Valery Varlamov told Interfax-AVN.

"Approximately 1,200 contracts were concluded over the year," he said.

As of late 2013, the Russian defense sector's export order portfolio totaled $49 billion, "including about $38 billion in Rosoboronexport," Varlamov said.